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The “unofficial” start to summer aka Memorial Day Weekend is upon us. Weatherwise, it’s very much still springtime here in New England, but many people think of this weekend as the season opener and Labor Day Weekend being the closer. So be it, and we treat the forecast with the scrutiny of a mid summer one, keeping in mind that it’s not mid summer. But we should also not forget, going into this long weekend, that Memorial Day itself is an important day to remember those who served who did not come home. I feel it’s important to not lose sight of this, and remember them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 1-5 (MAY 24-28)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
High pressure will control the weather today and Saturday with fair weather, lower humidity, and above normal temperatures. The position of the high to the southwest of our region today, combined with a low pressure area moving across southeastern Canada, means a warm southwesterly to westerly air flow for all, with a cooling influence confined mainly to the South Coast, especially Cape Cod. The high center shifts more over our region on Saturday, allowing a more widespread sea breeze to develop. Some filaments of high clouds will be around today and a few fair weather clouds can pop up today and again mainly away from the coast Saturday, otherwise sunshine will be fairly abundant for both days. Saturday night, a weak disturbance will slide across New England from northwest to southeast, and this will bring some clouds in, and may produce a couple isolated showers, maybe even a thunderstorm, sometime from late evening to overnight (early Sunday) favoring areas north of I-90. During the day on Sunday a weak boundary associated with this feature will hang around mainly south of I-90 where some pop up showers can occur. But for the most part, the region will have a rain-free day on Sunday with just some varying cloud cover. On Memorial Day Monday, expect more substantial cloudiness as upper and surface low pressure move into the Great Lakes, and a warm front approaches and moves through our region. We’ll have to watch for a swath of light rain accompanying the warm front, but some indications are that this will stay mainly to the west and north, and a cold front following it will hang back long enough that much of the area gets through most of Monday either free of rain, or with just a few quick passing showers, with a more widespread shower area arriving at night. This system will be over the region Tuesday, which looks unsettled, with showers and thunderstorms around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 77-84, cooler Cape Cod. Wind W to SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 54-61. Wind SW under 10 MPH becoming variable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 75-82 except noticeably cooler in all coastal areas. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy. An isolated shower or thunderstorm possible late evening \/ overnight, mainly north of I-90. Lows 55-62. Wind S to SW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Variably cloudy. A few showers are possible, mainly I-95 southward. Highs 68-75, cooler some coastal areas. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Lows 53-60. Wind S up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY (MEMORIAL DAY): Mostly cloudy. Brief rain possible mainly north and west of Boston through midday. Isolated afternoon showers possible. Highs 65-72. Wind SE to S 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Chance of thunderstorms. Lows 55-62. Wind S to SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 65-72. Wind SW to variable 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (MAY 29 \u2013 JUNE 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Weaker upper level through around can still produce a few showers, but drier more often than not, during the May 29-31 period. Cautiously optimistic for a fair weather weekend on June 1-2. Temperatures near to slightly below normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (JUNE 3-7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fair weather early period. Better chance of unsettled weather mid to late period. Temperatures near normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
COMMENTARY The “unofficial” start to summer aka Memorial Day Weekend is upon us. Weatherwise, it’s very much still springtime here in New England, but many people think of this weekend as the season opener and Labor Day Weekend being the closer. So be it, and we treat the forecast with the scrutiny of a mid … Continue reading Friday May 24 2024 Forecast (7:43AM)<\/span>