DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 1-5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I used to love the concept of the meteorological seasons, and while I don’t loathe it, it doesn’t hold the appeal it once did, other than “hey it’s kind of neat to fit a season into 3 calendar months, 4 times over (March-May, June-August, September-November, December-February). I’ve morphed into really just appreciating the natural shifts and the way our own solar system marks its time by what it shows us in our sky and what we see in our surroundings. All of that said, today marks the start of “Meteorological Spring”, for what it’s worth, and today will also bring a spring preview – not that we didn’t already have some of that during the mild interlude this week, during the last several days of February. But it continues today, followed by a harsh reminder in under 24 hours that it is still actually winter, when we see our high temperatures on Sunday 25 to 30 degrees colder than what we see today. Ouch! How does this come about? Well, a warm front moved through the region overnight. If you were up late, you may have seen some wet snow, even with some accumulation, well north and west of Boston, which was then a light mix \/ rain as you got closer to the city and just a little light rain at most from the city southward. While today’s weather features plenty of clouds, it does feature mild air in the warm sector between the aforementioned warm front and an approaching cold front. The latter will pass by later today, and up until that time we can see a few rain showers around. But it will be mild, with many areas topping 50 for a high temperature. The exception this time will be the South Coast and Cape Cod, where some sub-50 highs will the result of a southwesterly wind coming off chilly ocean water. Once the front passes by later on though, the arrival of the cold is immediate. A snow shower may occur in parts of central and northern MA into southern NH, otherwise a clearing process will begin as the temperature performs a free-fall dive. This sets us up for a bright but biting cold Sunday with much of the region staying sub-freezing all day. This comes along with wind that will make it feel colder, only offset slightly by the higher-angle sun which will shine without interruption, other than a few passing fractocumulus clouds. That’s your weekend – a tale of two seasons. Looking into the early to mid portion of next week, we keep the cold, lose the wind, and gain a few clouds Monday as a weak disturbance passes by, but not with enough moisture to cause any precipitation. Surface high pressure builds from the Midwest to the Mid Atlantic later Monday and Tuesday, with our region on the northern periphery of it. The result here is fair weather but some varying amounts of clouds, and also a noticeably less cold Tuesday. By Wednesday, the next low pressure area is heading into the Great Lakes, and its warm front brings an overcast with a good chance of at least a period of rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Passing rain showers possible. Highs 48-55, coolest South Coast. Wind SW 5-15 MPH, gusts 20-30 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Variably cloudy early with a passing snow shower possible mainly I-90 belt northward, then clearing. Lows 17-24. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, gusts 25+ MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY: Sunshine with a few passing clouds. Highs 25-32. Wind NW 10-20 MPH with gusts around 30 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 13-20. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 28-35. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 19-26. Wind W up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Highs 38-45. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 30-37 evening, rising slowly overnight. Wind S to SE up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 43-50. Wind SE 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 6-10)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Low pressure moving from the Great Lakes to southeastern Canada brings a cold front through the region with rain showers likely during March 6. Wildcard potential: Watch for low pressure wave coming up along the front as it turns sharply colder which can bring a period of rain\/mix\/snow later that day or at night. Fair, colder March 7. Low pressure passing south of the region may be close enough to bring snow\/mix to the region during a portion of the March 8-9 weekend, with fair and cold weather later in the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 11-15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Active pattern with near to below normal temperatures leaves us vulnerable to storminess which can include mix\/snow heading into mid March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 1-5) I used to love the concept of the meteorological seasons, and while I don’t loathe it, it doesn’t hold the appeal it once did, other than “hey it’s kind of neat to fit a season into 3 calendar months, 4 times over (March-May, June-August, September-November, December-February). I’ve morphed into really just … Continue reading Saturday March 1 2025 Forecast (8:23AM)<\/span>