{"id":20309,"date":"2026-04-18T08:01:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/?p=20309"},"modified":"2026-04-18T09:28:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:28:44","slug":"saturday-april-18-2026-forecast-801am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/?p=20309","title":{"rendered":"Saturday April 18 2026 Forecast (8:01AM)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 18-22)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, a northeasterly air flow of maritime air will keep it cool with extensive cloud cover &#8211; a stratus deck from the ocean. The leading edge of this deck, moving westward, is just reaching southwestern NH and the western reaches of the WHW forecast area in MA and eastern CT so those areas saw some early sun. Later on, the eastern limit of the cloud deck will approach the NH Seacoast and northeastern MA, with those areas potentially seeing some afternoon cloud breaks and a little sun. Patchy drizzle and light fog can occur under the deck of clouds due to the increased moisture flowing in from the ocean. Sunday&#8217;s weather will be governed by the approach of an upper trough of low pressure, pushing a warm front \/ cold front combo our way as surface low pressure moves into eastern Canada to our north. Showery weather is expected with this system, with the most widespread activity from midday into afternoon. The cold front may be moving quickly enough so that we start to see clearing over western areas near sunset time &#8211; at least a brightening sky to the west by the end of the day as showers end. Behind this front comes a shot of chilly air, and as upper level low pressure drifts across our region Monday, expect a gusty breeze, sun giving way to a lot of clouds and a chance of few scattered showers of mainly rain &#8211; although mixing with sleet and snow is a potential especially inland and higher elevation locations. Most of the day will just be dry, breezy, and chilly. This of course coincides with Patriots Day activities including the Boston Marathon and the Red Sox home game that starts in the late morning. High pressure builds in Monday night into Tuesday. Many areas see low temps fall to near or below freezing Tuesday morning and a modest recovery during the day under abundant late April sunshine. Wednesday, the next trough and frontal system brings back clouds with the chance of some showers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog and drizzle. Highs 47-54. Wind NE to E up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TONIGHT: Partial clearing evening, then clouding back up overnight. Lows 40-47. Wind E to SE up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely mid morning to late afternoon. Highs 51-58. Wind SE to S 5-15 MPH, shifting to W from west to east during the afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SUNDAY NIGHT: Decreasing clouds. Lows 36-43. Wind variable to NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MONDAY \u2013 PATRIOTS DAY: Sun and passing clouds morning. Mostly cloudy afternoon including the chance of a rain shower that can be mixed with sleet or snow in some locations. Highs 44-51. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, gusts 20-25 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MONDAY NIGHT: Gradual clearing. Lows 28-35. Wind NW 5-15 MPH evening, diminishing overnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TUESDAY: Sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 52-59. Wind W up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TUESDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows 42-49. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Highs 55-62. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 23-27)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trend for this period is for a blocking pattern to evolve with a tendency for unsettled and cool weather more dominant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 28 \u2013 MAY 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indications are for below normal temps and a couple wet weather chances during end-of-April to start-of-May time frame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 18-22) Today, a northeasterly air flow of maritime air will keep it cool with extensive cloud cover &#8211; a stratus deck from the ocean. The leading edge of this deck, moving westward, is just reaching southwestern NH and the western reaches of the WHW forecast area in MA and eastern CT so &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/?p=20309\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Saturday April 18 2026 Forecast (8:01AM)<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20309"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20309\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20311,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20309\/revisions\/20311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20309"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.woodshill.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}