DAYS 1-5 (MAY 19-23)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The back-door front that cooled eastern areas significantly yesterday has gone back to the northeast and opens the door for an early-season blast of summer heat today. While you’ll notice higher humidity with dew points generally 60+ across the region, a wind shift from southwest to west may drive them back down along the coastal plain this afternoon, but when this happens we often see a temperature spike, so some of the higher readings may also occur in these areas today. The other thing to eye is the potential for scattered to clustered thunderstorms erupting from the combination of daytime heating and an approaching trough. The best shot at this will be west of I-95 and they should be fading fairly quickly as they move eastward into the I-95 region and beyond by the end of the day. Where they are strongest, damaging wind gusts and hail are possible, but such occurrences should be isolated. Tonight is a quiet but very warm night. A cold front sweeps across the region Wednesday, its timing late enough so that it’s very warm (borderline hot) and somewhat humid, but early enough so that the shower and thunderstorm threat comes earlier and is focused more east of I-495 and from the I-90 belt southward. We need to watch closely because even one hour slower on the front would allow the chance of showers and storms to be further west and north initially. Once the front comes through the temp and dew point will reduce and Wednesday night won’t be nearly as “summer-feeling” as tonight will be. The front slows just off the South Coast and a quick-moving wave of low pressure can bring brief showers to the South Coast region early Thursday, otherwise look for a drier, cooler day with some lingering clouds then increasing sunshine. High pressure builds in Friday with fair weather, but departs as we get to the start of the weekend, at which time a wave of low pressure will approach from the southwest. This means increasing clouds for Saturday with eventually a rain chance, first to the west and south, then expanding north and east. Timing will be fine-tuned for the arrival of the wet weather as we get closer to the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Late-day shower and thunderstorm chances are highest west of I-95 into the I-95 belt. Highs 69-76 Islands \/ Cape Cod, 77-84 southeastern CT and southern RI to MA South Shore (southern portion), 85-92 elsewhere. Wind SW to W 5-15 MPH, higher gusts possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 55-62. Wind W to SW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY: Variably cloudy. Shower and thunderstorm potential from late morning through afternoon, with highest thunderstorm potential I-95 belt southeastward. Highs 65-72 Cape Cod \/ Islands, 73-80 southeastern CT and southern RI to MA South Shore, 81-88 elsewhere. Wind SW increasing to 10-20 MPH, higher gusts possible, especially near any storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clearing north, clouds linger south. Lows 48-55. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY: Clouds and a shower chance South Coast early, otherwise increasing sun. Highs 63-70. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 43-50. Wind NW to N up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 62-69. Wind N to NE up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Clear followed by increasing high clouds. Lows 43-50. Wind calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Thickening clouds. Rain arrives southwest to northeast from midday through afternoon. Highs 58-65, coolest coast. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (MAY 24-28)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The middle day of the Memorial Day Weekend (May 24) looks fairly wet as low pressure passes by to the south, followed by improvement but still a shower chance under upper level low pressure on Memorial Day. Upper low hangs around with a pop-up shower chance May 26 and\/or May 27, then dry weather later in the period. Overall trend on temperatures is seasonable to slightly cooler than normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (MAY 29 \u2013 JUNE 2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leaning cooler then average, drier overall, but not without at least a brief unsettled threat or two.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DAYS 1-5 (MAY 19-23) The back-door front that cooled eastern areas significantly yesterday has gone back to the northeast and opens the door for an early-season blast of summer heat today. While you’ll notice higher humidity with dew points generally 60+ across the region, a wind shift from southwest to west may drive them back … Continue reading Tuesday May 19 2026 Forecast (7:23AM)<\/span>