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A cold front is lazily drifting across southeastern New England and won’t even clear Cape Cod before stalling and washing out during the next couple days. The lingering boundary will help initiate some shower activity, but the best chance for this will be Friday as a disturbance also crosses the region. Activity should diminish though is still possible during the weekend.<\/p>\n
A repeat of the retrograding ridge pattern (high pressure moving westward from the western Atlantic) will bring a return to hot weather for much of next week.<\/p>\n
Updated forecast for southeastern New England (eastern MA, southern NH, and RI)…<\/p>\n
THIS EVENING (THROUGH SUNSET): Filtered sunshine most areas, but some heavier clouds and isolated to scattered showers and possible thunderstorms (especially Metro West and Merrimack Valley). Temperatures ranging from near 70 coast to near 80 inland, but cooler in areas that showers occur. Wind S to SW in eastern areas, NW to N further to the west, 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
OVERNIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 60s. Wind N up to 10 MPH except variable in coastal areas.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Episodes of showers, especially late morning and afternoon. Slight chance of a thunderstorm. Highs in the 70s, coolest coast. Wind NE to E 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Chance of showers. Lows in the 60s. Wind light SE.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny, except more sun possible north and west of Boston in the afternoon. Chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, favoring areas from the Mass Pike southward. Highs middle 70s to middle 80s, coolest coastal areas. Wind SE to S 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the 60s. Wind S 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms especially south of Boston. Highs in the 80s. Wind S 10-20 MPH.<\/p>\n
MONDAY-THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms possible each afternoon. Lows 65-75. Highs 85-95, coolest South Coast and Cape Cod.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
5:41PM A cold front is lazily drifting across southeastern New England and won’t even clear Cape Cod before stalling and washing out during the next couple days. The lingering boundary will help initiate some shower activity, but the best chance for this will be Friday as a disturbance also crosses the region. Activity should diminish … Continue reading Cooler Friday, Weekend Optimism, Heatwave Next Week<\/span>