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Some of you were nervous, weren’t you?\u00a0 You saw clouds and showers around Sunday morning and you thought “it’s not going to warm up, it’s going to stay lousy”. Weather changes often, and these changes are often marked by unsettled conditions. This is what happened Sunday morning – clouds and showers ahead of and along an advancing warm front.\u00a0 It took a while, especially in east coastal New England, but the front has finally pushed through the region and some clearing did work in from the west with most areas seeing some sunshine before its after-7PM setting. And now it’s time to look ahead…<\/p>\n
This coming week, typical of April, will feature some good contrasts. It will start with a summer preview Monday as a very warm southwesterly flow dominates the region ahead of a cold front west of the region. There will be an exception though, and that is where the southwest wind is coming off the Atlantic waters, keeping the South Coast of New England and southeastern MA considerably cooler. In fact there will be quite a temperature contrast from those ocean-cooled areas to the warmest zones, inland valleys well west and north of Boston. There should be plenty of sun as well. Clouds will start to increase at night from west to east as a strong but slow moving cold front from the west begins to push toward the region. It will likely take all day Tuesday and into early Wednesday for this front to transverse the region. It will be a slow west-to-east process, starting mostly\u00a0 Tuesday afternoon and ending Wednesday morning. Despite the summertime temperatures readings expected on Monday in parts of the region, much colder air lurking on the other side of the approaching front, once it gets in here, may result in some locations flipping to snow before ending. In fact the areas that are the warmest Monday will have the greatest chance of flipping to snow early Wednesday. Once that fanfare is done, look for a quieter but chilly mid week as high pressure builds in. Fair weather should last through most of Friday, but the next low pressure area approaching from the southwest may spread clouds into the region before the day is over. It is a little far ahead, obviously, but I expect that system to be progressive and move through rather quickly during the first part of the weekend, when unsettled weather is expected. Improving weather would then likely follow on Sunday, which is Easter for those who celebrate it.<\/p>\n
Southeastern New England Forecast…<\/p>\n
OVERNIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy. Patchy fog late. Lows upper 40s to middle 50s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
MONDAY: Patchy fog early. Partly to mostly sunny. Highs ranging from the upper 50s immediate South Coast, Cape Cod, and Islands to the 70s most of interior eastern MA and southern NH, some lower 80s possible interior valleys well west and north of\u00a0 Boston.\u00a0 Wind SW 10-20 MPH gusting to around 30 MPH.<\/p>\n
MONDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds west to east. Lows in the 50s. Wind SW to S 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.<\/p>\n
TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers developing west to east midday on, may take a while to reach all eastern areas. Highs in the 60s except 50s South Coast. Wind S 15-25 MPH and gusty.<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY: Chance of rain and snow showers very early followed by clearing. Low 33. High 48.<\/p>\n
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 32. High 52.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY: Sunshine then increasing clouds late. Low 35. High 56.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY: Cloudy with a chance of rain. Low 40. High 50.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY: Clearing. Low 45. High 60.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
9:08PM Some of you were nervous, weren’t you?\u00a0 You saw clouds and showers around Sunday morning and you thought “it’s not going to warm up, it’s going to stay lousy”. Weather changes often, and these changes are often marked by unsettled conditions. This is what happened Sunday morning – clouds and showers ahead of and … Continue reading The Week Ahead<\/span>