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Here it is folks! The gray side of Spring. The part that many people forget about when they are wondering where Spring is during or after a harsh winter.\u00a0 It’s the part of Spring in which cold upper lows, cold ocean flows, or a combo of both, keep us on the cooler side of average and with a lack of sunshine. This will be the case for much of the foreseeable future. Today, low pressure to the northwest of the region is redeveloping just offshore and has sent some rain into the region. This will taper somewhat during the day as energy shifts further offshore, but the cold upper low parenting this system still have to come through, and will do so tonight into Sunday. Another batch of precipitation tonight will start out as rain showers, but with good instability, there are 2 things that cannot be ruled out. The first is thunder. Some of the heavier showers may be accompanied by lightning and thunder. Second is frozen precipitation, sleet and\/or snow, which may mix in especially in higher elevations of interior MA and southern NH if intensity is enough to drag cold air down from above. Some areas could even flip completely to sleet\/snow for a while, enough to cover some surfaces briefly. This is not a 100% certainty and will not occur everywhere. In any case, the upper low will still be overhead Sunday and even though the risk of precipitation will diminish in the morning and only be limited to a few showers midday and afternoon, clouds will likely hang tough, along with an increasing wind and continued very cool air.<\/p>\n
A break, of sorts, may try to occur Monday, but I am having my doubts this will be much of a break, because cloudiness from the slowly-departing low to the east may try to hang on especially in coastal\u00a0 MA and NH. At the same time another expansive low pressure area will be approaching the eastern US from the Midwest, and this system will probably take its time both getting into the region as well as departing. But what won’t be taking its time will be lots of cloudiness that will result from both onshore flow at lower levels and advancing moisture at higher levels from the southwest. So while rain from that system may wait a while to get here (late Wednesday or even later), cloudiness is going to be the rule for many of the coming days.<\/p>\n
Forecast for southeastern New England…<\/p>\n
THIS AFTERNOON: Steadiest rain east coastal NH\/MA through Cape Cod diminishing gradually with only patchy light rain and drizzle elsewhere along with patchy light fog under a cloudy sky, but clouds may try to break especially southwest and west of Boston late in the day. Highs in the 40s. Wind E to N 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
TONIGHT: Cloudy with episodes of rain showers, some possibly heavy, including the risk of thunderstorms, and a mix of sleet\/snow in higher elevations interior MA and southern NH. Brief accumulations of sleet\/snow may occur but this will be more the exception than the rule. Lows in the 30s. Wind N 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers eastern coastal areas early to mid morning. Only isolated light rain showers possible elsewhere early and all areas for the remainder of the day. Highs upper 40s to lower 50s. Wind N increasing to 15-25 MPH.<\/p>\n
MONDAY: Mostly cloudy eastern areas, partly sunny western areas. Low 40. High 55.<\/p>\n
TUESDAY: Cloudy. Low 40. High 45 shore to 55 inland.<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Chance of rain late. Low 40. high 45 shore to 55 inland.<\/p>\n
THURSDAY: Cloudy. Periods of rain. Low 45. High 52.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Low 46. High 54.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
12:47PM Here it is folks! The gray side of Spring. The part that many people forget about when they are wondering where Spring is during or after a harsh winter.\u00a0 It’s the part of Spring in which cold upper lows, cold ocean flows, or a combo of both, keep us on the cooler side of … Continue reading Going Gray<\/span>