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It may be at the edge of the forecast range, but Christmas is nearing! A lot of shopping and travel plans will be attempted during the next 7 days, so let’s take a look at how the weather may play out. Starting way out, about the Christmas Eve \/ Christmas Day storm threat: To be honest with you, I realize the reason that many media are talking about the system in as much detail as they are this far in advance, with the importance of peoples’ plans and all, but we should reel that in a bit, because as much as computer guidance has changed in the last 3 days on the outlook for next week, and the fact that the pieces or ingredients of this potential event are scattered around various portions of the Pacific Ocean at this time, things are likely to shift further. What I put in that part of the forecast will be low confidence, and will, as always, be fine-tuned with time. Leading up to that we also have a few weather changes to encounter. First, we have a cooler northwesterly flow of air that became established during the day Thursday behind a departing low pressure area. This will lead to a dry and cool day Friday as high pressure builds north of the region. This high will orient itself in such a way that the wind will turn northeast over the weekend, bringing episodes of ocean cloudiness into portions of southeastern New England, especially coastal areas, with a little more emphasis on cloudiness and possible drizzle and snow showers Sunday versus Saturday. High pressure should nose southward a little more for fair weather on Monday. We’ll have to watch for a wave of low pressure passing near or east of the region Tuesday as a boundary will be nearby. This is uncertain, detail-wise, but odds would favor Tuesday being a cloudier day and perhaps somewhat damp if low pressure is close enough. So there will be plenty to monitor during the coming days…<\/p>\n
SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND FORECAST…
\nTONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows ranging from the lower 20s rural areas to around 30 along the coastline. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH, diminishing somewhat overnight.
\nFRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the 30s. Wind NW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.
\nFRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the 20s. Wind light N.
\nSATURDAY: Periods of ocean cloudiness especially coastal areas from Boston to Cape Cod and across southeastern MA and parts of RI at times. Sunnier elsewhere. Highs around 40. Wind NE 5-15 MPH.
\nSUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Spotty drizzle\/flurries especially eastern areas. Low 32. High 40.
\nMONDAY: Partly sunny. Low 30. High 42.
\nTUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of light mix\/rain especially east. Low 32. High 42.
\nWEDNESDAY – CHRISTMAS EVE: Partly sunny. Low 32. High 46.
\nTHURSDAY – CHRISTMAS DAY: Mostly cloudy. Rain to snow showers. Temps cooling 40s to 30s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
6:37PM It may be at the edge of the forecast range, but Christmas is nearing! A lot of shopping and travel plans will be attempted during the next 7 days, so let’s take a look at how the weather may play out. Starting way out, about the Christmas Eve \/ Christmas Day storm threat: To … Continue reading Holiday Horizon<\/span>