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DAYS 1-6 (MAY 25-30)…
\nIt’s all about the wind direction. Upper level high pressure builds in and remains in general control of the large scale pattern in the Northeast for the next several days, but our resultant weather here in southern New England will have everything to do with the wind direction, which will be governed by the position of surface features, particularly high pressure, as well as a frontal boundary that will be seemingly indecisive about where it wants to be. First, we start on the damp and cloudy side today as there has been little wind to clear out the low level moisture overnight, but this will change quickly during the day as a drying and warming westerly wind takes over, erases the cloudiness and replaces it with sunshine and the feel of summer, even for much of the coast as the wind comes off the land. Thursday, a weak front will have dropped through from the north in the pre-dawn hours, and a light north to east wind will mean cooler conditions for north-facing and east-facing shores while interior areas are still quite warm. On Friday, winds flip to southerly and many areas are warm, except the South Coast which will be modified from wind off ocean water just to the south of New England. As we enter the Memorial Day Weekend, it will be the same story. Saturday looks like the hot day with a stronger westerly wind in control, the front will come back a little stronger from the north at night as a more reinforced high pressure area builds in eastern Canada. This front may ignite some thunderstorms as it presses toward and through the region, but should push far enough to the south that high pressure noses in with not only cooler but dry air for Sunday into Monday, although some cloudiness may be around at times. It may end up warmer later Monday as the high pressure area sinks far enough through the region so that the wind starts to come back around to southwest or west. Note that I extended the typical “DAYS 1-5” to a “DAYS 1-6” for today’s blog so we could include the entire Memorial Day Weekend forecast in this section.
\nTODAY: Early low clouds dissipate, then mainly sunny. Highs middle 80s to near 90, except cooler Cape Cod and a few immediate eastern coastal areas. Wind W 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
\nTONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s. Wind W 5-15 MPH shifting to N.
\nTHURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 70s coast, 80s interior. Wind N 5-15 MPH shifting to E.
\nTHURSDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the 60s. Wind E 5-15 MPH shifting to S.
\nFRIDAY: Partly sunny. A little more humid. Highs 70s South Coast and Cape Cod, lower 80s interior.
\nSATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Chance of late-day showers\/thunderstorms. Humid. Lows in the 60s. Highs middle 80s to lower 90s except cooler some immediate coastal areas and Cape Cod.
\nSUNDAY: Partly sunny. Lows from the upper 50s to middle 60s. Highs middle to upper 60s coast, 70s interior.
\nMONDAY – MEMORIAL DAY: Partly sunny. Lows middle 50s to lower 60s. Highs upper 60s to lower 70s coast, middle 70s to lower 80s interior.<\/p>\n
DAYS 7-10 (MAY 31-JUNE 3)…
\nScattered showers\/thunderstorms possible May 31 as a front pushes through the region. Fair and cooler June 1-3.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (JUNE 4-8)…
\nPassing disturbances during this period will bring a few episodes of showery weather and changing temperatures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:25AM DAYS 1-6 (MAY 25-30)… It’s all about the wind direction. Upper level high pressure builds in and remains in general control of the large scale pattern in the Northeast for the next several days, but our resultant weather here in southern New England will have everything to do with the wind direction, which will … Continue reading Wednesday Forecast<\/span>