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DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 27-31)
\nWe’re down to 5 days left of 2018, and they will present a set of changes in the weather typical of the region we live in. It starts out with a tranquil day today as high pressure overhead slides off to the east. Low pressure traveling through the Midwest will track north of England by late Friday, dragging a warm front across the region. The precipitation with this front will fall mainly as rain, although it will likely start as a period of snow and some sleet north and west of Boston where a minor accumulation is possible especially in higher elevations. The cold front from this system will cross the region early Saturday with no more than a rain shower and a mild start to the day will then be followed by falling temperatures, a gusty breeze, and perhaps a snow shower to end the day as a trough passes by. A cold Canadian high pressure area will build in for Sunday, which now looks like a dry day with any weak low passing well to the south. By the time we get to the final day of 2018, we’ll have another low pressure area approaching from the southwest, spreading cloudiness into the region. It remains to be seen if any precipitation will arrive before the clock strikes midnight, but if it did it would likely be snow. With this being a few days away, this is definitely not a high confidence forecast at this point, just something to keep an eye on.
\nForecast details…
\nTODAY: Sunshine and high clouds. Highs 33-40. Wind light variable.
\nTONIGHT: Clouding over. Snow\/sleet north and west of Boston, mix\/rain elsewhere, developing pre-dawn, with a minor accumulation of 1 inch or less possible in areas that get snow. Lows 22-28 north, 28-34 south during the evening then rising slowly overnight. Wind light N to E.
\nFRIDAY: Overcast with rain likely morning and midday. Rain tapering off late day when clouds may break. Highs 47-54 occurring late day. Wind E increasing to 10-20 MPH shifting to S by late in the day.
\nFRIDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Patchy fog. Temperatures fall back slightly into the 40s. Wind S to SW 5-15 MPH.
\nSATURDAY: Variably cloudy. A passing rain shower possible early. A passing snow shower possible late. Temperatures fall 40s to 30s. Wind W 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.
\nSUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows from the upper 10s to lower 20s. Highs from the upper 20s to lower 30s.
\nMONDAY (NEW YEAR’S EVE): Sunshine followed by increasing clouds. Risk of snow late at night. Lows in the 10s. Highs in the 30s.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (JANUARY 1-5)
\nAn unsettled start to 2019 with a risk of mix to rain January 1 into January 2 then a risk of mix to snow January 3 into January 4, with fair and colder weather to end the period.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (JANUARY 6-10)
\nA colder and overall drier pattern but a risk of snow showers about every other day from passing polar jet stream disturbances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:24AM DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 27-31) We’re down to 5 days left of 2018, and they will present a set of changes in the weather typical of the region we live in. It starts out with a tranquil day today as high pressure overhead slides off to the east. Low pressure traveling through the Midwest will … Continue reading Thursday Forecast<\/span>