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DAYS 1-5 (MAY 21-25)
\nThis would be a very cold day in January, but it’s May, and we’ve crossed into the “warm side of spring” where it’s hard for it to feel too chilly unless you have a wind right off the water, or are in a valley on a morning of radiational cooling. Today will feature passing clouds trying to interrupt a strong late May sun, while polar air blows in from Canada on a gusty northwest wind. So, while our summer preview 80s are 20 degrees lower and in the 60s today, it still won’t feel all that bad out there, but if you are trying to do yard work, it probably won’t be that easy with the gusty wind. High pressure moves in tonight through Wednesday, setting the wind down. Wednesday will be a very nice late spring day. And even though we are in a new weather pattern, we still have some activity to keep track of, and the next system of low pressure will dive out of Canada and cross the region Thursday night, departing Friday, with the next round of unsettled weather which will consist of showers and possible thunderstorms. It may be slow to improve Friday as a trough lingers behind the departing low but a weak area of high pressure will be in by night and then move offshore Saturday with mainly fair weather, but an approaching cold front late Saturday will bring another threat for showers. However, do not look at Saturday as an unsettled or wash-out day. It won’t be. It will be a decent start to the Memorial Day Weekend.
\nForecast details…
\nTODAY: Sun and passing clouds. Slight risk of a passing shower. Highs 62-69. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH or higher at times.
\nTONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 48-55. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
\nWEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 61-68, coolest coast. Wind light variable with sea breezes.
\nWEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 45-52. Wind light variable.
\nTHURSDAY: Increasing clouds. Risk of showers especially late-day. Highs 63-70, coolest coast. Wind light variable to SE.
\nTHURSDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Showers likely. Chance of a thunderstorm. Lows 50-57. Wind light variable.
\nFRIDAY: Cloudy start with showers or drizzle lingering, then breaking clouds. Highs 60-67. Wind N 5-15 MPH.
\nFRIDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 48-55. Wind light W.
\nSATURDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of showers late-day or evening. Highs 68-75, cooler South Coast. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (MAY 26-30)
\nA cold front moves offshore early Sunday May 26 with much of the day dry after an early shower risk, and another cold front approaches later Memorial Day Monday May 27, with a late-day shower threat, leaving much of that day dry as well. High pressure dominates May 28 with fair weather, and then a broad trough will bring mild but unsettled weather in the May 29-30 period with a rain shower threat at times. <\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (MAY 31-JUNE 4)
\nA weak blocking pattern will put high pressure to the west and north and low pressure to the south and east of New England. We can be vulnerable to unsettled or mainly cloudy weather in this pattern but my early idea is that high pressure will be close enough to have the stronger influence on the weather, which should be mainly dry and seasonable. Will keep a close eye and make adjustments as needed. This outlook is a little bit different than what I had yesterday when it looked as if this period would be more zonal with low pressure further south and east. So this is a low confidence outlook at this time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:15AM DAYS 1-5 (MAY 21-25) This would be a very cold day in January, but it’s May, and we’ve crossed into the “warm side of spring” where it’s hard for it to feel too chilly unless you have a wind right off the water, or are in a valley on a morning of radiational cooling. … Continue reading Tuesday Forecast<\/span>