8:20AM<\/p>\n
DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 24-28)
\nA Sunday soaker as low pressure tracks across the South Coast later today and dumps a good amount of moisture on the region in the form of rain as it intensifies fairly rapidly and maxes out as it passes by. But it’s moving right along and the 2 days that follow will be very nice by late November standards, governed by high pressure with fair and mild conditions, and good for pre-Thanksgiving shopping\/travel as well as just regular commuting on those days. I must note, importantly, that as the sky clears during the pre-dawn hours of Monday and winds diminish enough in some areas, a rapid cool-down to near freezing air temperature very well could mean below freezing air right at ground level, resulting in the formation of black ice on untreated surfaces away from the immediate coast or in warmer urban locatoins, so be on the look-out for that if venturing out early in the day Monday. Wednesday, “the big travel day”, won’t be as nice, weather-wise, as a vigorous low pressure area passes north of the region and drags its warm front \/ cold front combination through the region with some periods of wet weather, but coming with mild conditions here in southeastern New England, snow will not be an issue whatsoever. So what about the holiday itself on Thursday? Well remember last Thanksgiving? Yeah, temperatures in the teens to around 20, wind chills below zero, bright ineffective sunshine? The weather map will actually look somewhat similar to that this time too, but without the intense core of Arctic air we saw then, so it looks like a breezy, bright, more typically chilly late November day, quite perfect for Thanksgiving if you ask me, although it will be on the nippy side for football, and we will have wind chill, but it won’t nearly match that of 2018. Onto the forecast details…
\nTODAY: Overcast. Steady light rain, at times moderate rain, and possibly periods of heavy rain. Areas of fog. Highs 40-47. Wind NE 5-15 MPH interior areas and 10-20 MPH coast with higher gusts. Minor coastal flooding in prone areas at high tide times.
\nTONIGHT: Cloudy evening with rain ending, some drizzle and fog lingering. Clearing overnight with areas of black ice forming. Lows 28-35. Wind N 5-15 MPH.
\nMONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 45-52. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
\nMONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 26-33. Wind W up to 10 MPH.
\nTUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 49-56. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
\nTUESDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds. Brief light rain possible pre-dawn. Lows 38-45. Wind S up to 10 MPH.
\nWEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Episodic rain showers. Highs 53-60. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts possible.
\nWEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 25-32. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
\nTHURSDAY (THANKSGIVING): Mostly sunny. Highs 39-46. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 3)
\n“When Black Friday comes” (kudos if you get this reference) expect fair, breezy, cool weather, and much the same for the final day of November, as low pressure hangs out in the Canadian Maritimes for a couple days before finally moving east. Today we’re seeing a larger spread in medium range guidance as to what happens in the first few days of December, with one of the major models bringing a wet weather system (mostly rain, maybe some mix\/snow at least nearby) for December 1 then a turn to windy\/colder weather after that with maybe a few snow flurries, while another major model evolves the situation more slowly, with a drier December 1, mainly rain event December 2, and dry or a few snow flurries with wind and cold for December 3. My current thoughts are somewhere between this, with a leaning toward the slower solution.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 4-8)
\nLarge scale pattern likely features high pressure ridge Southeast US and fast flowing jet stream across the north. For New England, this pattern can feature brief unsettled periods unless a front strings out west-to-east along the flow. Leaning toward shorter impact systems and quick temperatures swings at this time, leaning to the colder side of normal, basically a clipper type pattern. This pattern can, if timing is right, start to put some snow on the ground, but usually in small increments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
8:20AM DAYS 1-5 (NOVEMBER 24-28) A Sunday soaker as low pressure tracks across the South Coast later today and dumps a good amount of moisture on the region in the form of rain as it intensifies fairly rapidly and maxes out as it passes by. But it’s moving right along and the 2 days that … Continue reading Sunday Forecast<\/span>