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DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 30-MAY 4)
\nOn this final day of April we look at an overcast day, wet at times, but not a wash-out, as a warm front approaches the region, and look into the start of May which presents a continuation of the current unsettled and cool weather pattern. That front will never make it through the region, but a cold front approaching from the west, becoming an occluded front as it arrives while the warm front is still south of the region, will bring a band of widespread and possibly heavy showers (and potential embedded thunder) during Friday. I’ve had to tweak around the timing on that ribbon of rainfall, as first it looked earlier, then later, and now earlier, so basically morning-midday are the target hours for the heaviest, from west to east, and during the remainder of Friday we should settle into a pattern of more scattered showers. But even after the surface features moves offshore, its parent low will be decaying into a trough that will then have to sink southeastward, the tail of which has to come across New England while upper level low pressure traverses the region on Saturday. So while I don’t expect Saturday to be a rainy day, I do expect scattered showers to be a potential while lots of clouds are present. Improvement is still slated for Sunday, probably not a totally sunny day either but better than Saturday in both sun potential and warmth. Sunday night we’ll already be back into cloudiness from a cold front approaching from the west and that will pass through later at night with a shower threat. The question is whether or not a quick wave of low pressure comes along to enhance rainfall for a portion of Monday. Some guidance says yes, other guidance says no. For the time being, I’m splitting the difference with a wet morning and drier afternoon. But that’s day 5 so there is plenty of time to re-evaluate and tweak it.
\nTODAY: Cloudy. Periods of rain mostly morning and midday. Highs 47-54. Wind SE 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
\nTONIGHT: Cloudy. Showers arriving overnight. Patchy fog. Lows 42-49. Wind SE 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
\nFRIDAY: Cloudy with numerous showers and possible thunderstorms morning. Mostly cloudy with scattered showers afternoon. Highs 48-55. Wind in the morning SE-S 10-20 MPH gusting 25-35 MPH interior, 35-45 MPH coastal areas with spot gusts of 50-55 MPH possible South Coast and Cape Cod. Wind in the afternoon shifting to W and decreasing to 10-20 MPH.
\nFRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Any lingering showers ending. Lows 42-49. Wind W 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
\nSATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers redeveloping. Highs 53-60. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
\nSATURDAY NIGHT: Decreasing clouds. Lows 41-48. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
\nSUNDAY: Partly sunny. Highs ranging from near 50 Nantucket and outer Cape Cod to 65-70 interior Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
\nSUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers. Lows 48-55. Wind W 10-20 MPH.
\nMONDAY: Cloudy with a chance of rain morning. Variably cloudy with a chance of showers afternoon. Highs 55-62. Wind variable 5-15 MPH becoming NW 10-20 MPH.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (MAY 5-9)
\nThe overall outlook for this 5-day period is for below normal temperatures and a couple opportunities for wet weather.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (MAY 10-14)
\nA pattern of below normal temperatures is expected to continue but with a drying trend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:06AM DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 30-MAY 4) On this final day of April we look at an overcast day, wet at times, but not a wash-out, as a warm front approaches the region, and look into the start of May which presents a continuation of the current unsettled and cool weather pattern. That front will never … Continue reading Thursday Forecast<\/span>