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A stalled front lies south of New England today. A wave of low pressure rode along this front overnight and early this AM for a period of locally heavy rain. Eastern MA has seen 1-2" of rain this weekend. Luckily, the heaviest of the rain is now over with and we can look forward to a somewhat drier afternoon...despite chilly NE winds locking in the drizzle and fog and temps in the 50's.
Scattered showers have been crossing through the region this morning. These will be hit or miss showers which will pretty much persist for much of the day it appears in varying intensity. Highs in the Lwr-mid 60's
Temps are quickly warming this morning into the 70's and will be approaching 80 for many inland areas by the afternoon...especially away from the coast. Temps at the coast will be warming into the midday into the Lwr-mid 70's before and afternoon sea breeze settles in with winds shifting to the NE. Temps will cool at the coast this afternoon into the 60's.
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A backdoor cold front will slide down the coast and further inland during the afternoon. After a midday warmup, winds will be shifting onshore out of the NE to cool the coastline. Some of this marine air may penetrate as far inland as 10-20 miles by the end of the day. The warm spots today will be the CT river valley in the mid-upper 70's, Lwr 70's will be fount outside 495, Near 70 for metrowest and Lwr-mid 60's at the beaches with a definite chill.
On the warmer side of the front, SW winds remain across most of SNE where temps will once again be pushing to near 80-86. The heart of the warmth will be found from metrowest to Worcester country to CT with partly sunny skies. Clouds and fog for the Cape and islands have been slow to lift but some afternoon brightening is underway.
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We are socked in the clouds this Sunday with cool onshore NE winds keeping temps running below normal. Very chilly at the coast with areas of drizzle and mist this morning. Temps at the beaches will likely remain in the 40's and lwr 50's. Farther inland a better chance of some warming into the 50's and Lwr 60's. with mid 60's in the CT river valley. Mostly cloudy conditions will prevail, but there is the potential for a few breaks of sun in any thinner overcast this afternoon inland.
Our pesky low wich brought a week in the clouds with periodic rain is pulling far enough away today that temperatures are finally able to warm up. Morning clouds and fog are breaking for partial sunshine and an overall pleasant Saturday. Temps are warming inland into the Lwr to Mid 70's, while eastern areas, especially at the coast will hold in the 60's.
The sun has finally started to break through but clouds still dominate. In fact, this May just may be one of the cloudiest on record.
Heavy Rain pushing through the CT and Pioneer Valleys this morning is shifting east for the midday and afternoon hours. Strong Southerly winds aloft are advecting warm moist air into the northeast. A cold front from Canada is pushing south into New England today...bringing colder air behind it. This will create perfect overrunning and lift to Midday-afternoon showers and downpours to develop. SE winds will try to push temps into the lwr 60's south before the rain moves in...once the rain falls...it is 50's for all!
Plenty of low clouds and fog at the coast this morning. Clouds are already breaking inland giving way to some partial sun thanks to high pressure off the coast. Winds are light out of the SSE with plenty of cloud cover around today. Still, any breaks will be appreciated and help turn this Saturday into the pick of the weekend with dry and mild conditions with highs climbing into the upper 60s and lwr 70s away from the coast. Breaks of sun are likely through the early afternoon with clouds spreading from west to east from New York state to end the day on the cloudy side.
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Clouds are eroding for partial sunshine inland...but clouds are holding firm at the immediate coast. This could be turning into quite a cloudy and cool day for SE MA. Temps will be stuck in the mid-upper 50's in the clouds and beaches. While further inland, it is a whole other story, bright brilliant sunshine with temps quickly warming into the 60's to near 70...gorgeous weather for all the Mom's!
Morning sunshine with SW winds will give temps a boost well into the 60's and lwr 70's for highs today. Clouds will begin to build with the heating of the day. Expect widespread scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop this afternoon with lightning, small hail, gusty winds and downpours.
A gorgeous day! NE winds will keep it cooler at the coastline in the Lwr-mid 50's. Away from the onshore winds, temps will continue to warm through the day into the Lwr-mid 60's, near 70 west.
Building high pressure this weekend will wrap in drier air along with cooler NNE winds and return temperatures to more seasonal levels for this time of year. A weak front is pushing off the coast this morning. This came with a few light sprinkles or showers overnight and a deck of mid level clouds which is eroding away this morning.
A strong cold front will be pushing through this afternoon through tonight bringing widespread showers with embedded downpours and thunderstorms.
The best chance for any severe storms in our vicinity would be in western New England - places like the Berkshires, Vermont and Connecticut. But tornadoes are very unlikely.
A front will stall over us today, so any sun will be fading this afternoon with skies becoming mostly cloudy. Showers will track along this front right through southern New England during the mid-later part of the afternoon. So this Easter Sunday will not be picture perfect, but a whole lot better than yesterday!
The main batch of rain moving through this morning will gradually be pushing off the coast this afternoon with rain tapering to showers. Temps will be warming aloft, but remain cool at the ground with breezy SE winds with the falling rain. Highs will remain in the 40's with a slight moderation by the end of the day with lingering showers, drizzle with highs nearing 50.
One of the largest tornado outbreaks in recent history occurred this past weekend with close to 200 tornadoes moving from the Plains to the Gulf to the Carolinas.
After a showery and breezy start it is going to start to get mighty interesting around here for the next few hours. The tornado outbreak is finally coming to an end, but upper level winds are steering that energy, and moisture up the east coast in the form of thunderstorms.
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