Boston Weekend Family Fun Guide: May 27-30
The warmer spring weather has finally arrived – beyond family BBQ plans, have you made family plans for the long weekend?
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The warmer spring weather has finally arrived – beyond family BBQ plans, have you made family plans for the long weekend?
Boston offers plenty of escapes within the city where kids can be kids, and parents can enjoy watching them.
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.
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