Dry for a few days

Enjoy it folks, quiet weather for the rest of the work week!  The last time we had no precipitation for this long was back in the first week of January.  I do have some weather features to talk about, so let me get right into it!

There has been a bit of a change in the overall weather pattern across the United States.  A large upper level trough has developed over the Eastern half of the country.  This will help us in a way as it has dug so far south that is going to force the storm system affecting the Southern Plains this morning to slide south and east of New England.  It still will be a pretty close call, the Cape and Islands might get brushed with a rain/snow mix on Friday.  Today and tomorrow will provide bright sunshine, but chilly temperatures.  Highs will only be in the 20s.  We may see a few more clouds around on Friday with that system passing south of the region, but still a good amount of sunshine, temperatures should be closer to 30 degrees.

Conditions get a little more "complicated" this weekend.  Most of the forecast models show a disturbance riding along the US-Canada border on Saturday.  This will slide through the Great Lakes and approach New England on Saturday.  I don't want to put too much trust in any one model, but a couple of them show a decent amount of precipitation with this system.  The big question will be how warm will it be here in New England.  Right now I think it will be pretty close to, or above, freezing for most of New England.  This will result in a heavy, wet snow, or a rain/snow mix.  This looks like mainly a Sunday event right now.  I'll keep an eye on it and update as necessary.

Looking even further out, there might be another weak low pressure system moving through during the middle of next week.  This will also come out of Canada so there shouldn't be too much moisture associated with it.  A lot could change with this system, but looks like another possible rain/snow event at some point during the middle of next week.

Lastly, I think people were a little confused by the sunshine today, as it took me just as long to get to work today as it has during some of the snowstorms.....

Thanks for reading!

-Jon K.