Cool to start the week.

I took the weekend off, back at the keyboard today.  There is a weak disturbance higher up in the atmosphere that is providing cloudiness and the cooler temperatures to start the work week.

Today:  Cloudy, slight chance of a rain or snow showers, highs in the upper 30s south, low to mid 30s north.

Tonight:  Decreasing cloudiness, lows in 25-30 south, ranging from the single digits to the teens north.

Tomorrow:  Lots of sunshine, highs low to mid 40s for all of New England.

Tomorrow night:  Clouds move back in, chance of snow showers towards dawn, lows upper 20s to low 30s south, near 20 north,

Wednesday:  Snow showers possible early, transitioning to rain in Southern and Central New England, staying snow north.  Highs in low 40s south, mid and upper 30s north.

Discussion: 
There is an upper level low pressure system that is moving through New England today that is causing all the cloudiness.  It might also kick off a few rain or snow showers, nothing substantial however.  As the upper level low moves to the east tonight, our skies will clear.  This will allow temperatures to get much colder than they have over the last few nights.  Many places will be below freezing for a first time in a couple of days.  We will see lots of sunshine which will send temperatures back up tomorrow, making for a pleasant day.  It will be short lived as a fast moving surface low will push into the region on Wednesday.  Depending on timing of this system, there may be some snow for Southern and Central New England.  As we get into the daylight hours, temperatures will climb and change the snow over to rain.  Further north in Northern New England, the temperatures in the lower levels of the atmosphere will support snow.  Accumulations will be light in Northern New England as the bulk of the precipitation should fall over Southern New England.

After this storm system pulls away, we will see our temperatures warm up again.  Normally behind a system like this our temperatures will drop off for a few days, but not in this case.  Southwesterly winds will continue and temperatures should remain mild through the end of the work week.  We should be in the mid and upper 50s for Southern New England, with upper 40s and low 50s for Northern New England.  There looks to be some unsettled conditions around on Friday.  Should be in the form of rain right now and it most likely will be centered over Northern New England and Southern Quebec.  A secondary disturbance will push in on Saturday bringing rain to just about everyone.  Behind that second disturbance our temperatures will cool down for the second half of the weekend and into early next week.

Thanks for reading!

-Jon K

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