Half of a weekend

Pleasant but cool today, rain Saturday, "should" be OK on Sunday.

Today:  Plenty of sunshine, cool, highs in low to mid 50s north and south.

Tonight:  Clouds increase, lows in the mid and upper 30s south, mid 20 north.

Tomorrow:  Rain showers develop, slight chance of a rain/snow mix in Northern New England before changing to rain, highs near 50 south, upper 40s north.

Tomorrow night:  Rain showers taper off, partial clearing, lows in the upper 40s south, 30s north.

Sunday:  More clouds than sun, maybe a few showers along the South Coast, highs in the 60s south, upper 50s north.

Discussion:

We'll have a pleasant but cool day today.  Not as windy as yesterday either so it will probably feel a bit warmer than it did yesterday.  A low pressure will approach the region tonight, this will cause an increase in clouds overnight.  It looks like the rain will hold off until tomorrow morning after the sun comes up.  This will limit the threat of wintry precipitation.  It appears that if there is any rain/snow mix, it will be across Northern New England.  Even then I think temperatures will be warm enough to make this a strictly rain event.  At this time in year, it is very hard to have freezing rain because the temperature of the ground is pretty warm.

Rain will continue off and on through the day on Saturday, tapering off late in the afternoon or early evening.  Our skies will remain mostly cloudy through the night with a bit of clearing expected.  Sunday looks like it will turn out OK for the most part.  There will be some precipitation around, but most of it will be south of New England so if anyone is affected, it will be along the South Coast.  There should be a few breaks of sunshine, but it will stay generally cloudy on Sunday.  Temperatures should be warmer as well, despite the lack of sun.

The beginning of next week is a toss up at this point.  It's either going to be cool and damp, dry and mild or both in different locations.  There will be another warm front draped across New England and it's placement will heavily impact what we will see.  If the front moves north, it should be dry and mild.  If it drops south, it will be cool and damp.  It's all about wind direction.  If the front is south, we'll have an east wind and be impacted by a marine layer.  If the front is north, a west or southwest wind will be in place, which is drier and warmer.  I expect the front to waver back and forth a bit early next week, so conditions could change on a day by day basis or change from one extreme to another during one of the days.  That's is Spring in New England....

Thanks for reading!

-Jon K.