Weekend outlook

High pressure in control today, but a cold front will mess up part of our weekend.

Today:  Lots of sunshine, a bit cool, highs in the mid and upper 40s south, low 40s north.

Tonight:  Clear, chilly, lows near 30 south, teens and 20s north.

Tomorrow:  Some sun in the morning then increasing clouds, possibly some rain in western sections late in the afternoon, highs in the mid and upper 40s south, low to mid 40s north.

Tomorrow night:  Periods of rain, heavy at times with thunderstorms possible, temperatures holding steady in the 40s south, dropping into the upper 30s north.

Sunday:  Any rain tapers off in the morning, some sun develops, highs in the low 60s south, 50s north.

Discussion:

Conditions will remain quiet here in New England through the majority of the day tomorrow.  High pressure is in control bringing lots of sun, but cooler temperatures.  As we head into the day tomorrow, high pressure will be moving off shore in response to an advancing low pressure system.  This low will swing a cold front through the region on Saturday night.  There is quite a bit of energy associated with this storm system, which means there is going to be a lot of precipitation.

We'll see a 4 to 6 hour period of steady moderate rain with heavier downpours.  I think there might be a few embedded thunderstorms as well, particularly across Southern New England.  Fortunately, this storm is moving quickly and we'll be done with rain early on Sunday morning.  Sunday should turn out to be a pleasant day with mild temperatures a good amount of sun, once the clouds clear.

Looking into next week it appears that we will be in and out of unsettled weather.  We will be under a transition zone between warm and cold air.  This looks like it will waver back and forth, north to south across New England for at least the first half of next week.

Thanks for reading!

-Jon K.