Rain today, not too bad for the weekend

We have a batch of rain moving through today, then not looking too bad for this weekend.

Today:  Mostly cloudy, showers and a few thunderstorms possible, especially in Southern New England, highs in the mid and upper 70s.

Tonight:  Partly to mostly cloudy, slight chance of a few showers, lows in the upper 50s to low 60s.

Tomorrow:  Periods of sun, a few showers and thunderstorms will develop during the middle of the day and continue into the late afternoon, highs near 80.

Tomorrow night:  Any showers come to an end, otherwise partly cloudy, lows near 60 south, upper 40s to low 50s north.

Sunday:  Partly sunny, maybe a few showers along the South Coast, highs in the low to mid 80s south, 70s north.

Discussion: 

A warm front will pass through New England today.  Along this front is an area of showers and thunderstorm, which is gradually weakening.  This is already bringing rain to parts of Southern New England.  Mainly only southern areas will be affected by this rain through the middle of the day.  I expect to see a few more showers and thunderstorms pop up this afternoon, in areas that see more sunshine.  Fortunately, once we get rid of this batch of showers and storms, our weekend looks pleasant for the most part.

There will still be some instability around during the day tomorrow, which will result in a few pop up showers and thunderstorms, but this will be scattered in nature and won't affect the entire region.  Look for this activity to begin late in the morning or early afternoon and continue until the early evening.  As the sun starts to set the wet weather will begin to diminish.  Sunday will probably be the best of the weekend days, unless you live along the immediate South Coast of New England.  That is where some rain is possible on Sunday.  A low pressure system will be passing to the south of New England and the northern edge of the precipitation may impact Southern CT and RI, along with the Cape and Islands.  The rest of New England will see a good deal of sunshine and mild temperatures.

Thanks for reading!

-Jon K.

Weekend forecast

Another quiet and cool day across New England today, similar story for this weekend.

Today:  Plenty of sunshine, breezy, highs around 70 south, low 60s north.

Tonight:  Clear, chilly, lows in the mid and upper 40s to low 50s south, mid 30s north.

Tomorrow:  Mainly sunny, highs in the low 70s south(away from the coast), upper 60s north and along the coast.

Tomorrow night:  Partly cloudy, lows around 50 south, upper 30s north.

Sunday:  Limited sunshine, slight chance of a few showers, highs in the upper 60s to near 70.

Discussion:

We'll have a great finish to the work week here in New England.  A good deal of sun today and slightly below normal temperatures.  We are dealing with an upper level low and an area of high pressure at the surface currently.  As we head into the weekend the surface high will shift a bit to the east and this will allow for a disturbance to dive to the west of the New England on Sunday.

Until that disturbance arrives however, we'll enjoy sunshine and pleasant, but a bit cool temperatures.  Tonight and tomorrow morning will be quite chilly, especially in sheltered locations across the interior.  Some places may see some frost in the morning.  Temperatures will warm up quickly however once the sun comes up though.

The previously mentioned disturbance will pass just to the west of New England on Sunday and will be more of a problem for Upstate NY than it will for us.  Regardless, a few showers or sprinkles can't be ruled though, though I believe it will be generally dry.

Early next week the upper level low will push off to the east and will be replace by an upper level ridge.  It looks like a few pockets of energy will slide over the top of this ridge and could provide a few showers and thunderstorms during the first half of next week and temperatures should be warmer than what we will have this weekend.

Thanks for reading!

-Jon K.