DAYS 1-5 (OCTOBER 17-21)
This morning’s low temperatures show a wide range, which is typical for this time of year under high pressure with light wind, with inland low elevations having dropped below freezing with frost and freeze occurring, while urban centers and immediate coastal areas are relatively warmer, remaining well above freezing, even above 40 in some locations. The aforementioned high pressure area will be in control of our weather through the weekend into the early part of next week with fair weather and a general warming trend. However, the weather in part of the region will be impacted by a strengthening ocean storm, passing southeast of the region, later today into Friday. The impacts from this system will be some cloudiness over southeastern areas, a more prominent northeasterly wind in southeastern MA to southern RI, and some high tide coastal splash-over and minor flooding especially in prone areas of southeastern MA Friday. Rainfall associated with the storm will remain offshore, and the influence of the system will end as it moves further away heading into the weekend. We continue to have good sky conditions for viewing of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, which appears slightly higher in the west southwest sky about 45 minutes after sunset each evening until it sinks to the western horizon. This comet will be starting to dim day by day, so best views are likely the next couple nights – though this can be limited in southeastern areas by clouds associated with the ocean storm.
TODAY: Sun most abundant north and west and more limited south and east. Highs 53-60. Wind N-NE 5-15 MPH EXCEPT 15-25 mph Cape Cod region.
TONIGHT: Clouds linger southeastern MA / mostly clear elsewhere. Lows 33-40. Wind NE-N 5-15 MPH.
FRIDAY: Sun/cloud mix southeastern MA / RI. Sunnier elsewhere. Highs 55-62. Wind N 5-15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 38-45. Wind W up to 10 MPH.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 61-68. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Clear. Fog patches low elevations. Lows 42-49. Wind W under 10 MPH.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 65-72. Wind SW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Clear. Fog patches low elevations. Lows 44-51. Wind SW under 10 MPH.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 66-73. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
DAYS 6-10 (OCTOBER 22-26)
Dry pattern. The only unsettled weather chance is a passing rain shower chance sometime later October 23 or October 24 with a cold front passing by, based on current expected timing. Mild early period, cooler later period.
DAYS 11-15 (OCTOBER 27-31)
Similar pattern though in the larger scale systems may be more dynamic. Still, the trend is for it to be on the drier side here, again with probably only one brief interruption from a passing frontal system around mid period. Obviously can’t get too detailed this far out and will monitor and update.