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REMINDER! Daylight Savings Time ends at 2AM Sunday! Remember to change clocks that don’t automatically reset back one hour before retiring Saturday evening or early Sunday morning. 
The first 2 days of November (a weekend ironically), southeastern New England will be impacted by a 2 storms, the first on the first, the second on the second. By now we all know how this set-up took place and all the possibilities to go along with it, so we’ll skip that and get to the event. Here’s a breakdown…
Storm #1: Today, November 1.
Low pressure moves northeastward from off the Middle Atlantic Coast passing southeast of Nantucket by tonight. Rain will be widespread during this afternoon but will become more spotty by evening from south to north as the best support for rain lifts northward in advance of the low pressure center. Wind impacts will be greatest on Cape Cod and the Islands up to the South Shore with this low, with gusts above 40 MPH likely. It will become windy elsewhere, but not likely as strong. Scattered wind damage and power outages are possible especially in areas with the strongest gusts. Also there will be a risk of minor to moderate coastal flooding in prone areas especially around high tide early this evening. Though torrential rains are not expected, they will be moderate to at times heavy, enough to result in localized flooding especially in poor drainage areas. This will be enhanced by areas where storm drains are blocked by fallen leaves. Also use caution while driving over roads that may be covered with wet leaves which not only make the road slippery but make lanes difficult to see.
Storm #2: Tomorrow, November 2.
This low pressure area will be forming off the coast of North Carolina and Virginia later today while its leading partner passes by New England. It will then race northeastward passing a little further east than storm #1. However, this low will end up stronger than the first, and wind impacts may be more significant in the morning hours of Sunday (after midnight to midday). Wind gusts in areas that were prone to 40 MPH or greater can see gusts of 50 MPH or greater as this storm passes. Additional wind damage and power outages are possible. Also, this storm will have a larger wind field so gusts of 40 MPH or higher will extend back across much of RI, eastern MA, and southeastern NH, with isolated to scattered damage and outages also possible in these areas. Some trees still having leaves on them make them more vulnerable to strong wind gusts with wet ground that is not frozen yet at this time of year. Precipitation with this second system is a little more tricky. The bulk of the heaviest should remain over Cape Cod and just offshore of eastern MA and NH though may extend westward to clip some of these areas for a few hours pre-dawn Sunday. This is when it will be a close call between rain and flipping to snow as colder air is dragged down from above. However, conditions will be marginal as relatively warm ocean water temperatures will modify the air as the wind blows over the water before coming into southeastern New England. Also, with heaviest precipitation short-lived or just offshore, the chances of dragging enough cold air down for meaningful snow drop off. Nevertheless, know that there is the possibility of mixing or even a change to snow anywhere but favoring high elevations and north of Boston. If accumulation occurs it would most likely be in these areas and be fairly short-lived. Will monitor for any changes. Expect dry air to win out by Sunday afternoon but clouds to hang on for a while and wind to remain fairly strong as it shifts more to the northwest with time behind the departing storm. For the Patriots/Broncos game in Foxboro, kicking off at 4:25PM, expect temperatures in the lower 40s at kickoff, upper 30s by the 4th quarter, a clearing sky, but a strong and gusty NW wind taking wind chill temperatures near to below freezing at times.
Next Week (Monday-Friday)…
High pressure moves in Monday – a bright, dry, but chilly day.
Warming trend first aloft then at the surface Tuesday – a nice day but more high and middle clouds.
Cold front approaches Wednesday but the trough associated with it will be weak and lifting more through the Great Lakes into southeastern Canada than charging into New England, so the front will generally fall apart as it moves in – result is sun/clouds but mild, slight shower threat at night.
Second cold front approaches Thursday, but expected it to hold off until late day, but with a potent trough associated with it coming right at New England via the Great Lakes, this system may pack a punch with some risk of heavy showers/thunderstorms.
The fast-moving system from Thursday is exiting by Friday, leaving a gusty northwest wind in its wake, bringing much cooler air into southeastern New England but with a return of dry weather.
SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND FORECAST…
THIS AFTERNOON: Overcast with rain. Areas of fog. Temperatures ranging from the lower 40s higher elevations inland to the lower 50s Cape Cod. Wind N to NE 15-30 MPH with higher gusts, strongest gusts coastal areas and higher elevations south of Boston.
TONIGHT: Overcast. Areas of fog. Periods of rain evening. Steadier rain overnight returns to mainly Cape Cod but may extend into parts of eastern MA/NH possibly mixing with or turning to snow. Minor accumulation not out of the question if this occurs. Lows in the 30s to around 40. Wind NE to N 15-35 MPH, strongest overnight when gusts of 35-50 MPH are likely, with greater than 50 MPH gusts in coastal areas south of Boston.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy morning with rain/snow early favoring southeastern MA and Cape Cod, then periods of lighter rain through midday Cape Cod. Sun may develop west to east before the day is over. Highs in the 40s. Wind N to NW 20-30 MPH with higher gusts.
MONDAY: Sunny. Low 30. High 48.
TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Low 40. High 58.
WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. Slight chance of showers evening. Low 50. High 68.
THURSDAY: Variably cloudy. Showers/thunderstorms likely late day. Low 60. High 70.
FRIDAY: Clouds/sun. Windy. Low 40. High 50.