The moisture shield far north of what remains of Ian will bring our area some wet weather this weekend, but the scope of that will depend on location. If you are south of I-90, you’re most likely to see rain for more time. If you’re near the South Coast, you’ll see the most rain for the most time. If you are to the north, you may see little or even possibly no rain. Certainly though there will not be much, if any, sunshine this weekend, and it will also be on the cool side due to a northeasterly air flow, initially weak today but strengthening on Sunday as the gradient tightens between Ian’s remaining low pressure to the south and a high pressure area to the north. This general set-up persists early next week, and I’ve been a little uncertain as to whether or not we’ll be more impacted by the low to the south or the high to the north, but right now I’m leaning toward the high pressure area being stronger to start the week, keeping the low to the south, then one final push of low pressure that may tag at least Cape Cod with a little wet weather later Tuesday and/or Wednesday. Need to keep an eye on that in fine-tune it later.
TODAY: Cloudy. Rain likely South Coast, periods of rain I-90 belt, chance of occasional very light to light rain to the north of the I-90 belt. Highs 56-63. Wind NE up to 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: Cloudy. Best chance of rain Cape Cod, lesser chance elsewhere. Areas of fog and drizzle favoring eastern coastal locations. Lows 46-53. Wind NE 5-15 MPH.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Light rain possible near the South Coast at times. Highs 56-63. Wind NE 10-20 MPH, gusts up to 30 MPH near the coast.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 47-54. Wind E 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
MONDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 58-65. Wind NE 5-15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 46-53. Wind NE 5-15 MPH.
TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Highs 56-63. Wind NE 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain Cape Cod / South Coast. Lows 46-53. Wind NE 5-15 MPH, higher gusts especially South Coast.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy with possible rain South Coast favoring Cape Cod. Partial sun elsewhere. Highs 57-64. Wind NE-N 10-20 MPH and gusty, probably somewhat stronger Cape Cod.
DAYS 6-10 (OCTOBER 6-10)
A small area of high pressure extends into the region with fair and seasonable to milder weather October 6 into October 7 before a strong cold front swings through with a shot of chilly air to follow for the October 8-9 weekend that may be reinforced at the end of the period from another Canadian cold front.
DAYS 11-15 (OCTOBER 11-15)
Overall pattern looks fairly dry with temperatures near to mostly below normal.