Thursday March 17 2022 Forecast (7:26AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 17-21)

Today starts with some areas of dense fog. If you don’t have the fog, you get to see the sun to start the day before clouds move into the region in advance of low pressure. This weak storm system will track just south of New England tonight, bringing some light rainfall mainly to southeastern portions of the WHW forecast area later today into this evening before moving out later at night. This leave us in a slot of drier and milder air for Friday, so it will attempt to warm nicely, though this warm-up may be quickly thwarted by developing coastal sea breezes due to a weak wind field, then regionally ended by the passage of a cold front from the north and northeast later in the day or in the evening. Another low pressure system, this one rather broad and containing more moisture, will bring wet weather for the start of the weekend as it passes to our northwest. As it goes by, drier air will start to return for the second half of the weekend, though there still could be a passing rain shower on Sunday. The vernal equinox – the astronomical arrival of spring – occurs at 11:33 a.m. EDT on Sunday. High pressure brings fair and seasonably cool weather for Monday.

TODAY: Areas of fog morning. Increasing clouds. Scattered light rain this afternoon favoring eastern CT, RI, and southeastern MA. Highs 47-54. Wind S shifting to E up to 10 MPH.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Evening light rain/drizzle possible southern and eastern areas. Areas of fog. Lows 38-45. Wind NE-N up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Lots of clouds early then more sun. Highs 55-62 coast, 63-70 inland. Wind variable up to 10 MPH including coastal sea breezes.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Clouding up. Chance of rain overnight. Lows 40-47. Wind NE up to 10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Cloudy. Rain likely. Highs 47-54. Wind E to variable 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Breaking clouds. Lows 32-39. Wind W 5-15 MPH, gusty.

SUNDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Chance of a rain shower. Highs 52-59. Wind W 10-20 MPH, gusty.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 35-42. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 48-55. Wind N up to 10 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 22-26)

Overall pattern leaves us near a battle zone between lingering Canadian cold and early spring warmth to the south. A fair, milder start to the period here likely gives way to unsettled weather mid period then drying, cooler weather late in the period.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 27-31)

We’ll continue in a battle zone between southeastern USA warmth and Canadian cold, leaving us vulnerable to a couple episodes of unsettled weather late in the month.

26 thoughts on “Thursday March 17 2022 Forecast (7:26AM)”

    3. Thank you, TK!

      Such heartfelt words by Terry. Hard not to cry reading them and thinking of a special life lost too soon.

  3. Thanks, TK!

    Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!

    I agree. Terry’s rememberance of Mish was brilliant and heartfelt. So sad.

    Major fog in the bog here in the Boro!

    1. Here too. It was actually clear about 45 minutes ago, now visibility is under 1/2, maybe even a 1/4 mile.

  4. Thanks TK.

    So sorry about Mish, but why no details about how she died? Was it an accident or health related?

    2. As TK wrote yesterday, probably when or if her family decides to notify the public is best.

      This is not in any way meant to be an editorial, but in this instance, its probably what would be most appropriate.

  7. I just realized that the models are now out an hour later than prior to this past Sunday. Shows you how often I have been looking at models lately.

    Curious to see 12Z GFS as it had a decent snow event for the 27th of the 6Z run. I suspect it will be GONE on the 12Z run.

  8. Thank you, TK.

    Many trees are flowering in London, including magnolias. Bushes are green. Even some of the trees have small leaves. London hardly had any frost at all this year, and its spring is earlier than ours even in a `normal’ year.

  12. I see up to a few opportunities for late-season accumulating snow for parts of southern New England through early April, but nothing in the next several days.

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