Thursday April 14 2022 Forecast (7:48AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 14-18)

A complex weather system will be with us today as we have a frontal boundary bisecting the region, setting up a significant temperature contrast, and an approaching frontal boundary from the west as well. There’s not a lot of change in the thought process outlined in yesterday’s discussion about the significant temperature spread from northeast to southwest today as well as the few showers around early today and the more significant shower and thunderstorm threat this evening. That threat looks strongest west of our area, but some of the downpours and storms can certainly make their way into the WHW forecast area as evening arrives, though they should be losing punch as they move east as they feel the influence of more stable air in place here. We’re still looking decent for Friday with drier weather. If you are in areas that are cool today, Friday will turn out milder. If you are in the warmest areas today, Friday will turn out a little cooler. Either way, Friday will still be a nice spring day after a slow start, and the afternoon continues to look great for Fenway baseball… Our weekend, a 3-day weekend for some, holds one significant weather change. We’ll have a mild Saturday but low pressure to our northwest will send a disturbance and cold front this way and a round or 2 of showers and even a few thunderstorms can visit the region, with timing right now looking like late afternoon or evening. I think Saturday’s outdoor daytime plans should be generally ok, although there will likely be a gusty breeze. Once that cold front passes by Saturday night, it sets up a cooler and breezy Sunday and just enough cold air aloft so that we’ll have some fair weather clouds and perhaps a brief sprinkle of rain – but most of the day looks dry. Monday looks cool but more tranquil at this time as high pressure controls, but we’ll start to see high clouds arriving as the day goes on ahead of the next unsettled weather threat. It looks dry for both the Boston Marathon and the traditional late morning first-pitch Red Sox game at Fenway Park.

TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of light rain favoring northern and eastern areas early in the day. Chance of drizzle NH Seacoast and MA East Coast. Chance of rain showers from west to east later in the day. Highs 50-57 southeastern NH and northeastern MA, 58-65 southeastern NH and eastern MA to RI and 66-73 central MA to northeastern CT except cooler along the South Coast. Wind NE-E 5-15 MPH most of eastern and northeastern MA and southern NH, variable to SW 5-15 MPH south central MA, northeastern CT, RI, and MA South Coast.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely this evening including the chance of thunderstorms, especially west of Boston. Lows 47-54. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a chance of drizzle early, then partly to mostly sunny. Highs 63-70, probably occurring late in the day, except cooler in some coastal areas especially Cape Cod. Wind N up to 10 MPH in the morning becoming W and increasing to 10-20 MPH during the afternoon.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 42-49. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Early clouds, then mostly sunny mid morning to mid afternoon. Partly sunny later in the day with a chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm, favoring areas west of Boston. Highs 61-68 except cooler South Coast / Cape Cod. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and possible thunderstorms in the evening, then clearing. Lows 42-47. Wind SW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts, shifting to NW.

SUNDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Slight chance of a brief passing sprinkle of rain. Highs 52-59. Wind NW 5-15 MPH, gusty.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy evening. Clearing overnight. Lows 38-45. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Sunny morning. Increasing high clouds afternoon. Highs 55-62, coolest coast. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 19-23)

Continuing to watch a storm system for rain and even possible higher elevation mix/snow early in the period. Next unsettled weather threat around April 22 in a somewhat active pattern with temperatures near to below normal.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 24-29)

Continued near to below normal temperatures with somewhat active weather – a couple threats of unsettled weather seem quite likely.

44 thoughts on “Thursday April 14 2022 Forecast (7:48AM)”

  6. Another reason for me not to like spring (besides the return of insects, allergies, and the expected arrival of heat and humidity soon) is the sound of leaf blowers. Good lord, I detest that noise. The front of the building where I live has a postage stamp sized `garden.’ It takes the men who `clean up’ (ie, make noise) the garden 90 minutes to do their work. I’ve offered to the board to do this myself (as an experiment, I did the job in about 20 minutes with a rake and my hands), but the board refused. It’s weird to spend money on noise pollution and the lovely smell of exhaust (another form of pollution). I guess it’s good for employment.

    1. Agree on that count. Annoyingly loud and irritating! Some towns have banned them (at least the gas powered ones)

  18. The storms in far western New England are right about on track with timing & intensity. This is your severe weather area. These will struggle as they move eastward in this set-up, which is typical for this time of year. That said, some downpours, and some embedded thunderstorms can survive in weakened form all the way to the eastern shore this evening.

  20. I’m home just in time to hit the deck and watch the clouds roll in and I’m sure the raindrops will start shortly after I sit

    1. Looks as if it was quite a storm where it hit.

      Just starting to rain here now. I’m hoping it is soft for a bit so I can stay outside.

  24. Still outside. There is something truly special about sitting out in light rain. I did add a hoodie but the temp is quite comfy

  25. Boston was mostly stuck in the 40s today. Not so to our south and west, as TK mentioned in his forecast. My sister lives in Philadelphia. It got to 84 degrees and was sunny today. Talk about a contrast. Even Providence got to the mid 60s and saw some sun.

  26. 2 out of 3 medium range forecast models still give approximately 1/2 to 2 1/2 inches of snow to the Worcester Hills early next week.

  27. Well now. A bit of rather major thunder and vivid lighting. Just three claps but very nice. A couple of the kids grabbed their noise canceling headphones.

  28. JPD, it hit 50.5F where I live, but only briefly. I live in Back Bay. Most of the day my thermometer was stuck at 48.5F. It’s now a bit cooler than that.

  30. Thanks TK.

    We hit 80 here today, felt like summer! Got some torrential downpours, thunder and lightning that moved through around 630pm but nothing severe. It’s cooled off nicely now into the upper 50s.

    Tomorrow we are heading up to Killington to use our last day there on our Ikon passes. Kids are on spring break and they still have 67 trails open. Nothing like running the a/c one day and skiing the next. Spring in New England!

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