Friday April 7 2023 Forecast (7:16AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 7-11)

A long stretch of dry weather begins today, but some changes still occur. First, we start today with a blanket of cloud cover over southeastern portions of the region as the cold front that went through slides offshore and a southwesterly air flow aloft still keeps the clouds from departing quickly. AS this cloud deck moves off, the sun’s heating will trigger the development of fair weather clouds as colder air moves in aloft, associated with an upper level trough of low pressure swinging through the region. Also, watch for the wind to kick up nicely behind the cold front aided by both pressure gradient between Great Lakes high pressure and Canadian low pressure, and the mixing of the air mass due to the sun’s heating. Increased wind and dry weather also results in elevated brush fire danger. While this is ongoing, a cool air mass will be settling in and set us up for a fair but cool weekend with less wind as high pressure moves closer. A general northwesterly breeze is expected Saturday and with lighter winds on Sunday we can see the development of coastal sea breezes, but both days will feature plenty of sun. The sunnier pattern continues into early next week, and as high pressure sinks to the south and an upper level high pressure ridge becomes dominant, we’ll undergo a nice warm-up.

TODAY: Sun/cloud mix. Highs 52-59. Wind NW increasing to 15-25 MPH, gusts 30-40 MPH at times especially this afternoon.

TONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 26-33. Wind NW decreasing to 10-20 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 48-55. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 31-38. Wind N up to 10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Sunny. Highs 50-57, coolest coast. Wind N up to 10 MPH except coastal sea breezes by afternoon.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 33-40. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 58-65, cooler Cape Cod. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 38-45. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 61-68, cooler Cape Cod. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 12-16)

High pressure remains dominant with continued above normal temperatures through mid period, then watch for Canadian high pressure to send a frontal boundary southward with a April 15-16 weekend cool-down. Generally dry weather is expected but may have to watch for a little unsettled weather by the very end of the period if a disturbance is present in coincidence with that frontal boundary.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 17-21)

During this period we become more vulnerable to a trough / disturbance from the west with increased chances for showers a couple times, but too soon to really time-detail anything. Temperatures somewhat variable, overall close to normal.

66 thoughts on “Friday April 7 2023 Forecast (7:16AM)”

  6. So far, it seems we have had a pretty typical Spring. We’ll see how the rest of it goes.

    1. They’re all a bunch of wimps.
      I have played golf while it was snowing out, I have played in the pouring rain and I have even played when it was 10 degrees out with a biting wind. They had best learn how to deal with it. 🙂

      1. Mac tended to think many US golfers were too used to perfectly groomed conditions. I have not watched yet. It is always a bit hard for me. But will. We will all watch Easter which makes it easier for me. But daughters are watching and said yet again it is the Tiger show. Freddie was doing quite well and they barely cover him. And others. Not tigers fault. Just the sports media we all know I just love

  9. Thanks, TK.

    The closest simile in April that I can remember to the stretch ahead was in 2014. It got quite warm and was sunny and dry for a fairly long stretch around Patriots Day (Marathon Monday).

    1. Although we often have selective memory, I cannot recall a nice April in my life!!! I am sure there were some, but I only remember the MISERABLE LIFE-SUCKING APRIL’s we usually get. 🙂

  10. Sorry If I appear a bit Snarky this morning,

    I think the Mrs. has covid. She has all of the symptoms and she is quite ill. So far she has tested negative, but our tests came from our office and they are the ones that had the expiration date extended a couple of times. Our son picked up a couple of new tests for us last evening and we’ll test again today and see what we get.

    If it’s not that, it must be some sort of flu.

    What i don’t understand is WHY I haven’t caught it, at least not yet.????????

    I have always had a pretty strong immune system, but at my age it is supposed to weaken considerably????

    My wife on the other had does not have a strong immune system.

    3. Oh nooooooo. I groaned as I read this. I sure hope it isn’t Covid. But either way am sending positive thoughts for a quick recovery.

      I know of over a handful of folks where one person just didn’t get it. Some older like you and me. Others hinged like my sons wife who didn’t get it either time he had it I’ve said from the get go that those are the folks that should be studied.

      1. Thank you Vicki.
        She has been oh so careful during this pandemic. We have been out and about more often lately. Figures!

        1. There is so much going around. I have two friends who have a Covid type virus but neither is Covid positive. I also hope you stay well

    1. I’m very sorry to hear this. My best wishes to your wife and you.

      Everyone’s immune system is different. It’s an area of medical science that’s still mysterious in some ways. For example, why when exposed to a virus some people don’t contract it while others do? Controlled experiments suggest that the answers to this question delve much deeper than simply “natural immunity.”

      1. Thank you Joshua.

        Yes, tis a mystery. Of course, I still “could” get it. So far so good for me. 🙂

  13. I’m still on the hunt for what caused the loud boom…single and of double typical of sonic boom…yesterday.

    Is there any possibility of thunder in the area around 2 pm? I’m checked radar at the time and if was clear. It was felt from Sutton/Uxbridge/grafton to Oxford/Webster to Charlton and Thompson CT…..at least a 20 mi radius. I think that is too far for thunder to rattle windows though.

        1. Thank you, Scott. That is a really good thought also. The person at USGS said possible sonic boom; but if it shook that wide a radius, it usually registers seismically

  14. Speaking of someone who’s been ailing recently, Pope Francis will miss the Good Friday procession due to “extremely cold weather in Rome,” the Vatican said. It is the first time the Pope will not preside at the Way of the Cross service. You may recall the Pope was recently hospitalized, albeit briefly.

    This is the holiest week on the Christian calendar. I do hope it warms up a bit so that the Pope can give his Easter address on Sunday from the balcony overlooking St. Peter’s Square in Rome.

  18. WOW! Did it ever get WINDY all of a sudden!! Me thinks that was well forecast here…

    Also, watch for the wind to kick up nicely behind the cold front aided by both pressure gradient between Great Lakes high pressure and Canadian low pressure, and the mixing of the air mass due to the sun’s heating

  20. Joshua – just to add to the discussion about the Frozen Four from last night’s blog – you had written the following:

    “hockey is almost exclusively a Northern sport (practically all players are from Northern states, Canada, or Northern Europe)”

    While that may have been true 20 years ago, it certainly is not any more. College Hockey News has a breakdown of where all Division 1 college hockey players come from: https://www.collegehockeynews.com/almanac/funfacts-wherefrom.php

    This year, players came from 41 of the 50 US states, 12 of the Canadian Provinces, and 21 countries overall. You may be surprised to learn that there were 45 players this year across D1 hockey that came from California or 23 from Florida.

    So, while nearly the majority of the teams are in the Northeast or Midwest, except for Alaska, Alaska-Anchorage, Denver, Colorado College, Air Force Academy, and Arizona State, the players come from everywhere, and a lot of that is thanks to the NHL expansion in the 80s and 90s.

  21. Quinnipiac playing for the national championship tomorrow for hockey. CT could have two national champions in two different sports.

  24. JpDave, all the best to you and your wife.

    Vicki, your Tiger post got me laughing too. Thanks!

  25. Thanks, SAK, for the information on college hockey players.

    I guess I’m getting old. I used to attend lots of college hockey games – BC, Harvard, Providence College – and would read through the programs (I kept a lot of them; I tend to hoard). At the time, almost no-one was from south of Maryland. Times have changed, as you point out.

  28. Big tree just missed hitting patrons by 17th tee box prior to play being called during second round of the Masters
    Weather for third round in a word GROSS

    1. “RED sky at night, sailors delight” and THAT photo is a delight for sure. Thanks for sharing TK. 🙂

      1. It was short lived by very beautiful. And this time the weather saying works out.

  31. I saw a 10-day forecast on Ch. 5 this morning and it had RAIN for Marathon Monday (day #10).

    A textbook example of Murphy’s Law? Oh well. 😉

    Even though those 10-days rarely come to fruition even 7-10 days out, I wish more tv mets would do them for the viewing audience.

    1. Problem is, too many people take anything beyond day 4 literally as if it’s 100% the real deal.

      Also, Marathon Monday can range over 7 different dates. This does not make it any more likely to contain rain than any other day in April. In fact, according to statistics, which are far, FAR more accurate than day-10 forecasts, the majority of Patriots Days contain no precipitation.

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