Sunday April 7 2024 Forecast (9:01AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 7-11)

One more day in the circulation of low pressure offshore, held up by a blocking pattern in the atmosphere, the same block that will set up great viewing conditions for tomorrow’s solar eclipse. First, we continue to be in clouds from the offshore storm much of today, but we’ll start to see a decrease later today, and especially tonight. In contrast to yesterday’s more widespread showers of rain (mixed with snow in some areas), we’ll just see a few potential light rain showers today, otherwise the day will be mainly dry. Again, regarding the solar eclipse, with the path of totality crossing far northern New England, the WHW forecast area still sees a pretty significant coverage on the sun during the event (93% at Boston, a tiny bit less to the south and a tiny bit more to the north), peaking at 3:29 p.m. EDT between a start time of 2:16 p.m. EDT and an end time of 4:39 p.m. EDT. I’ll repeat this one more time on tomorrow morning’s update for you. Post-eclipse, we’ll see some high clouds start to move in from the west over the top of a narrow ridge of high pressure that gives us our nice weather for Monday. High pressure from eastern Canada cools is down but keeps us fair Tuesday. Then we move back to unsettled weather for midweek with a cool easterly wind and an overcast with some wet weather returning ahead of a warm front on Wednesday. This front may struggle to cross the region Thursday as low pressure moves to our northwest and a large scale trough slides into the Northeast, keeping the weather wet but leaving some uncertainty on the temperature forecast for that day – could end up with a larger range across the region depending on the position / movement of the front.

TODAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny. Chance of a passing rain shower. Highs 45-52. Wind N 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 33-40. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 54-61 (you may note a slight temperature drop for about 1/2 hour either side of the eclipse maximum). Wind NW up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: High clouds arrive. Lows 35-42. Wind NW to N 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 51-58, coolest at north-facing and east-facing shores. Wind NNE 5-15 MPH shifting to E.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Clouding up. Lows 41-48. Wind E up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Drizzle likely. Light rain possible. Patchy fog forming. Temperatures steady 41-48. Wind E 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT / THURSDAY: Cloudy. Areas of drizzle and fog. Periodic rain. Temperatures may hold 41-48 southern NH and northern MA and rise to 49-56 to the south. Wind SE-S 5-15 MPH, higher gusts possible.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 12-16)

Cold front approaches April 12 with numerous rain showers, possible thunderstorms, breezy/windy conditions and a push of milder air regionwide. Behind this, expect a stronger northwest wind, unsettled weather (rain/mix showers) and chilly weather for April 13. High pressure brings more tranquil and milder weather April 14-15 but on April 15 (Marathon Monday / Patriots Day) we may end up much cooler at the coast. Unsettled weather chances increase again at the end of the period.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 17-21)

Unsettled / cool start to the period, then drier / milder trend follows.

84 thoughts on “Sunday April 7 2024 Forecast (9:01AM)”

  1. Good morning and thank you TK.
    Typical UGLY Spring forecast for our area.
    The cruelest-meanest season of all here in New England.
    I HATE SPRING!!!!!

  8. Thank, TK!

    I am going to try to photograph the eclipse tomorrow. I was able to get a mylar filter for my 35mm SLR at the last minute from Amazon. Alexa keeps telling me it will be here by 10 pm. We’ll see.

    I am also working on an eclipse playlist later.

    1. It’s funny watching people’s reactions to very predictable weather / seasons year after year. 🙂

      I spend every season enjoying the season it is. All 4 of them. Every year. New England. 🙂

      1. Sure, I know what to expect EVERY STINKEN SPRING!
        Doesn’t mean I have to like it one single bit!

        AS I said before I HATE SPRING around these parts!!!!!
        It is truly MISERABLE!!!!!

        I love Winter, Summer and Autumn, but you can take Spring and send it to MARS!!!!

  11. [in Just-]
    By E. E. Cummings

    in Just-
    spring when the world is mud-
    luscious the little
    lame balloonman

    whistles far and wee

    and eddieandbill come
    running from marbles and
    piracies and it’s
    spring

    when the world is puddle-wonderful

    the queer
    old balloonman whistles
    far and wee
    and bettyandisbel come dancing

    from hop-scotch and jump-rope and

    it’s
    spring
    and

    the

    goat-footed

    balloonMan whistles
    far
    and
    wee

  12. I love spring. I love them all. But I do have favorites.

    As far as spring though…the new and rebirth is my favorite part.

    But if you don’t like it, try brushing dried mud out of a horses thick winter coat after he’s spent hours rolling in the stuff. After that, everything else seems rosey!

  15. We learned genders and names late last night. A little girl and little boy!

    The girl’s name is Cameron and the boy’s name is Colby.

    Thank you again to this wonderful whw family for your positive thoughts and prayers.

  16. “…everything under the sun is in tune
    But the sun is eclipsed by the moon.”

    If you start “The Dark Side Of The Moon” album by Pink Floyd 41 minutes and 53 seconds before the moment of totality, these lines will coincide with the start of totality. Of course one must be in the path of totality for that to have maximum effect. 🙂

      1. HAHAHA! I’d just play it on Spotify probably if I was going to do that. But I’m not going to. Although that song will be part of a playlist that plays during the day and event where I am, which will be on a deck in Vermont with a clear view of the sun and mountains for a backdrop.

        1. I have a feeling that you and my son will have a very similar view of the eclipse. He’s in the town of Dunkin in Canada, less than three miles north of the Vermont border.

  17. Am I the ONLY one here who is NOT excited by the eclipse one little bit. Not in the slightest. Been there, done that. 🙂
    Call me weird. 🙂

    1. Nah. You are not alone….well not completely anyway. I’m only excited for my grandkids. Otherwise,I’d not be paying attention.

    2. Any chance some “sensitive” streetlights come on here in Boston during the peak? I would like to see that happen. 🙂

    3. I’ve been looking forward to this for years … and I mean years .. The ability to witness a partial is amazing, but the ability to put myself in the path of totality – beyond words. The world, the solar system, etc. are amazing. To think what’s going on that we can witness is just indescribable. I’m so thankful to have the opportunity to do this. 🙂

        1. Which is as it should be. Different experiences mean different things to everyone. It’s the best of life

      2. TK – I will be in Vermont as well – this is one of the top items on my bucket list but I am nervous clouds will increase as totality approaches – calm me down please

        1. There will be some streamers of high, fairly thin clouds around. That’s about it.

  19. We had a glimpse of the sun at 3:30 and I did a dry run for the eclipse. The glasses worked. I now know where to put my camera tripod and point the camera tomorrow afternoon.

    Here’s my playlist. I came up with most songs on my own. I am not going to lie: I did cheat a little after the fact with a Google search. 🙂

    Moonlight Sonata
    Moon Shadow
    Dancing in the Moonlight
    Blue Moon
    Elevation by U2
    You are the Sunshine of my Life
    Here Comes The Sun
    You’re So Vain (“You flew your Leer jet up to Nova Scotia to see the total eclipse of the sun.”)
    Brain Damage/Eclipse by Pink Floyd
    Don’t Let The Sun Go Down on Me
    Sunglasses at Night
    Bad Side of the Moon by Elton John
    Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
    Bad Moon Rising
    Blinded by the Light
    Shame on the Moon
    Moon River
    Ain’t No Sunshine

        1. That was pretty awesome even at under 70%. I considered it a preview of this one 🙂

    2. There is also a track called “Total Eclipse” by progressive band Alan Parsons Project from their album “I Robot”.

  20. Let’s think about this…

    Can we accurately predict the weather a month in advance? I think not.

    Then how is it possible that someone could predict an eclipse years in advance? The only rational answer is that those making the prediction are also causing the eclipse.

    Burn them!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2xlQaimsGg

      1. In truth. That is the part that fascinates me. Not as much the event as what our ancestors thought.

  21. Parts of Metrowest etc. may have a brief but very nice sunset in a short time (1st half of 7PM hour). Depends on how much sun can shine up onto the breaking stratocumulus deck.

    1. I haven’t seen Dave Epstein on air in months now. Has he left WBZ? And what is that “white stuff” on the side of the road? ;-)❄️

  23. I don’t remember 2017 at all. Last one I remember was in 1994. Even though it was annular, I have a vivid memory of it. I was in 5th grade and it occurred in the middle of recess. I remember making some kind of weird paper thing in school with a tiny pin hole and it reflected off a piece of paper. It was fascinating. I don’t understand how people can’t be fascinated by our natural world and the universe.

    2. I was in Suncook NH for the 1994 annular (Tuesday May 10). It was perfectly sunny and we were almost dead center for the “ring of fire”. The daylight dimmed, it got a degree or so cooler briefly, and the birds quieted down during that portion for several minutes.

  24. Bought my ISO certified glasses but still being told to only look for 10 seconds at a time with the glasses.

  25. TK – With you being in the path of totality you won’t even need to spend any extra money on special glasses. Just look up, stare and enjoy! 🙂

    As for myself, I plan to stay inside my house and just look out the windows away from the sun itself and see how dark it gets. I hope at least one streetlight comes on but I believe the lights on my street and the adjacent street take awhile to come on, even when darkness is evident.

    1. I have the glasses because you need them to view everything except the 3 minutes and several seconds of totality we’ll experience. That’s the only time I can take them off. But I want to see the entire process. I also have a phone camera filter to take photos, which I’ll do about every 12 minutes from 2:16 to 4:39.

        1. I thought so too until a short while ago when my daughter mentioned it. I looked and found this

          Eclipse viewers near Torreón, Mexico, will get to experience totality for the longest. Totality there will last 4 minutes, 28 seconds, according to NASA. Most places along the centerline of the path of totality will see a totality duration between 3.5 and 4 minutes long, according to NASA.1 hour ago

        2. Philip I think you may be getting confused between the total time of the eclipse (start to finish) and the time of totality (when complete obscuration of the sun occurs).

          Where I am, the first appearance of the moon over the sun starts at 2:16 p.m. Totality is just over 3 minutes where I am, 3:27-3:30 p.m. After that the disc of the sun becomes increasingly visible until it’s fully uncovered at 4:29 p.m.

          It is only during that 3 minute window of totality that you can view it without protection. So the eclipse glasses are essential!

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