Saturday April 13 2024 Forecast (7:44AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 13-17)

A holiday weekend is upon us and two thirds of it will be impacted by low pressure: today & Sunday. Yesterday’s storm system is spinning ’round up in eastern Canada and a trough around its base, combined with upper level low pressure, will bring us an unstable day today with some scattered to isolated rain showers. Most of these will stack in the mountains west of the WHW forecast area as rain/snow showers where colder air will reside. Here, the temp will be stuck in the 50s but feel a bit cooler at times with an active breeze. Sunday will be both better and not better, depending on what part of the day we’re talking about. The morning will be quite nice. And with some sunshine and the core of cool air beyond our region, we’ll see a day of 60+ high temps for most of the region, except Cape Cod which will be cooler. A fast-moving low pressure wave will come along and bring the chance of additional rain showers to our region generally from mid afternoon to mid evening, before making a quick exit to the southeast. The final third of our long weekend, Patriots Day Monday, will be governed by high pressure, bringing fair and mild weather to the region. This will be favorable for early-morning battle reenactment at Lexington Green and other activities during the day, as well as the midday Red Sox game and the Boston Marathon, though it may be a bit warm for the liking of some runners. High pressure sits southwest of our region Tuesday with a fair, milder day for most areas, but another bubble of high pressure in eastern Canada will be strong enough to send a cold front down through the region during the day, which depending on timing, can shift the wind to north and northeast, cooling the area down before the day is finished. This front will sit to our south Wednesday as low pressure heads for the Great Lakes, bringing clouds back into the region, and a wet weather threat possibly by Wednesday evening / night, again depending on timing which is not quite certain this far in advance.

TODAY: Most sun early to mid morning, then lots of clouds much of day. Passing light rain showers possible. Highs 50-57. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts, shifting to W.

TONIGHT: Lots of clouds evening, which decrease overnight. Lows 38-45. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny morning. Clouds rapidly move in midday on. A brief passing period of very light to light rain possible mainly north of I-90 during the first half of the afternoon, and a better chance of rain showers west and southwest of Boston toward the end of the afternoon. Highs 57-64. Wind W to SW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy with rain showers likely during the evening. Partly cloudy overnight. Lows 48-55. Wind W to NW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

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

MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 45-52. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Sunny. Highs 65-72 inland, 57-64 coast but turning cooler from north to south, especially along the coast, mid afternoon on. Wind NW 5-15 MPH shifting to N and NE.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows 43-50. Wind NE under 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds. Chance of rain at night. Highs 55-62, coolest coast. Wind E 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 18-22)

Cool and unsettled weather April 18 as low pressure moves to our northwest and a warm front slowly travels through our region. Warmer and fair weather April 19 behind a warm front and ahead of a cold front which brings rain showers either that night or to start the April 20-21 weekend, which may remain unsettled and likely turns much cooler as upper level low pressure moves across the region after a cold front goes by. Timing suggests fair weather to end this period but below normal temperatures.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 23-27)

More emphasis on a cooler pattern heading through late April, but not as wet as recently. More clarification on this pattern in coming updates.

45 thoughts on “Saturday April 13 2024 Forecast (7:44AM)”

  6. Thanks, TK.

    Happy Birthday, Tom.

    You were pretty close to the benchmark. Maybe you’ll have left a mark there for areas of low pressure to traverse next winter when Arctic highs return.

  13. Thanks TK !

    Thanks everyone !

    We’re on Norwegian and we’re currently east of southern NJ for latitude and southeast of Nantucket. Near the Gulf Stream.

    12-15 ft swells and tons of white caps.

    First cruise ever, ship is really nice. Theatre, shops, name it, it’s on this ship.

    Have a good day all !!

  14. Thanks TK and Happy Birthday Tom!

    I’ve also done two Norwegian cruises to Bermuda (both from NYC). Great cruise line and beautiful island. Enjoy!!

  16. So, it turns out I never did fly back from London to Boston. … judging from the weather. This, my friends, is VERY typical London weather, as was yesterday, and as will be the case tomorrow.

    I left my apartment for a 90 minute walk: Got rained on for a bit (mostly sprinkles), saw the sun and passing clouds and then another light rain shower.

  17. Happy Birthday Tom,

    Enjoy the cruise and Bermuda.
    Where will the ship Dock?
    Hamilton?
    St. George’s?
    OR the Naval Yard in Somerset?

    My wife and I have been there five(5) times over the years.
    we LOVE it there!!!!

    April can be a really nice month there. Not hot, but hopefully not too cool either. With luck you’ll have 70s. 🙂 🙂

    ENJOY!

    2. Old salty I’m almost positive the ship only docks now at the Royal ship yard as the other ports are to narrow getting the ship in as I believe that’s what they told me years ago . I loved that cruise .

  18. Lotta snow to be put down in central and eastern Canada the next several days. Refrigerant. The cool air masses are gonna have some bite to them as we head through the back half of April and beginning of May. Sorry warm weather lovers. 😉

      1. We will have our warm days. It’s just the overall pattern that is cool.

        60+ (except Cape Cod) Monday. A few make a run at 70 Tuesday if we can keep that front north of the area long enough. Either way still a fairly mild day.

  20. I don’t mind cooler than normal temperatures as long as plenty of sunshine goes along with that.

  22. Vicki I am watching The Masters. Scottie Scheffler wins tomorrow it will be two Masters wins in three years. He also won The Players Championship last month. If Colin Morikawa wins this will be his third career major and would need a U.S. Open win to complete the career grand slam. Scheffler and Morikawa will be in the final group tomorrow.

    1. It is a great match isn’t it. It’s the first time I have watched the entire march since Mac passed and I am really enjoying. Dechambeau is in the thick too

  23. Dechambeau with a hole out for birdie on the 18th goes into the final round four back. You never know what will happen on the final day of The Masters. I remember back in 1996 Greg Norman had a six shot lead heading into the final round and the collapse that happened in the final round with Nick Faldo winning The Masters.

    1. I remember that year with Greg too I think a lot of people,were disappointed for him. My youngest was 10. She watched as the jacket was placed on Nick. After that if anyone mentioned the masters she would echo FALDO.

      And I think the best part of this as you said …anyone can win

  24. Thank you TK!

    Happy Birthday Tom!!! Enjoy the cruise and Bermuda. I have done that cruise six times and met my hubby on the Majesty which was the original ship that did that trip. That ship was small enough to get through the cut in St. George which was my favorite area in Bermuda.

    1. Not really looking at a specific “event”. It’s a pattern that would support some frozen precipitation involved in our weather.

  26. I saw the chillier pattern setting up, lord I hope we have a decent summer minus all that rain from last year.

    Ironically, for all my world travels I have never done an Ocean cruise. I did a wonderful river cruise from Amsterdam to Vienna with a company based out of Boston.

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