Wednesday August 14 2024 Forecast (7:22AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (AUGUST 14-18)

Not much to update today. Upper low pressure to our east, high pressure to our west is the general pattern through Friday. The influence of solar heating and cool air aloft associated with the upper low can trigger isolated showers later today, but most areas will remain dry. Thursday, showers are again a potential, but a higher one, with greater coverage, and we’ll see those moving from north to south into the region during the second half of the afternoon into the evening. Friday will be a dry day. The slower movement of large scale systems now pretty much guarantees a rain-free Saturday as we’ll have a narrow area of high pressure between the departed upper low and the next trough approaching from the west. However, Sunday is more likely to be unsettled with clouds and showers as that trough from the west gets in. Other things of note include high altitude wildfire smoke from Canada in our sky much of the next three days, and it may be thickest on Thursday before starting to thin out by later on Friday. Additionally, forecast Hurricane Ernesto is expected to be well offshore of the US East Coast by this weekend, still far to the southeast of New England, but close enough that we’ll start seeing larger ocean swells along our coast.

TODAY: High altitude smoke with filtered sun. Becoming partly cloudy later with isolated late-day showers favoring areas west of I-95 / north of I-90. Highs 75-82. Dew point upper 50s to lower 60s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. A few isolated showers possible southern NH and northern MA in the evening. Fog patches develop interior lower elevations overnight. Lows 57-64. Dew point upper 50s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Filtered sun mixed with clouds with clouds taking over later on and showers more likely from north to south late day into the evening. Highs 77-84. Dew point lower 60s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Patchy fog forming. Lows 58-65. Dew point upper 50s to lower 60s. Wind variable under 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 77-84. Dew point near 60. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 60-67. Dew point near 60. Wind S under 10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 78-85. Dew point 60+. Wind S 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows 60-67. Dew point 60+. Wind S up to 10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. Chance of a thunderstorm. Highs 73-80. Dew point in 60s. Wind S 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 19-23)

A trough nearby means higher humidity and shower opportunities early next week before drier air arrives mid to late week. Ernesto well offshore early in the period will create large ocean swells and rough surf at the coast. Temperatures near normal.

DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 24-28)

The late August pattern looks fairly benign – seasonably warm – a couple shower and thunderstorm chances to sort out as we get closer.

54 thoughts on “Wednesday August 14 2024 Forecast (7:22AM)”

  7. This one is a candidate for quote of the year from WBZ…

    “Widespread isolated showers.”

    Ummmmmm….

    4. I can’t listen to it anymore. Some of the anchors are interpreting the news and adding their own spin to it and what they add to it usually doesn’t have complete truth. It isn’t just weather they are doing it with!

    2. I can’t even watch it. My friends got me to go on the wild mouse (I think was name) at nantasket and I was not happy. I don’t do wild rides. Any of them.

      1. Loved that ride, especially when it looked like it was going to go right off into the ocean before turning 90 degrees. 🙂

        And Wild Mouse was the name. 🙂

        1. Omg. That was terrifying. I still have flashbacks. Proof is that I actually remembered the name and that was over 50 years ago.

  12. Another dr appt in the books. May be the end of them for a bit. Yay

    We got down to 55 with a 54 DP overnight. Currently 77 and 64 DP

      2. Thank you. Fingers crossed this is the last of them. How are you feeling? Your daughter? And Mrs Tom and daughter two?

        It is definitely not uncomfortable as it was but would love the DPs to stick to the 50s. But then it’s summer

        1. All healthy Vicki, thank goodness ! I just have to wait 1 more day and I can restart the statin I am on for cholesterol as it wouldn’t have mixed well with paxlovid.

  14. Hmmmmm …..

    https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gfs&p=prateptype_cat-imp&rh=2024081412&fh=159&r=us_se&dpdt=&mc=

    https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gfs&p=500wh&rh=2024081412&fh=159&r=us_se&dpdt=&mc=

    I doubt this upper flow is conducive to developing something tropical, but can it initially get a front down into the eastern gulf/over Florida/off the southeast coast and then if the jet lifts a bit, something that can percolate off that old washed out front ?

  15. 3 months ago today Boston sat in fifth place for wettest 12 month period behind 1982-83, 1878-79, 1872-73, and 1955-56.

    Now it’s not even in the top 10 for the previous 12 month period.

  16. Day one of the Little League world series.
    Game two is being delayed by rain as some showers move through the Williamsport PA area.

    1. I absolutely love watching this series. It records automatically and I look forward to watching tonight

  17. About 5 hours of sustained 60 to 65mph winds with the highest gust measured by my weather station being 91. I’m about 900 feet up from the water and over looks perseverance Bay though Barometer only read 995 as a low point. Rain guage measured about 8 inches of rain. Many trees and branches down.

    1. Ps Dorian had stronger winds but this was much longer with the wind. Also Bemuda is great at getting back to normal but also its people has alot more money and not just 1power company. Wapa sucks and I betill be without power fora few days

    2. Thanks for checking in Matt as I wondered what St Thomas experienced.

      Glad your good, try to stay cool until that power comes back on.

  18. Those few hrs before and after sunset really identify the smoke above.

    Really good west to east plume, dropping south over eastern Mass now.

    It’s clear but the sun at this point is barely casting any sunshine.

    1. 32 yrs old.

      I guess I look at it as another draft pick next year, usually good players can be found in the 3rd round, they need so many positional upgrades.

      I don’t mind this.

          2. And speaking of 6th, I saw something saying he’s keeping in shape cause he might might just return. May be nonsense. We know media. I’ve always wondered why he doesn’t do what Ted did and work with his team and also with promising younguns.

              1. His choice. It was more working with the team and individual players that I’d hoped he’d do. I’m a bit disappointed in him that he isn’t. Ot maybe he is. R everyone knew Ted was at winter haven every spring. Not many knew the time he spent with rookies away from the spotlight

    3. 32 years old, coming off of a season-ending injury, and he’s unhappy and making sure to let everyone know that. This is actually a great trade.

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