Friday March 28 2025 Forecast (7:22AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 27 – APRIL 1)

Today will be a dry and seasonably cool early spring day, but of note we are now in a situation with elevated brush fire risk which is common for spring. Our weather situation outlook hasn’t changed. A weak disturbance moved through overnight bringing a few rain/mix/snow showers to some locations. Today, a cold front will slide quietly down from the north and northeast as high pressure builds across Quebec. This sets up that much-talked-about temperature contrast as this boundary merges with a warm front pushing slowly northward toward the region. The resultant boundary will sit mainly just south and southwest of New England during the coming weekend. Overrunning to its north will create episodes of precipitation, mostly rain, but some sleet/snow mixed in at times in portions of southern NH and northern MA. The current timing suggests that most of this will take place in the late night tonight / pre-dawn Saturday hours, again Saturday night, with the most widespread activity to the north of I-90 for both of those. Another surge of moisture will accompany a northward push of the frontal boundary Sunday night with a more widespread rain across the region. Monday, as the Quebec high gives way to approaching low pressure via the Great Lakes, we’ll find ourselves in the warm sector with a stronger southerly air flow, and while the daylight hours of Monday end up rain-free most of the time with just a few passing rain showers, it will be a cloud-dominated day and a band of widespread showers is likely at night with the approach and passage of a cold front. Behind this comes dry and cooler weather for the first of April on Tuesday.

TODAY: Partly sunny. Highs 50-57. Wind W to NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.

TONIGHT: Clouding over. A period of rain, favoring areas near and north of I-90, that can be mixed with sleet and/or snow in southern NH / far northern MA. Lows 32-39 southern NH / northern MA and 40-47 elsewhere. Wind variable up to 10 MPH, mainly N to NE in northeastern areas, S to SW in southwestern areas.

SATURDAY: Mainly cloudy. A touch of drizzle at times mainly eastern coastal areas. Highs ranging widely from 35-42 southern NH and northeastern MA to 42-49 in the balance of eastern MA to 50-57 central MA and eastern RI to 58-65 western RI and eastern CT, but these warmer areas can fall to the 40s by the end of the day as well. Wind NE 5-15 MPH except S 5-15 MPH in western RI and eastern CT for a while before shifting to NE.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of rain, mainly near and north of I-90, may be mixed with sleet southern NH. Areas of drizzle/fog eastern coastal locations. Lows 35-42. Wind NE up to 10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Cloudy. Areas of drizzle eastern coastal locations. Highs 38-45. Wind NE up to 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloudy with rain likely. Areas of fog. Temperature steady 38-45 evening, rising overnight. Wind NE to variable up to 10 MPH, becoming S 10-20 MPH with higher gusts from south to north overnight.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Passing rain showers possible. Highs 48-55 South Coast, 56-63 elsewhere. Wind S 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.

MONDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Rain showers likely during the evening, ending overnight. Lows 40-47. Wind S 10-20 MPH, higher gusts, shifting to W.

TUESDAY: Sun/cloud mix. Highs 48-55. Wind W to NW 10-20 MPH and gusty.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 2-6)

Low pressure brings a warm front / cold front combo in the time frame from later April 2 to early April 4 with additional unsettled weather – details TBD. Dry, cool weather returns for the end of the period, based on current expected timing.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 7-11)

Two systems have the potential to impact the region with precipitation during an unsettled early April pattern with near to below normal temperatures.

46 thoughts on “Friday March 28 2025 Forecast (7:22AM)”

  3. Thoughts on the comfort at Polar Park in Worcester for a 4:00 PM game? Cold and raw but at least dry?

  10. My son was in a mall in Bangkok at the time of the earthquake. He said people were really panicking and he had a difficult time getting out of the mall. Bottom line is he is unhurt and safe.

    3. How frightening for your son. Thank heavens he is all right. Must have been scary for you also knowing he is in that area

  12. I found this interesting weather history tidbit in today’s Boston Herald:

    “An early heat wave on March 28, 1945, boosted temperatures into the 90s from Maryland to Rhode Island.”

    1. Fascinating!!!!

      The highest temperature ever recorded in Providence, Rhode Island during the month of March was 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 degrees Celsius) on March 29, 1945.
      Here’s a breakdown:

      Date: March 29, 1945
      Temperature: 90°F (32.2°C)
      Location: Providence, RI
      Record: This was also the record for the earliest 90-degree temperature of the year.

      Records for Providence Area, Rhode Island (PVDthr) on 03-29
      1: 90°F (1945) 2: 84°F (1946) 3: 79°F (1998) 1: 4°F (1923) 2: 16°F (1974) 3: 18°F (1959) 1: 59°F (1946) 2: 56°F (1945) 3: 52°F (19…
      recordtemps.in

      On This Day in… – US National Weather Service Boston MA | Facebook
      Mar 29, 2024 — On This Day in Weather History: March 29. 1945: Providence, RI recorded its all-time warmest March temperature with a …
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      1. What great fun. I love Ed Sheeran. It was JPD who introduced me to his music on this blog. I met a girl. It reminded me of Mac.

    1. They had a very poor snow season. 52 inches on the season so far and that is up top. 112 inch average.

      1. Boston barely received a bit above that total (28.1”). Sorry but I have NO sympathies. Wish we had 52” for the season, and even that would have been only 3 inches above our normal (49.2”).

        2024-25 Seasonal Totals:

        ORH = 33.8”
        BOS = 28.1”
        NYC = 12.9”

        Not bad in the Boston vs. Worcester rivalry all things considered. Of course the Boston vs. New York rivalry a decent blowout as usual. ❄️ :mrgreen: 🙂

  16. Today’s updated CPC temperatures look interesting. Near to below normal for most of the nation coast-to-coast except a “weak” southeast ridge. Just yesterday it was well above normal for most.

    As Wx Watcher noted, that SE ridge isn’t likely going to allow us a final snow event. Oh well.

    http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov

    1. Actually it’s not the SE ridge, and it wasn’t that it was not going to allow a final snow event. And also there’s no way to tell which snow event is the final one until we get beyond the latest date we’ve ever had one here. 🙂

      The ridge he was referring to was in the middle of the country. It’ll be there, but not as potent as previously thought.

      We’re not 100% out of the woods for out-of-season snowfall. As I have always stated, history shows that while very rare, April snow events have occurred. Don’t think we can deny that. And looking at the upcoming pattern ….. Yeah, still wouldn’t rule something out. 😉

  17. 41 years ago today we had over a foot of heavy wet snow in many areas. Sap had started to run and trees were down and power out in many area throughout the state. I remember watching for Mac to get home from work…..it took him hours….and hearing limbs crack loudly as they fell from trees. We were without power for four days. Our son was 15 days old.

    The followed the storm that left a foot…give or take …15 days before

    https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/03/30/A-spring-blizzard-marched-out-to-sea-today-but/8712449470800/

    1. March 29, 1984

      Another “surprise” spring snowstorm, blizzard conditions iirc. ❄️

      Also iirc the storm only lasted a few hours.

      1. I started warning Mac to leave work at noon. He left at 3:00 and it was still snowing. So I’m not sure how long it lasted. I think more than a few. TK?

      2. Here in Woburn it started as a mix of rain and snow at 7:30 a.m.

        By mid morning it was snowing moderate to heavy. This went on until late afternoon, including thundersnow with cloud to ground lightning strikes.

        The snow began to taper off at day’s end and moved out during the evening, so it was about a 12 hour storm.

        Here in Woburn we had about 13 inches.

        During the height of the storm, the winds gusts of 45-65 MPH were frequent with gusts as high as 80 MPH atop Blue Hill.

        This is a link to the weather map for Thursday March 29.

        https://photos.app.goo.gl/scnNisubkvjKrcAw9

        1. Wow awesome. It’s pretty much what I remember. Although my memory is wrapped around a newborn, a three year old, no electricity and driving my neighbors crazy cause I thought it was an adventure. Don’t blame them. I admit to being more than slightly nuts

          I do remember being very nervous about where Mac was. It’s one of the very few times my son was fussy. Funny how been infants recognize tension

  18. One final thought of the night:

    JR said on air that NOT A SINGLE FLAKE fell in Boston for the first time in recorded weather history in March.

    Can we really go from zero in March to a snowstorm in April?

    1. I wouldn’t say that until April 1. 🙂

      And yes you can go from a zero March measurable in April. Weather is non-linear.

  19. Light rain. Hoping to get out and walk between the waves of rain. looks like it comes and goes in bits and pieces.

  20. March 1979 and 2010 featured a couple of flakes in Boston, what amounted to a “trace,” but other than that I’ve not experienced such a snowless March.

    1. This time, 1/2 inch occurred about 4 miles from the airport in March from a narrow band. So the “no snow at Logan” stat for March (if it comes to be) is 99.9% meaningless.

        1. Exactly, and this is why stats like “no snow in March” at Logan are useless. You can chose ANY spot and say “it did snow” or “it didn’t snow”. Logan is spotlighted because it’s where Boston’s climate data comes from, and we know how “representative” that is for the city. 😉

          Not that I have an issue with it bring brought up, and I get that the “thing” for the media bosses to do right now is push for something to sound dramatic. But I have a major rule that I follow… I don’t talk about a month as if it’s over UNTIL it’s ACTUALLY OVER. Weather is too unpredictable. Additionally, it can be cold enough for Logan to get sleet pellets (low chance, but not zero chance) before Sunday is over. If that happens, it counts as a trace of snow.

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