DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 2-6)
High pressure sits over us now but we’re already seeing high clouds stream in ahead of our next low pressure system. We’re in a cold air mass and the air will not warm up all that much today, but at least there will be less wind. The clouds ahead of a warm front will thicken up later, and the rain that arrives later tonight may start out as sleet anywhere from the I-90 belt northward. It will be too warm aloft to promote any snowflakes. Rain tapers off as the warm front passes by Thursday morning, and the day will feature a lot of clouds but also some sun, and a passing rain shower or two can take place as a cold front slides through the region. This front will stall just south of our area later at night through Friday, allowing additional cloudiness to roam through the region Friday, and perhaps some additional rain shower activity closer to the South Coast. Still optimistic that Fenway stays dry for the Red Sox home opener. Now let’s just hope they show up for it. 
…… Heading into the weekend, it looks like we start out ok Saturday, but take a turn back to unsettled later that day through Sunday as the frontal boundary sitting nearby invites a wave of low pressure to move along it and through our area. The details of the weekend are still to be determined, but it looks chilly Saturday, dry morning, less dry afternoon, and it remains to be seen if we bust into the warm sector for a brief time on Sunday, but it’s possible. Either way, it’s an unsettled day with some wet weather too.
TODAY: Sun often filtered, then dimmed, then blotted out before day’s end. Highs 40-47. Wind N shifting to E up to 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: Cloudy. Rain arrives late evening, may start as sleet I-90 north. Lows 33-40. Wind E up to 10 MPH.
THURSDAY: Variably cloudy. Early rain ends. Scattered to isolated rain showers mid morning to mid afternoon. Highs 55-62 but 48-55 South Coast. Wind variable to SW increasing to 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Patchy fog in lower elevation locations. Lows 46-53. Wind W diminishing to under 10 MPH.
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers south of I-90 through midday. Highs 57-64. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 35-42. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.
SATURDAY: Clouding over. Rain arrives west to east in the afternoon, may start as sleet southern NH. Highs 42-49. Wind NE up to 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Periods of rain. Areas of fog. Temperatures steady in 40s. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Highs 58-65 except cooler South Coast. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 7-11)
Dry, cooler to start next week then a brief warm-up potential by midweek. Late-week unsettled and cooler weather returns.
DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 12-16)
Low pressure impact potential start and end of period, fair weather between when we may have a mild interlude in an otherwise cool pattern.
Good morning and thank you TK.
32 here now…
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Second time this year a part of the country has been placed under a high risk by the SPC. I would expect in that area a Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch to be issued for that area.
https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html
Yikes ……
Wow. Just saw this. Looks to be same area I posted below that James spann mentioned
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Whoever ordered the winter weather, please send it back.
It wasn’t I and believe me I’d send it back if I could!!!!
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From James Spann.
From NWS Memphis “This isn’t routine. This is a rare, high-impact, and potentially devastating event. Heavy rainfall will likely lead to widespread river, flash, and areal flooding that could cause severe disruptions especially along and north of I-40.”
Most of Alabama will stay dry through Saturday… Showers and thunderstorms will stay just north and west of the state until late Saturday night and Sunday.
https://ibb.co/gbRLG0Zn
I was going to put this in staffing comments, but the last one was March 24th, if I’m correct ……. and the comments are closed.
I believe there may be a significant diminishment of FEMA coming in the weeks ahead.
Lets see what comes out of today’s tornado set-up and how many will need major assistance to start over again.
I wondered the same thing when I saw the severe risks
I hate to tell you that IT IS TIME!!!!!
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gfs&p=qpf_acc-imp&rh=2025040212&fh=48&r=us_ov&dpdt=&mc=
That 30% tornado risk area also has serious flood issues ahead the next 48 hrs with waves of rain ahead.
Looking deeper at the models, this may be a 6-10 day repeated setup with a southeast ridge and various pacific disturbances rotating around a trof in the west.
Repeated sfc lows in the Mississippi Valley with tremendous rain totals in the Mississippi River Valley and multiple severe weather episodes south and east of the storm track.
Afraid so. Pretty sad.
Thanks, TK:
From yesterday:
Raining cats and dogs: For a number of years, my classes had an email exchange with students at a school outside of Barcelona.
While explaining why her game was postponed, one of my students wrote: “Está lloviendo gatos y perros.” (“It’s raining cat and dogs.”) Because the Spanish don’t have that idiom, my student’s e-pal in Igualada thought that, literally, some domestic animals were falling from the sky. No word of a lie. You can’t make this stuff up.
Spanish speakers use, “Está lloviendo a cántaros” which means “It’s raining pitchers”, probably where we get “It’s pouring.”
Possible origins of “It’s raining cats and dogs:” (Source: Google AI Overview)
Origin: The exact origin is unknown, but it was first recorded in the 1651 poem collection “Olor Iscanus”. There are a few theories about the origin:
It might come from the Greek expression “cata doxa,” meaning “contrary to experience or belief,” implying an unusually heavy rain.
It could be a perversion of the now-obsolete word “catadupe,” which meant “cataract” or “waterfall”.
It could have originated in 17th-century England, where heavy rain might have carried dead animals through the streets.
Fascinating. Thank you, Captain.
Thanks, TK.
My article on the NOAA/NWS cuts is out and the founder and leader of WHW is quoted in the piece: https://undark.org/2025/04/02/noaa-federal-funding-cuts/
By the way, it’s always a good thing to have your name included in a piece that mentions Thomas Jefferson.
Awesome awesome article. Thank you, Joshua. And well done TK!
Jefferson is easily my least favorite founder but he sure did leave a mark where science is concerned.
Awesome!!! Thank you!
For those of you who listen to classical music, WCRB (99.5FM) is one of the few stations of its kind that has improved over the years with fewer (almost none) commercials. Quite a feat. A great line-up of hosts or announcers, with great voices (Laura Carlo and Cathy Fuller have perfect radio voices, in my opinion. I’ve been listening to them for several decades.
I agree — I’ve been listening for decades, and it has improved (so has its website).
Vicki, opinions do indeed differ on Jefferson. I like him despite the foibles and flaws. But then again, I like all the Founding Fathers. An amazing bunch. Then there are the founders, if you will, of an independent branch of literature and philosophy in the English language, the 19th century Men of Concord (well, there were several women, too; it’s too bad so much of the focus is on the men, as a book’s title, Men of Concord, suggests). A truly gifted group. All with flaws. But they established deep roots for American literature and philosophy to flourish.
Thanks, TK.
UPDATE…
Earlier this week when I was posting the NWS / NOAA discussion in the early hours of Monday, I had a computer issue and never realized it did not actually post. I have restored it, and it should appear in the correct place (before Monday’s weather update). You may resume use as normal…
Red Sox sign Kristian Campbell to 8 year contact extension.
CPC … 6-10 & 8-14 … Temps: Below normal. Precip: Above normal. If nothing else, it’s good news for drought relief. JP Dave won’t like this pattern.
… But it will have it’s nice moments, like tomorrow afternoon, for example. Of course, that comes before “day 6”. 
Question. I shared your article, Joshua. I’m
Leaving a question on the noaa section of whw
I’m of finding the noaa page??
Info on the retired Atlantic hurricane names and their replacement names…
https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-hurricane-committee-retires-names-of-beryl-helene-milton-and-john?fbclid=IwY2xjawJah4JleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTONu_8K0bMKwE-o4eu5DOwTa5xclD10r3hoKZun5wzqJqEtZZH4WvjtVA_aem_Arr_rbq0gAI5UDHVuoc23Q
Hopefully our hurricane “drought” continues for another year.
Hurricane Bob (retired) 1991.
I just heard on Ch. 7 that Alex Bregman is considering using a Torpedo Bat in tonight’s game.
Game starts around 6:30 PM tonight.
TK – Any chance Boston receives 0.1” of snow/sleet tonight?
Quite unlikely, but not 0%. I think the measurable stuff will be mostly north of the MA / NH border (MHT area northward).
And the rain reaches Boston at what time tonight? 8 or9 PM?
Sorry I missed this. My time frame was about 10PM for them. Not sure what time it actually got there haha.
Devers got a hit!!!!
Give the man the ball.
The Heard and McDonald Islands belong to Australia. They lie close to Antarctica. Here’s a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diB3ow1hsvc
They’re uninhabited by humans. But the U.S, has just imposed a 10% tariff on the islands. They were cited (separately from Australia) on the President’s list of countries affected by the tariffs. I guess the penguins living there won’t be very happy, as well as the walruses. I am curious about how the wildlife there will retaliate.
Jan Mayan too. The penguins and polar bears will have to stop overcharging or pay.
Joshua. The noaa page is up. There is a question from me there for you
Because the warning areas overlap and it’s hard to count, I think there are 9-10 Tornado Warnings in and around the Jonesboro, Arkansas area. Local TV is reporting that some of them are very large tornadoes.
https://www.weather.gov/meg
https://www.kait8.com/livestream/
Logan recorded a trace of sleet. Put a T in the frozen column for April (so far).
Give a T to Worcester as well.
I’m beginning to wonder now if Boston has been snowier in April than in November.
They had a zero in November of 2024.
The November average is 0.7 inch.