DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 4-8)
For baseball fans, today is a big day in Boston – Red Sox opening day, and many of these over the years have occurred with a chilly ocean breeze, temperatures in the 40s, or otherwise conditions less pleasant than what we will see today, and that is NO ocean wind and a temperature of 60+ for first pitch. Leading up to that it will be mainly cloudy for several hours across the region, even some showers near the South Coast closer to a frontal boundary, but there will be a clearing trend as we reach midday onward, resulting in a nice early spring day with above normal temperatures. But that can’t last, right? Right! A different world awaits us tomorrow as high pressure to the north and a warm front approaching from the southwest combine to chill us down and return clouds and eventual wet weather to the region. Periodic rain arrives by midday west to east on Saturday, and occasional wet weather will be with us not only through Sunday but also into a portion of Monday as low pressure passes to our north. The aforementioned warm front will get into the region by early Sunday, but how far north it gets is the question. It looks like a lock to pass the South Coast, and maybe up into the I-90 belt, but getting beyond that will be a struggle, and even if it does so, it will be a very brief occurrence before the passing low pulls the boundary back to the south later Sunday and Monday. Another low pressure wave riding along that boundary will be what continues our rain chance through Sunday night into Monday, and the arrival of colder air can result in a change to mix/snow in some interior higher elevations for a portion of Monday, depending on how long the precipitation hangs around. Eventually, it does dry out. But on Tuesday, another small but potent low pressure system will move through the Northeast. Its exact track will determine details, but a broad view summary this far in advance is that we’ll have a chilly day with rain/mix/snow showers around the region. Details can be focused in as we get closer to it.
TODAY: Cloudy morning including some rain showers near the South Coast. Increasing sun north to south midday on, but clouds linger South Coast. Highs 54-61 Cape Cod and other water-modified areas, 62-69 elsewhere. Wind W to NW 5-15 MPH.
TONIGHT: Clouds return southwest to northeast. Lows 36-43. Wind NW to N up to 10 MPH.
SATURDAY: Thickening overcast. Rain arrives west to east midday on, may start as sleet southern NH. Highs 43-50. Wind N shifting to E 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 most likely in the morning including patchy fog. An additional rain shower possible during the afternoon. Highs 48-55 north of I-90, 55-62 I-90 southward. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Rain showers likely. Chance of a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Lows 43-50. Wind variable 5-15 MPH becoming N.
MONDAY: Cloudy morning with periods of rain, may mix with snow interior higher elevations. Mostly cloudy afternoon. Temperatures fall to 35-42 early, then later-day highs 43-50. Wind N 5-15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Lows 33-40. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.
TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of rain/mix/snow showers. Highs 41-48. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.
DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 9-13)
Fair weather interlude April 9, followed by additional unsettled weather – details TBD. Temperatures below normal.
DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 13-17)
Brief warmer interlude early period, then a return to cooler weather again. Briefly fair weather likely followed by additional unsettled weather as well.
Thanks, TK!
Fenway Opening Day!
We’re born again! There’s new grass on the field!
~ John Fogerty
good luck playing after today!!!!
Good morning and thank you TK.
Aside from today looks like normal shitty April weather ahead. April just SUCKS, plain and simple!
Thanks TK.
Thoughts on Saturday’s game (4:10 PM first pitch). Move it to Sunday at 1:00? They currently have a Sunday night game so there is room to do that and I imagine they’re going to do everything possible to get all 3 in this weekend since this is St. Louis’s only trip here.
Sounds like a plan to me. It’s up to MLB of course. Would be the prudent thing to do.
Thanks TK.
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It is currently 63 degrees at Fenway. Should be even milder by 2:10. A perfect April Day to be at the ballpark, and yes, I will be there.
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Perfect day for the home opener. Enjoy the game!
Enjoy! Go Sox!
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Thanks TK !
What a warm early April night that was !!
Dave…my questions exactly. I’m bringing 100 ninth graders and exchange students to the game scheduled for Sat. When do you think they make that call if the change it?
Wow. What fun and You are very brave. Hope weather holds out and you see a win!
Thank you, TK.
It is an absolutely perfect day at Fenway. Sunny, not much wind, and 67 degrees.
Thanks TK a mostly sunny 67.5 currently. Feels like spring.
Beautiful out in the sun. But we know the crappy weather isn’t far behind this time of the year. I have the 40’s
And I would say the 40s also feel like spring, since that’s typical for early spring in eastern New England.
I love both warmer and colder spring days. I manage with both types.
Same, as you know. But I’m that odd duck who also loves what most people constantly complain about.
Fly over just occurred!!!
They used to circle back around Framingham when we lived there. I miss them
67 dp 38 here.
68 here. ALL the windows are open. Feels oh so nice!!!
If that disturbance due next Tuesday is 24 hours faster than prognosticated, we’d be breaking out the snow plows Monday night…
Here you go, JPD. ICON from 18z gives Boston 2 to 4 inches of snow on the night of April 8 / morning of April 9.
Oh yeah, and what a difference a year makes.
April 4 2025: Sun returns, temps in 60s (near 70 in some areas).
April 4 2024: Boston in 30s all day, 0.1 inch snow, with 2 to 5 inches in the suburbs.
April 8-9, 2024: ???
Those 2 days were dry with highs 60+.
April 8-9, 2025: historical blizzard?
Temps: 30s
It’s bound to happen. The doctor appointment I had to postpone a bit ago due to snow is scheduled for Tuesday.
Yes, I love snow, but we’re into April NO THANK YOU!
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Red Sox 13 / Cardinals 9
Nice win on the opening day of football oops I mean baseball!
Whatever…as long as Sox win!
The 2025 Red Sox season may be salvaged after all.
There were people counting them out after the 2nd game. Forgot they are supposed to win every game.
Eric still advertising wet flakes for Monday. He even mentioned “in passing” a possible start as sleet pellets for tomorrow.
I also have the sleet potential in tomorrow’s forecast.
Thank you, TK.
I think Gimme Shelter and Midnight Rambler are two of the greatest R&B rock songs ever written (what’s amazing is that they were both written in 1969 by the Jagger/Richards duo). In these two videos, you’ll see them performed masterfully by the Rolling Stones in 2003 at Twickenham Stadium (England) and Madison Square Garden, respectively: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yGFuX2KDQs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRot9IjNSso
Totally agree, Joshua! That version of Gimme Shelter made the cut for my playlist. Lisa Fischer’s solo is insane!
Those are amazing performances, to say the least!
I took a look at the top-rated comment on Gimme Shelter:
“We must start thinking of what kind of world our children will leave for Keith Richards.”
69 high (you nailed it TK) and 59 low for today so far.
I saw aurora might be visible in some locations tonight. Are we too far south????
We will probably not get a good view (if anything happens) – increasing clouds. Maine stands the best shot.
Nice. Thanks. Emailing my Maine friends
I think there are tornados on the ground as I am writing this. Ugh!
EF3’s?
Arkansas, again.
The fading La Nina pattern is one of the worst for severe weather. We’re seeing that as we lose that and go neutral.
Sometimes I learn a lot listening to late night radio WBZ 1030. The Red Sox “should” have had a blowout but made 3 errors to make it close at the end. Cards had runners on base that could have tied it. Yikes!
The tv newscasts don’t mention this info, just that we got the win!
This 2025 edition is going to drive us crazy again as usual.
I saw way too much judging of the team based on the fact they gave up 9 runs, not that they scored 13.
Should have had a blow-out doesn’t make a bit of difference considering they won the game. And making 3 errors in one game is rare. They make it sound like it’ll happen every time. It won’t.
Not sure who said that on WBZ, but I don’t agree – at all. Same thing, judging the season on one game. You can’t do that in baseball. In fact, you can’t do it in any sport, unless your season is ONE game.
The person who said that was just an announcer reading what was put in front of him to read to the audience. I have no idea “who” specifically wrote it. Up until I heard it I just took it as a nice home opener win.
Well, whomever wrote it, I don’t agree with it.
It WAS nice home opener win. How does it matter if the score was 13-9, 13-8, 13-0, 2-1, etc.? They won. And the fact they gave up 9 runs doesn’t have ANY bearing on what happens the rest of the season, only yesterday’s game, which …. they won. And to take it further … “the cards had runners on base that could have tied it” … “could have” .. but “didn’t”. Shouldn’t they try focusing on the fact we got the outs we needed and ……….. WON the game? Everybody focuses so negative in media. I can’t stand it. It was a great opening day win on a perfect weather day, and one quite rare for opening day at Fenway, given how many of them have been cooler than 55.
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