Split Weekend

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7:46AM

High pressure brings great summer weather today before a cold front approaching from the west brings much more cloudiness and episodes of showers and possible thunderstorms Sunday, lingering into Monday before another area of high pressure returns nice summer weather to the region Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. This is how the final 5 days of July are expected to go. The first couple days of August (Thursday-Friday) look humid with a shower and thunderstorm threat.

Updated forecast for southeastern New England (RI, eastern MA, and southern NH)…

TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the 80s, some upper 70s South Coast. Wind W shifting to S 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows in the 60s. Wind S 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Episodes of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 75-85, coolest South Coast. Wind S 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy morning with showers. Clearing afternoon. Low 65. High 80.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 62. High 85.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 63. High 84.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low 65. High 86.

FRIDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low 66. High 84.

44 thoughts on “Split Weekend”

  2. Thanks tk, the day with the highest average temp has passed and the averages trend downward, my 1st day of Fall Aeration/Overseedings is Aug 19th which is only 23 days away.

    3. And now the NWS posts this:

      US National Weather Service Boston MA
      An area of thunderstorms is developing off the coast of North Carolina. This area will move up the coast tonight and spread showers/thunderstorms into Southern New England. These showers and storms may produce locally heavy downpours later tonight and Sunday morning. We have included here a snapshot (from satellite) of the area of showers/thunderstorms off NC…as well as our forecast of areal rainfall from later tonight through Sunday afternoon. Thunderstorms can and will produce small regions that will receive much higher rainfall amounts than the general geographical area. http://ow.ly/i/2IUNF

      https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/971376_478528548908188_1288888827_n.png

  9. Oh, I’m having oh so much fun all by myself on the blog today. Heading out to dinner
    and a night out. Will check in around midnight or so. 😀

    1. Dinner. What did you have ??

      As much as I love weather you can see what my real passion is 🙂

      1. Just went to the Outback with friends.

        Wife had Victoria’s Filet while I had the Wood-Fire Grilled Pork Chop. 😀 😀 😀

        And yes it was delicious.

  12. Today’s AccuWeather Trivia Quiz.

    What is the name given to significant weather activity that leads to a rise in sea temperature in the Pacific Ocean?
    A. La Nina
    B. El Nino
    C. Fujiwara
    D. The Wiggles

    I expect everyone to get this right. Answer later today.

  13. At least in the last 5 years ( thats whats easily accessible on Taunton’s data page), after having some very hot July weather up through around the 20th, the last third of July has featured cooler weather.

    2008 : 22nd – 25th, high temps : 73, 71, 83, 77

    2009 : 20th-24th, high temps : 76, 67, 78, 72, 73 (note, it wasnt that warm earlier this yr)

    2010 : 30th – 31st : 77, 72

    2011 : 25th – 29th : 74, 78, 84, 75, 79

    2012 : 19th – 21st : 74, 71, 74 …….. 27th – 31st : 79, 72, 73, 81, 73

    2013 : 21st – 22nd : 79, 76 ……. 25th- 26th : 66, 72

  14. Oh good. More rain. Gorgeous night with fire on beach. Storm that went out to sea south of us vibrated house around 5:00. Sue did you have two little boys in bed with you?? I thot it was down your way

    1. You probably heard the distant thunder of one very powerful positive cloud-to-ground lightning stroke. Those produce what I like to refer to as the ‘big bottom outs” or “ground shakers”. Positive lightning can be up to or greater than 10x the power of a more common negative lightning stroke.

  15. Another simply putrid day so far anyway. I was going to go fishing this morning, but
    didn’t due to the “expected” rain. Turns out I could have gone no problem. Go Figure.
    😀

    1. That’s why I used the phrase “episodes of showers and thunderstorms” .. There will be a long rain-free period in just about the entire region today. 🙂

      Note the NE wind behind a small-scale low that came across the East Coast of New England this morning.

    2. Hmmmmm. As my brother and I stood in the rain fishing as youngsters our dad happily explained fishing was best in the rain. We never quite believed him

  17. A lot of talk on Ortiz on steroids today, talk about going past the fine line, time to talk to this bozo

      1. The Bozo was the umpire who called a strike when it was WAY
        high and out of the strike zone. Ortiz, however, went ballistic
        and smashed the crap out of the wall telephone with a baseball bat. Not very professional behavior to put it mildly.

      2. Lol shaunasy is the BIGGER Bozo, never listen to him, Ortiz I’m indifferent but has ROIDS written all over it, maybe I’m wrong but I don’t think so, they had it on espn and talking steroid use, then they transferred to Patriots talk

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