Sunday Forecast

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7:38AM

DAYS 1-5 (MARCH 5-9)
High pressure centered west of the region today keeps it cold (not as cold as yesterday) and breezy (not as windy as yesterday), then moves overhead tonight for a calmer but cold night tonight. A warm front approaches Monday and passes the region Tuesday followed by a cold front early Wednesday. By late Wednesday and Thursday we’ll be back into a west to northwesterly flow of dry and eventually colder air.
TODAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 28-35. Wind NW 15-25 MPH, higher gusts.
TONIGHT: Clear. Lows 8-15 except 15-20 urban areas and South Coast. Wind light N.
MONDAY: Sunny start, cloudy finish. Highs 36-44. Wind light variable.
MONDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Lows 28-35 early then rising overnight. Wind SE up to 10 MPH.
TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of light rain in the morning. Chance of rain showers late in the day. Highs 50-58. Wind S 10-20 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Clouds and early rain showers possible far eastern areas, then sun/cloud mix and windy. Lows 42-50. Highs 50-58.
THURSDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Windy. Lows 27-34. Highs 37-44.

DAYS 6-10 (MARCH 10-14)
Episodes of unsettled weather for much of this period. Details to be worked out as timing of systems is uncertain. Some frozen precipitation may occur during this time. Temperatures variable averaging close to normal overall.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 15-19)
A drier period of weather expected with temperatures near to below normal.

69 thoughts on “Sunday Forecast”

  3. Philip, you are so correct about the March 29, 1984′ storm. I focus on the 13th because that was day my son was born. But the storm on the 29th has many similarities to the haloween Storm a few years ago. Sap was running and leaves had started to open. There was tremendous tree damage. We lost power for four days. I will never like destruction but that was quite an amazing storm

  5. We were out at a company event last night and it was downright brutal with the wind. I don’t remember a day like yesterday in march in a long time.

    1. I was in Boston at the bruins game last night and it was cold , cold with that wind . I think it was 11 when we got in the car to head home around 10.

  6. Good morning and thank you TK.

    Hadi, we were out last night as well and it was cold for sure.

    Let’s see what’s on tap for us down the line.

    Now the GFS and Euro pretty much agree for Friday, the 10th with about 2-3 inches
    of snow. However, they totally disagree for the next system along about the 12th, with the Euro taking it underneath us while the GFS runs it through or near the
    Lakes. Plenty of time for that one to unfold.

    We only made it to 9 this morning. I actually expected lower like in the range of 2-5 Degrees. Oh well. It’s up to 19 now.

  9. Or slight shift south could bring some of those higher totals north of me in MA would shift south toward me.

  10. Bring the first one a tad further south and the second one much further North so that My area gets hit with both 😀

  11. OK, quizzes.

    In Boston, the average high temperature in March starts at 42 and ends at ___.

    A. 41
    B. 46
    C. 51
    D. 56

    Answer later today.

  12. 2. Which temperature scale was NOT named after its inventor?

    A. Celsius
    B. Centigrade
    C. Fahrenheit
    D. Kelvin

    Answer later today.

  13. 3. What is Boston’s average snowfall in March?

    A. 1.8″
    B. 3.8″
    C. 5.8″
    D. 7.8″

    Answer later today.

  14. 4. The blue color of the sky is created when sunlight is scattered primarily by …

    A. oxygen & nitrogen molecules
    B. ozone
    C. water vapor
    D. dust particles

    answer later today.

  15. 4 great questions Longshot! I know these 4 as they are meteorology/climatology 101 for me. It would be embarrassing if I did not know them. I’ll stand aside and see what we get.

    1. Mac would not be pleased if I missed several. I have a grand who recently chatted with me about Ray and Leigh 😉

  16. ASSIGNMENT: Compare the 12z Friday solution for the position of low pressure between the GEM, GFS, and ECMWF. Now, make a high-confidence forecast based on this information.

    ANSWER: You can’t.

    Red flag!

    1. Unless you have an in as to which one is more correct?

      All of a sudden the Euro went to a pooforama just when the GFS is upping the ante. Go figure.

      Happy I don’t have to make a forecast. Push come to shove, My forecast for Friday would be Cloudy with a chance of some snow. Emphasis on “chance”.

      1. I have no way at the moment of knowing which one is more correct in this particular situation. Past experience shows me it can be either of the 3, and even possibly neither of the 3, if it turns out that wave never actually ends up existing. Don’t rule that out either.

      1. You get an A plus, plus, plus, plus, plus, plus, plus, plus! (Get the reference anyone?)

        2. You lost me. At first I though you might have meant the answers to all of the quizes were A. Nope, not possible.

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              1. Only Christmas movie I do not like so nope I would never get it. It is son’s favorite so I will see if he gets it. Thanks

  18. Only up to 32 on a march day with full sunshine. Shows the depth of the cold spell we just had.

  20. That 12z ECMWF is an arctic slam down late this week. Would be highly anomalous cold for going on mid-March.

    1. Don’t rule that out. Signals for March have been for some decent cold shots. I don’t think this is the only one.

  21. Quiz answers.

    1. In Boston, the average high temperature in March starts at 42 and ends at ___.

    A. 41
    B. 46
    C. 51
    D. 56

    The correct answer is C.

    2. Which temperature scale was NOT named after its inventor?

    A. Celsius
    B. Centigrade
    C. Fahrenheit
    D. Kelvin

    The correct answer is B>

    3. What is Boston’s average snowfall in March?

    A. 1.8″
    B. 3.8″
    C. 5.8″
    D. 7.8″

    The correct answer is D.

    4. The blue color of the sky is created when sunlight is scattered primarily by …

    A. oxygen & nitrogen molecules
    B. ozone
    C. water vapor
    D. dust particles

    The correct answer is A. (I got this wrong because I answered in haste.)

    2. There’s a first. 4 questions and 4 correct answers on my part.
      You don’t see that every day. 😀

  22. re: Ralphie and his A+….

    NEVER in a million years would I guess that. Perhaps if we were sitting at Dec. 24th I might have a shot. 😀 And that’s a big might.

    1. Opportunity presented itself in March on a day that felt like a few Christmases I can remember. 😉

      1. Son didn’t get it either. And I think he watches the movie a dozen times each Christmas. To be fair I txtd him and we all know how well I explain things. His response to my first attempt was

        Huh?

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