Saturday Forecast

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9:21AM

DAYS 1-5 (JUNE 1-5)
Hello June! May went out with a smoke show as high altitude smoke from Canadian forest fires made for fairly rare conditions for filtered sun that was orange to red far higher in the sky than you’d normally see, and the sun even vanished from site before it set, despite lack of clouds. Our first sunrise of June was the same as the smoke lingers. We may not see the same thing repeat this evening, as there will be more cloudiness – both low clouds near coastal areas and higher clouds from the west. Those clouds from the west will be associated with showers and thunderstorms that may make it as far east as the Connecticut River Valley before expiring due to stable air they will be running into. I’d be surprised if a remnant shower made it anywhere close to the coast overnight. Sunday will be a slightly more pronounced repeat of today, in which the showers and storms may make a better run into eastern areas during the evening as they fall apart, but again look for generally dry weather for the great majority of the time, which is good news for many outdoor graduation ceremonies taking place. At one point I was worried that it would turn quite wet around here Sunday afternoon. That is no longer the case. As we start the new week, a cool pool of air above us will result in the typical instability clouds and possible pop up showers Monday and Tuesday, before it gets far enough east for high pressure to build in for a nice Wednesday, and the center passing south of the region should provide a general land breeze (except Cape Cod) and a fairly quick warm-up for most of the region.
Forecast details…
TODAY: Smoke-filtered sun, eventually more clouds. Coastal areas may be in and out of fog/low clouds. Highs 65-70 coast, 70-75 interior. Wind light E to SE.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. A shower or thunderstorms may reach southwestern NH, central MA, and eastern CT late evening and a slight risk of a stray shower further east overnight. Areas of fog, especially coast. Lows 55-62. Wind light SE to S.
SUNDAY: Areas of low clouds and fog early to mid morning, then partly sunny later morning into afternoon except areas of fog may linger near the South Coast. Increasing clouds west to east later. Highs 63-68 coastline, 68-73 elsewhere. Wind light variable.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Showers and a risk of a thunderstorm southwestern NH, central MA, eastern CT, and a risk of showers further east. Lows 55-62. Wind light variable.
MONDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated to scattered showers, mainly afternoon and early evening. Highs 63-70. Wind N 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
MONDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers possible early. Lows 50-57. Wind N 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated showers possible. Highs 64-71. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts possible morning, W 5-15 MPH afternoon.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 48-55. Wind light W.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 75-82, cooler Cape Cod. Wind WSW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JUNE 6-10)
The large scale pattern will be similar to the current one, mean trough position in eastern Canada with a ridge to the west (Midwest / Great Lakes). This pattern will send disturbances southeastward across New England and bring a few opportunities for showers. Temperatures, while somewhat variable, will average fairly close to seasonal normals overall.

DAYS 11-15 (JUNE 11-15)
Same general idea as previously with pattern persistence. Not comfortable forecasting any significant changes at this time, although one of the more reliable medium ranges models does turn it hotter rather quickly. Could that be the quick pattern shift I have referred to? I’m not confident enough to go with it yet.

32 thoughts on “Saturday Forecast”

  4. Thanks TK.
    Hard to believe but 8 years ago today the Springfield tornado happened. It was the first time I ever saw a tornado on live television in New England. I believe it was on the ground for 37 miles.

  5. Good morning and thank you TK.
    A tad cool this morning along the coast. Drove by Wollaston Beach in Quincy and
    there was fog out in the harbor and it was only 60 according to the car thermometer.
    67 here in JP and no fog.

  6. Nice day today. If summer is like this I’ll take it.

    Four years ago June started with two days in the upper 40s (high temps).

    The Sox just look sleepy. It’s a long hang-over, and I don’t see it ending anytime soon. In Chris Sale’s words, he’s been an “embarrassment,” especially for the money owed to him over the next 5 years or so. The bullpen by committee has been dreadful in save situations. And the hitting has been very inconsistent.

    Yankees look hungry and on a mission. Boone’s been a good manager given all the injuries. But, my manager of the year thus far would be Rhode Island native Rocco Baldelli. He’s leading my second favorite AL team (Minnesota Twins) to a sensational start. The Twins’ achilles heel has always been the Yankees. I would love to see the Twins defeat the Yankees in an ALCS.

  7. If the Indians don’t turn it around and sell the Twins will run away with the central. They have a 10.5 game lead. I don’t trust the Twins in the postseason and even with all the Yankees injuries Yankees still took two of three from them this season. Rocco Baldelli you could make a case for at the moment for manager of the year.

  8. Thanks so much, TK…

    Happy June…start of Meteorological Sum-mah and official hurricane season. Barry is up next. I also thought about those Springfield tornadoes, eight years ago (yikes!)…I was coaching a Little League game that night and remember the remnants of those storms coming through and us running for cover and our cars.

    Would like to share an uplifting video with y’all. Middleborough High’s Class of 2019 graduated this morning. What has become a tradition for our schools and town is the annual Senior Walk. The last thing that seniors do, on the Friday before graduation, is to board buses and visit all of the other schools in town. They start at the kindergarten and Pre-K and finish about two hours later back at the high school. They visit their former teachers and are greeted by the younger students!

    It has become a big thing for our town and school. Many other school districts now do the Senior Walk.

    Congratulations to all grads this season and their families, especially those in WHW Nation!

    Here’s the video shot and edited by our outstanding and talented TV Production teacher and students:

    https://youtu.be/93r2xfu_2Vk

    1. Wow!! What a wonderful thing to do. Whoever thought of that should be highly commended! Excellent!

    3. How inspiring for all the younger students, and how joyful for all the former teachers. Agree with JpDave, it’s a great idea.

  9. Been outside all day, first at my sons baseball game and now at daughters softball tournament. Can’t get over how much the smoke is dimming the sun. Still a very warm day though.

    1. I’ll go 11, 5, and 2. They wasted a name already. Didn’t need to name Andrea.

  14. Low pressure developing offshore and passing SE of Cape Cod tomorrow which will protect the region from rain pretty much all day. Yes, that happens too. 🙂 I love that weather does not simply follow what one finds in text books. Keeps us on our toes. 😉

  15. Got my passport going to Acadia national park early july with a couple days further north in canada with family before heading home for a few weeks then hopefully to the VI late july/early August prior to grad school starting. It all depends on funding

  16. Fog enveloping Boston. Temps dipping into the low to mid 50s. Certainly an interesting weather day: Currently, 55F where I am in Boston; 70F in Providence; 77F in Lenox, Massachusetts. That big pool of salt water to our east really has some impact.

    1. It wasn’t your Ajax nor my FC Barcelona, Joshua, but not a bad Champions League final with Liverpool coming out on top.

      Remarkably, that gives John Henry, Tom Warner and the Fenway Group two major championships in about eight months!

      Liverpool plays at Fenway on Sunday, July 21.

  18. Indeed, Captain. John Henry’s made some great investments.

    I found the Champions League final mostly unwatchable. The semifinals were fantastic and riveting. But, the final was not exactly thrilling.

    1. Flyers in 2010, for example.

      Red Sox look washed up, by the way. Not putting up a fight. Nothing.

  20. Interesting stats from the Netherlands. The KNMI (Dutch meteorological institute) put out their spring report today. This spring was very dry (about 6 inches of rain over the 3 month period) and very sunny (especially April with only a few days of rain). It’s been very dry there for a long time – over 18 months.

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