Monday Forecast

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7:40AM

DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 24-28)
High pressure hangs on today with another mild and dry day. Weak cold front slides through from north to south tonight and high pressure in eastern Canada delivers a northeasterly breeze Tuesday as a wave of low pressure moves along the front as it settles just to the south. Tuesday’s weather will be much less pleasant due to those factors, but don’t expect all that much rain until a second surge of low pressure moves through the region later Wednesday, though there may be enough chilly air at the start for some mixed in frozen stuff in higher elevations well northwest of Boston. That low will pull away during Thursday and open the door for drier and colder by late this week.
TODAY: Sunshine then increasing high clouds. Highs 55-62 except cooler higher elevations of north central MA and southwestern NH and immediate shorelines. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes developing.
TONIGHT: Thickening overcast. Chance of light rain overnight. Lows 33-40. Wind N to NE up to 10 MPH.
TUESDAY: Cloudy. Periods of light rain possible. Highs 40-47. Wind NE up to 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Areas of fog. Periods of drizzle. Lows 33-40. Wind NE under 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Cloudy. Areas of fog. Periods of drizzle. Chance of light rain at times, then rain likely late-day which may start with a snow/sleet mix north central MA and southwestern NH with no accumulation. Highs 38-45. Wind NE up to 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Rain likely. Temperatures steady 38-45. Wind E 10-20 MPH becoming variable.
THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny. Scattered rain showers morning. Isolated snow showers afternoon. Temperatures steady 38-45 morning, falling through the 30s afternoon. Wind variable becoming W 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 21-28. Wind W 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 32-39. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.

DAYS 6-10 (FEBRUARY 29-MARCH 4)
Fair, chilly weekend February 29 and March 1. Low pressure south and high pressure north likely means chilly and cloudy weather March 2. Uncertain on timing but March 3 looks fair and March 4 looks unsettled but milder this far in advance.

DAYS 11-15 (MARCH 5-9)
Very low confidence here. Battle zone sets up between cold to north, warmth to south. Unsettled weather very possible, timing and precipitation types highly uncertain. Re-evaluation of this period going forward.

37 thoughts on “Monday Forecast”

  3. Good morning and thank you TK.
    Once again, not feeling very Wintry.

    Had to LAUGH at Wankum last night as he said FRIGID air for the end of the week.
    Colder, sure, but frigid? GIVE ME A BREAK!!!! Then he has temps of
    something like 34 for those frigid days! High temps in the teens, I might go along
    with frigid, but low to mid 30s, C’MON, are you serious?!@)#!@*(#*()!@*#)*!@#*&!@*(#&*(!&@#&!*(@#&(*!&@#*(!@&#*(!&@#*(&!(*#

    Wonder what the LOONEY TUNES LOGAN temperature sensor will spit out today?
    70 perhaps. 🙂 🙂 🙂 that sensor is becoming more laughable each day!
    PATHETIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      1. I have been watching Humarock and Logan for a bit – on and off – and they are always within a degree if not identical. As of now Hum is 56. They don’t give tenths.

        Have I said how much I detest the new Wunder setup? I searched for Humarock on my new computer just now and got Viet Nam. I need an emoji for rolling my eyes.

          1. Oops, just checked again and it is
            also 61 at my house in JP. Go figure.
            Logan will be 63 in a moment, I’m sure.

            2. Careful with the Acurite as it is notorious
              for reading 2-3 higher in full sunshine. 🙂

              The Davis I now have does NOT exhibit
              that problem. 🙂

              1. I do know that and mentioned several times here. Thanks for making sure though. I’m using three different sources. And checking at the spots and not relying on Wunder.

  9. I keep waiting for the quickly returning sun and therefore, more solar energy being added into the Northern Hemisphere to break down the polar vortex, but still no sign of it. Polar vortex looks very healthy and centered over the arctic on today’s 12z GFS, even at hr 384.

  11. Keep an eye on Saturday. There’s at least an outside chance of a coastal storm developing basically right on top of us. Would likely be a snow producer if it happened. Probably nothing as the upper level flow through the trough is too fast, but if you’re looking for a glimmer of hope that’s where it would be.

    1. Yeah, I have been watching that. I doubt it would happen, but one never
      knows around these parts. 🙂

      As always, many thanks for your input.

  12. Thanks, TK…

    (Vaguely) remembering the 100-hour storm, February 24-27, 1969. It was, at the time, Boston’s greatest storm at 26.3″, smashing the March, 1960 storm which was 19.8″. It is now #3 all-time.

    I have not had time to read this blog in great detail throughout the last couple of days, so this may have been mentioned, but, did anyone see the news about the 42-year old Zamboni operator who had to play back-up, back-up goalie for the Carolina Canes and got the win?

    There’s still hope for me!!! 🙂 I did get an assist in a charity soccer match last June at age 58! 🙂

    1. I remember that storm well. Katy Gibbs closed and it was a treat. Roads were a mess.

      I did not hear about the zamboni but that is pretty cool.

    2. Oh yeah, I remember it very well! I loved it.
      Sunday evening Don Kent was talking about a vest pocket low.
      The storm redeveloped on Monday evening.
      Awesome!!!

  13. Oh wow. What a night. When can you sit outside for an hourish with only a sweatshirt in late February. I eventually turned the heater off as if was a bit too warm

    1. If you ask me, those two temps in that order represent a cooling trend.. 😉

      The example is you can’t use limited data to make large statements. Today’s temps were not that close to records, and of course we continue to note that Logan’s thermometer is wrong, and has been for a while.

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