Best Week Ever?
Today, highs once again were 20+ degrees above normal and even though records didn't fall, the mid 70s felt amazing. As we wrap up the workweek, this has got to go down as one of if not the best weeks ever in the month of March...there is a good chance we never see anything like this again...that kind of puts it into perspective.
Well, the streak is about to end as another coldfront cools us off and a storm system delivers us some wet weather. The cool off begins first as a secondary coldfront slips through later tonight...temps by morning will be in the 40s. This front will also provide cloud cover to the region and these clouds will limit the sunshine tomorrow quite a bit. With onshore winds developing and the extensive cloud cover, temps will be held down to the 55-60 degree range with the coolest readings at the coast. By Saturday night, a large storm system will swirl to the East Coast. This will elevate the moisture in New England and the fading coldfront will provide a little lift for showers to break out Saturday night. Unfortunately, most of the energy responsible for the heavy downpours will slide south of us here in Southern New England and we will avoid a much needed soaking on Sunday. But, onshore flow and scattered showers will aid in the high brush fire danger...we'll take what we can get at this point!
Behind the storm, a potent coldfront will slide through on Monday morning ushering in a chilly airmass for early next week. Highs on Monday will reach 50 but it will feel much cooler with a gusty wind out of the NW. That wind will slacken up Monday night and temps will plummet down into the 20s! This is exactly why you shouldn't get too carried away in the gardens because we will still see several below freezing mornings...in fact the average date of the last frost in the suburbs is early May!
