Brief Cool Down Before Warm Air Returns
Just a brilliant day across New England. Near 100% of the sunshine will be out there to enjoy. Cool winds from the NW is steering in a more seasonably cool airmass for the next 48 hours. Highs today range from 41 in SNH to 46 degrees at the south coast. High pressure to our west is directing the air right in from Canada...so despite our increasing day lenght and temps already in the 30's this morning...temps will be fighting an uphill battle to climb today.
A coastal low will ride well south of New England with a mix of snow and rain. This may spread in a few high clouds inot SNE tonight. Otherwise Clear and cold conditions with lows dropping into the Lwr 20's inland away from the coast. After a few early morning clouds Monday...more sunshine is likely. Northerly winds will become a bit more active mOnday where winds could gust over 20. Highs will be cooler only in the 30's
As the high pulls off the coast, SW winds will start the warm up Tuesday. After a sunny start, clouds will be on the increase during the afternoon with temps climbing to 45-50. A shortwave will push through Tuesday night with a few showers. SW winds will follow in behind Wednesday pumbing temps up into the Lwr 50's with a mix of sun and clouds.
Once we get to Thursday there are some timing differences in the models which will need a bit of fine tuning the close we get. The GFS has a coastal low tracking just south of New England Thursday PM with some showers and a cooler look. Then another low follows in behind tracking over SNE friday night with a mix of rain and snow. This model has enough cold air around that snow may fall in the NW mountains.
The Euro has a slower & less pronounced look with warmer SW winds Thursday in the Lwr-mid 50's with a low tracking West then through Northern NE, bringing a front and a few showers through Friday. Definitely a warmer look.
Though the timing and intensity of the showers in not nailed down yet, this warming trend will likely come with some clouds for the middle to end of the week. Both models do agree on cooler, drier NW winds with building high pressure for next weekend back into the 30's near 40 with increasing sunshine.
