Gloomy...
The solid soaking has wrapped up with most seeing between .50" and .75"...a nice watering for all the lawns and gardens. Even though the steady rain is now offshore, it still isn't drying out at all...onshore flow is keeping the drizzle machine going strong and this will be the case through the night.
Last night I wrote about my fear that sun would be limited and temps would struggle the rest of the week and signs continue to point in that direction. This is the Spring weather we normally see and we are finally getting it. Now the question is how long will this gloomy stretch last. If you live in Eastern MA and even parts of Central MA, the onshore winds are going to provide some big problems. Basically, any kind of onshore wind component will both replenish and trap low-level moisture in and this will lead to clouds and at times some fog and drizzle too. The sun is pretty strong this time of year but the ocean is cold...40s from all the bouys...and that cold, moist maritime air is dense and tough to displace. If it were July or August we'd have much more success at burning the clouds off and seeing sun. As it stands expect a mainly cloudy sky and temps within a few degrees of 50 both tomorrow and Thursday.
On Friday, a warmfront will approach from the SW...last week it was looking like this front would get through and temps would pop to near 80. But the atmosphere is bottling up and blocking will lock in the chill here in New England. That front will still spark some showers during the day on Friday. A small wave of low pressure will develop on the front and some chilly light rain and drizzle will break out Friday night and won't depart until midday Saturday. Following that it does appear that high pressure, in a better position to our NW, will promote clearing and increasing sunshine to finish up the weekend.
