Topsy Turvy
It's going to be a topsy-turvy forecast as we transition into an active weather pattern. It looks like we are going to break the pattern of consecutive sunshiny summer weekends.
Today will be the pick day of the week with sunshine, low humidity, and high temperatures in the lower 80s. This will be short-lived though.
Thursday and Friday will be unsettled with a frontal boundary that will stall across Southern New England. Little disturbances, aka shortwaves, will be riding along this front which will imduce showers and thunderstorms. Some of these storms may become strong, especially north and west of Boston, on Thursday. That's the area that the Storm Prediction Center has placed under a 'slight risk'. Thursday's highs will be split with cooler highs north of the front (areas north and west of Boston) in the 75-80F range, while areas south of the front will be in the lower and middle 80s. If the warm front moves farther north more quickly, high temperatures will easily reach the middle and upper 80s. Winds will turn onshore on Friday which will produce a cooler day overall...highs 75-80F range.
This weekend's forecast is setting up to break our nearly flawless streak of consecutive sunshiny summer weekends. Saturday will have the biggest threat of showers and storms. Sunday will be mostly dry with a very slight chance of an isolated storm, mainly north and west of Boston. Highs will be in the middle to upper 70s on Saturday and Sunday. Both days will be cooler along the coast with an onshore wind blowing from the east-northeast.
A troughy pattern will stick around early next week, but the best chance of diurnal convection will be across Western New England. We will keep a close watch on this weather pattern.
~Melissa :)
