Warmer Today...Warmest Friday
Yesterday was day #1 of the 3-day thaw. Most of our viewing area reached high temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Today will be warmer with highs in the middle 40s (Cape/Islands) to the lower 50s. There will be more sunshine in the morning followed by more clouds late in the day. A warm front lift northward tonight allowing clouds to dominate the sky and potentially produce a few showers (best chance: northern NE and Western Mass.). Once the warm front pushes north, we will be in the dry slot position. However, I don't want to rule out a renegade shower Friday evening due to the passage of a cold front. The 700mb upward vertical velocity (UVVs) portrays weakening as it presses this far east, but I still think a shower is possible. Overalll, I think most of Friday will be partly sunny. Highs will reach the lower to middle 50s. Depending on the amount of sunshine, some neighborhoods may be flirting with 60F tomorrow.
Strong cold air advection will drop our weekend highs into the 30s. Winds will be gusty, especially on Saturday. The newest model runs are now hinting at a surface low slipping to the south of a Canadian high dropping into the Northern Plains/Midwest on Sunday. The GFSX and the EURO seem to agree with increasing late-day clouds on Sunday followed by a rain/snow mix Sunday night through midday Monday (Presidents' Day).
An upper level ridge will supply sunshine Tuesday and Wednesday of next week --->
Melissa :)
