Set to Simmer

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Couldn't have been much better for the home opener at Fenway today. OK, maybe if temperatures hit the 70s and 80s, but that's a bit of a stretch for mid-April.

Or is it?

Seems there may be something to these mid-April warm-ups. Since I've come to 7News, I've seen more than one warm-up around Patriots Day. Some years it tops out in the 70s, others in the 80s. Some years it comes exactly on the day, others within a week or two. Is there some "mini temp spike" in the data?

In the words of the Magic 8 Ball: cannot predict now. More research is needed...maybe a task for a summer intern...hmmm.

What I can see is that the weekend is warming. Gradually at first, with the culminating event coming on Monday. The record high of 84 (set WAY back in 2003) is in serious jeopardy. We should easily crush that with our high of 89 or even 90 by late afternoon. For marathon runners, this is a serious matter. Running over 26 miles is a feat unto itself, running 26 miles in melt-your-sneakers heat is dangerous. I won't get preachy or pedantic, but just take it easy and "liquidate" often.

Regarding the weekend, the temps won't have you living at the beach or the pool (who'd want to with the cover still on, right), but they'll probably have you enjoying the sun and mild temps. Sunday features more clouds than Saturday, so I'm keeping the temps sub-eighty for now. If you're heading north, there may even be a few showers across Northern New England. Expect cooler temps in the 60s and LOW 70s. 

Be well, be safe and enjoy the summer preview!

Pete

Pulling The Fade

Posted by Chris Lambert

Our fun in the sun ends this afternoon as morning sunshine fades behind thickening clouds.  As those clouds increase, a few showers break out this afternoon from west to east, with the highest chance for rain late afternoon and this evening.  Most of the showers are light, especially the early afternoon ones, but a heavier shower or two is possible near day's end and early this evening.  Highs reach the mid to upper 60s around noon, then fall back to near 60 mid to late afternoon thanks to scattered showers.  These showers are brought to us by a warm front.

Back and Forth

Posted by Chris Lambert

Quite a few clouds in the sky at times this afternoon, but the atmosphere lacked ample moisture to produce showers, so we made out just fine with temps near 70.  Even the coast made it well into the 60s before the onshore wind knocked temps back.

Pretty Good Weekend Overall

Posted by Chris Lambert

Sure, it's a cool start with many of the suburbs down into the upper 30s and lower 40s, but we'll warm up quickly through the day as that sun helps us out.

Strong Finish

Posted by Chris Lambert

An overall cooler day, but also a great end to the workweek as highs neared 70, low humidity continued and plenty of sunshine dominated the skies.  Now all we need is this to continue through the weekend right?