Oh Hi Friday!

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Fridays come up quickly when you're not here most of the week! Enjoy what you can of this summery, August day because the weekend is going to be a bit unsettled.

Today is mostly sunny through the morning with clouds moving in during the afternoon. There's an approaching cold front and out ahead of it winds will pick up from the southwest and highs will be close to 90° everywhere except the Cape and Islands. That southwest wind will keep those areas in the low to mid 80s. Showers and storms with the front will be isolated to western MA today, but some will push in overnight. They shouldn't be severe, but you could hear a few rumbles through the night.

The front stalls out to the southeast of Nantucket tomorrow, so scattered showers and storms are possible through the morning Saturday. We'll see some improvements Saturday afternoon, but it'll still be unsettled. Sunday will be dry for most of us, but a few isolated showers and clouds are still possible across the Cape and Islands.

Next week should be pretty nice most days with a mix of sun and clouds and comfortable highs in the lower 80s.

Have a wonderful weekend!

~Dylan

Unsettling

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Another day where we have cool, ocean air battling warmer land air leading to a clash of air. That means clouds, drizzle, fog, humidity (frizzy hair) for much of the day. It's not a washout though. The highest chance of rain is this morning--until 9:30am and then later this afternoon (after 3pm). In between, you will see a lot of clouds but also some sunshine at times. Even limited sun will be able to shove temps well into the 70s. This warm & humid air is what will lead to another round of showers & t-storms later today. Some of the storms will be intense. Like the past two days the strongest storms will be in western New England. Only isolated showers/ thunderstorms are expected along the coastline later today. Sox game will have the risk of some showers but they should be able to play that game. Welcome back Tito!

Saved by The Sea Breeze

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Although my forecast was busted today, there was one good thing that came out of it.

Stability.

That gray overcast that hung over the eastern half of the Commonwealth provided a stablizing influence to our atmosphere. The cool air blowing in from the ocean kept the temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s all the way back to Metrowest. While that makes for lousy short-and-t-shirt weather, it is poison to thunderstorms.

Wild & Wacky

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Wild temperatures yesterday---from the 80s down into the low 60s in just an hour AND some heavy duty thunderstorms. The reason was a cool front that dropped in from Maine. That front is in western New England this morning and it's a chameleon as it will become a warm front and try to warm things back up during the day.

Storms, Heat, Sea Breezes

Posted by Pete Bouchard

What a day! Breakneck temperature swings, thunder, tornadoes in Western Mass....and we're still in late May!