The holiday hustle is upon us, but Mother Nature is pitching a curveball to travelers in Massachusetts. A NEXT Weather Alert was put into force by the tight-lipped team at WBZ-TV, predicting snow showers will slowly transmute into gushes of moderate to heavy rain. With the mercury slated to peak with unseasonable warmth, Massachusetts will be bundled up in dense clouds, the air thick with fog, and wind gusts playing tag at 50 mph as reported by CBS News.
As Wednesday wanes, we’re tentatively seeing the skies clear up a bit, promenading toward a weather respite. "Drier air infiltrating the region and allowing for precipitation to wind down" is the word on the street, according to the prophets of precipitation over at CBS Boston. Now, don't you let the door hit you on the way out, rain clouds, but leave the extra degrees, will you? Thanksgiving Day is looking like the calm in the midst of the storm, with NBC Boston tipping us off that we can bet on temps in the genial 40s along the coast, while the inland will brace the nip of the mid-40s, all under an amiable sky.
Gusts might indeed hustle the clutch of family football matches quicker than cousins gunning for the last leg of turkey, but that's just the New England bravado showing up to play. By Thanksgiving, "high school football games in the morning will be chilly in the 30s with some gusts still around 20-to-25 mph," as noted by CBS Boston, priming all for a Thanksgiving more on the fresh side. But hold onto your hats because Saturday's set to promptly drop into the fridge, vying for the title of the week’s coldest contender.
What’s a holiday weekend to do, post-family fete, and leftovers overload? "Step down the temps a bit tomorrow—and more so Saturday," advises NBC Boston, clearly privy to the knowledge that the sun only intends to tease for so long. Should you dare to slowly start your work week post-holiday revelry, Sunday night might just be shelling out showers to accompany your commute, but don’t let it dampen your spirits—the sun's got a standing appointment for the better part of next week.
