Bostonians are bracing for a cocktail of weather conditions to ring in the new year. As reported by the National Weather Service, the Hub is set to experience partly sunny skies today with a high of 39 degrees. Tonight, the clouds are expected to break up, leaving a partly cloudy sky and temps bottoming out around 28.
Plans to celebrate the arrival of 2024 outdoors should not get too disrupted by the weather, with mostly sunny conditions and a high near 37 degrees forecasted for New Year's Day. Revelers can expect to bundle up slightly on Monday night as the mercury dips down to around 24 degrees. The week ahead is looking to continue the trend of sunny spells and clear nights, at least until Thursday.
In their latest release, the National Weather Service outlined a nearly identical pattern for Tuesday, projecting a sunny day with a slightly warmer high nearing 43, followed by a mostly clear night and temperatures around 29 degrees.
While Wednesday will start off mostly sunny with high circling around 45, the city should prepare to possibly need their umbrellas again by Thursday. The forecast suggests a chance of rain during the day and a mix of rain and snow come nightfall. The temperature will likely hover in the low 40s during the day before dropping to a low around 26 on Thursday night.
The weather seems to take a turn back to crisp winter sunshine on Friday, hitting a high near 37, with the forecast promising another mostly clear sky overnight. And Saturday holds more of the same, mostly sunny with yet another high near 37, ensuring a consistent, if chilly, pattern for early January.
