As Boston braces itself for a fluctuating forecast to close out the year, residents can anticipate an end to the week with some rain and moderate temperatures, according to the National Weather Service. A chance of showers between 9 am and 4 pm might require the city's denizens to carry umbrellas today, but with highs around a mild 45 degrees and those familiar west-northwest winds gusting up to 18 mph, they might just as well appreciate the mild conditions for this time of year, NWS reports.
Tonight, the skies over Boston are expected to clear somewhat, making way for temperatures to drop to around 32 degrees while winds continue out of the west-northwest. This pattern heralds somewhat sunny skies for Sunday and New Year's Day with highs lingering near the 40-degree mark. However, as nighttime approaches on both days, the mercury is expected to dip well below freezing.
The week ahead holds more sun than not for the Boston area, the NWS predicts Tuesday and Wednesday will be sunny or mostly sunny with temperatures in the low to mid-40s, whereas nights will once again be chilly but clear, hovering in the high 20s to low 30s. It's a similar story heading into Thursday, though the weather may take a turn as "a chance of rain" looms on the forecast, indicating that jackets and rain boots might not yet be stowed away for the season.
As Bostonians gear up to ring in 2024, they can at least count on a sunny start come Friday, despite "a high near 36" signaling a cooler shift after the wetter conditions potentially arrive on Thursday – so folks planning to attend First Day festivities should plan for brisk but bright weather.
