Bostonians soaking up Thursday's spring warmth found temperatures reaching for the 60s in select inland areas, a contrast to the coastal chill kept at bay by a mere sea breeze. According to NBC Boston, Greater Worcester and parts of Southern New Hampshire snagged the day's top temps, while the sea breeze engaged by mid-morning around Boston held temperatures down in the low 50s.
Looming overhead, showers are forecasted to drench the city starting Thursday night and spills into Friday morning. The National Weather Service predicts an 80% chance of precipitation tonight, with Friday's light mist and clouds plunging daytime temps back into the 40s.
But those yearning for the sun won't have to wait long. Post-rain, Saturday is slated to shine with partly sunny skies and a high near 53 degrees, according to the NWS forecast. This short reprieve will be the weekend’s brightest spot before another round of showers make a grand entrance on Sunday afternoon.
Not one to linger, Sunday's showers are expected to be spotty, accessorizing afternoon parades with merely a spritz," according to NBC Boston. A subsequent system deepens offshore early in the week, pulling down colder-than-average temperatures over New England, which makes for a brisk wrap-up to the holiday weekend.
The start of the next workweek brings a brisk return to mostly sunny days, with highs remaining in the 40s until midweek; Monday's high near 48 giving way to a cooler night around 32, as per the NWS 7-day forecast. It seems the weather will march in step with the idiom, tiptoeing like a lion before retiring as a lamb at March's end.
