Bostonians woke up to a damp Sunday as expected, with morning showers and a possible thunderstorm forecasted to roll through the area. The National Weather Service predicted a 60% chance of precipitation, it turns out the city was drenched with about a quarter to half an inch of rain before making a swift transition towards clearer skies in the afternoon.
As the rain gives way, residents should prepare to gradually witness a rise in temperatures over the week. According to the same forecast, Monday promises predominantly sunny skies with a comfortable high nearing 77 degrees, a slight respite before chances of showers slightly return to punctuate Tuesday's forecast. The city is set to experience a welcome pattern of mostly sunny days and partly cloudy nights, with the mercury slowly creeping back up to the mid-80s by midweek.
A similar sentiment was echoed by NBC Boston, highlighting that the rain should move out from west to east, allowing for clearer conditions later in the day particularly for Central Mass. The quick-hit weather system that brought Sunday's rain is moving out, leading into a predominantly dry trend for the larger part of the coming week.
Towards the end of the week, however, Boston should prepare for higher temperatures and increased humidity, with Thursday likely to bathe the city in a high of 87 degrees. And while the week promises a largely uninterrupted stretch of sunshine and warmth, the forecast suggests that Friday night might just play host to the next series of showers.
