Bostonians can expect a mixed bag of weather as Labor Day weekend unfolds, with conditions ranging from balmy to stormy before settling into a more placid pattern for the holiday itself and the following week. Today’s forecast predicts partly sunny skies with the mercury climbing to a comfortable 81 degrees, alongside a gentle south wind blowing at 6 to 13 mph, as per the National Weather Service.
However, come tonight, the narrative changes as a 50% chance of showers creeps onto the scene after midnight, and as we transition into Sunday, showers likely and the possibility of a thunderstorm loom before 10 am then the chance persists throughout the early hours until 5 pm amid patches of morning fog and mostly cloudy conditions, the South wind persists but the chance of precipitation does jump up to 60%, all the while high temperatures hover near the 80-degree mark, this sequence of events according to the same source. Meanwhile, NBC Boston brings to our attention the presence of a cold front sweeping across Eastern Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire by Sunday night, which should knock the potential for rain down a notch as we enter Monday.
Speaking of which, Labor Day is set to bring a shift, heralding in dry air and mostly sunny skies with temperatures dialing back to a more moderate mid-70s range. As per the NWS, the night will feature mostly clear conditions with a low around 54 and a calm Northwest wind around 7 mph, making for a possibly idyllic end to the long weekend.
For those looking ahead, the week post-Labor Day is shaping up to be a bright one as a consistent sunny forecast graces calendars from Tuesday, with daytime highs settling in the mid-70s, through to the end of the week where we again, meet a high of 77 on Friday, slowly the winds will take a turn from the Northwest to light and variable becoming south around 6 mph on Wednesday, then transitioning through southwest and finally, to a southeast breeze by the week’s close, with nighttime lows retaining relative steadiness in the mid to upper 50s, this outlook being a composite picture drawn both from the NWS and NBC Boston's meteorological projections.
