The dreary skies persist over Boston this weekend, with a forecast that keeps umbrellas firmly in hand. The National Weather Service reports a 70% chance of showers today and a watchful eye on the thermometer as it hovers around a cool 63 degrees. Unyielding northeast winds are set to buffet the city, reaching gusts of up to 24 mph. And while rainfall estimates suggest only up to a quarter of an inch, the inevitability of precipitation seems certain.
Tonight's reprieve will be brief; showers continue until 10 p.m., as clouds stubbornly cling to a low of 57 degrees, said the north wind that, occasionally reaching gusts of 20 mph. According to NBC Boston, the culprit behind this dismal weather is a persistent offshore low-pressure system, drenching communities along the Cape and the Islands with heavier rains and central Massachusetts with intermittent showers.
As Bostonians shoulder against gusts and navigate through patchy fog, those along the coast are bracing for more than just raindrops. With the Boston high tide scheduled at 2am and 2pm today and rising once more Sunday around the marks of 3am and 3pm, officials are on alert. The coastal regions are under siege by a Coastal Flood Advisory until Sunday, and with high surf churning waves of 10-14 ft., shoreside residents confront the earth's unrest.
Relief in the form of sunshine may come as the low pressure pushes farther away by Sunday, offering glimpses through the clouds. Temperatures, staying loyal to the mid-60s, seem to nod to the official onset of fall at 8:44 a.m. Come Monday, the skies will part, albeit briefly, with partly sunny conditions and a high of about 67 degrees before the next weather system makes its unwelcome debut mid-week, details The National Weather Service.
NBC Boston looks ahead to a week's tableau painted in the steady strokes of the 60s—an undulating pattern of clouds and crisp autumnal air, with nights gently lulled into the 50s. The forecast smacks of regret for those pining for fall's splendor, but even as the unsettled weather hints at more showers, the city holds a breath for brighter days.
