Bostonians woke up to a slightly wet morning today, but the skies are expected to clear as the day progresses. According to the National Weather Service, there is 'a slight chance of rain before 9 a.m.,' leading to a partly cloudy start that should give way to clearer skies, a brisk westerly wind, and a high near 46 degrees. As for tonight, mostly clear skies will allow temperatures to dip near freezing.
Looking into the coming week, the weather outlook for Boston shows a pattern of change; we're advancing toward an unsettled period with rain mainly expected after 3pm on Monday, calm winds will later pick up lightly from the southeast, marking the beginning of an 80% chance of rain persisting through the night and intensifing on Monday night, "new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible" during the day increasing to a "quarter and half of an inch possible" in the evening has been forecasted.
As mentioned by NBC Boston, last night's swift snow system left behind clearing skies, and the midweek is expected to bring in warmth with temperatures possibly hitting the 60s on Wednesday despite the rain. However, this warmth comes with conditions; paired with clouds and sporadic showers for those counting on sunnier intervals.
Wednesday night into Thursday brings a turn for the wetter, the potential for rain remains high, and as the system gives way later in the week, we're looking at a descent into cooler, but drier days as we approach the weekend with temperatures taking "a chance of rain before 8am" on Thursday but moving towards a mostly sunny trajectory with highs around 41 degrees however winds still keeping a robust pace from the west.
For those planning ahead, Friday promises a return to sunshine with a high near 35 degrees, and the weekend follows suit with mostly clear skies; Boston's weather is settling into a chillier pattern, as Friday night's lows hover around 24 degrees, and a mostly sunny Saturday caps the week with a light southerly wind shift, nudging the temperatures up slightly to a high near 39 degrees.
