Bostonians, get ready to not put away those umbrellas just yet. The city is in for a real dose of spring weather, complete with on-and-off showers and fluctuating temperatures over the next week. Today, the city may see some rainfall after 4 p.m., with a 30% chance of precipitation and highs hovering near a mild 50 degrees, as reported by the National Weather Service. The calm will turn gently westerly, reaching 5 to 7 mph by morning.
As night encroaches, so too chances of rain slightly decrease, mainly slated before 7 p.m., accompanied by partly cloudy skies and lows around 33 degrees. Thursday is predicted to be sunny with a high again near 50, but it comes paired with a west wind around 11 mph. The pattern seems consistent through Friday, with mostly sunny skies giving a short-lived reprieve and temperatures inching up to near 56 degrees. Yet the tranquility is punctuated, as showers are likely to strike back come Friday night, casting a 60% probability to rain on our proverbial parade.
According to NBC Boston, while Friday may allow us to "soak up the sun," the weekend outlook is less than stellar. Showers may start as early as Friday night and continue sporadically through Saturday. While Boston may wallow in clouds and cooler air, there's a chance for western New England to experience a tease of summer, with potential spikes into the 60s or 70s if the sun makes a guest appearance.
As Boston prepares to round out the weekend on Sunday, more showers are forecast, and all hopes of warm reprieve get leveled by an east wind-driven rain that locks us back into the 40s and 50s. "Some milder air is possible on Monday," as affirmed by NBC Boston, but with it comes the heaviest rainfall of the week as the storm system passes directly through New England. After a brief respite on Tuesday, more moisture might prepare to once again soak the city in the latter part of the week.
Residents should stay tuned to forecast updates, particularly if they have outdoor plans or seek to catch a glimpse of the upcoming partial solar eclipse within this mix of meteorological uncertainty. Prepare for intervals of sun and cloud, for the whims of New England weather do not seem to be settling into any predictable pattern just yet.
