As Bostonians wrap themselves in layers to combat the biting cold, the city's weather forecast suggests a reprieve from the tumultuous winter storms of late, while not quite signaling the end of snow for the season. According to the National Weather Service, today in Boston will remain sunny with a high near 29, wind chill values as low as zero, and a northwest breeze around 7 mph.
The week unfolds with mostly clear nights and steadily sunny days, the winds remaining gentle but the temperatures ranging from highs in the low 30s to nighttime lows plummeting to single digits, and though the National Weather Service reports that Bostonites can look forward to largely uneventful weather in the short term any suggestion of a snowless horizon may be premature Boston’s seasonal snowfall currently stands at 34.1 inches, which is 9.4 inches above average.
Wednesday might bring a tease of flurries during the morning hours with a light west wind intensifying from 5 to 9 mph, yet the rest of the week promises clear skies and tranquil conditions, a soft plateau before the city braces itself for another wave of arctic freshness over the weekend. NBC Boston announced that "we can expect very little precipitation through the end of the week."
The coming days, while quieter and without major storms, usher in frigid mornings that thaw by afternoon, leading to larger questions concerning the remainder of the winter season and if this period of calm portends a stormy sequel, for as NBC Boston reminds us, "the pattern stays relatively cold, with another shot of arctic air for next weekend," which signals a need for continued vigilance against possible snowfall despite the current lull in activity, it’s hard to believe that with under half the winter to go that we'll come away unscathed in the coming weeks.
