Bostonians can expect a mixed bag of weather conditions throughout the week, with varying chances of snow and rain playing at their winter routines. The forecast, which was provided by the National Weather Service, indicates a sunny day today with highs near 32 degrees. As the northwest wind settles down to a whisper, a calmness will briefly reign over the city.
The evening, however, might just begin to shake things up with a slight chance of snow after 3 a.m. and a low around 23 degrees. The skies will grow increasingly cloudy as the night progresses, although the calm of light and variable winds will likely to remain undisturbed.
The observance of Washington's Birthday brings a cloudy morning that is promised to clear up, giving way to mostly sunny skies and highs inching up to 38 degrees. Accompanying this reprieve, a calm easterly wind will blow at around 6 mph.
As the week rolls on, Tuesday ushers in isolated flurries that are forecast to dissipate before 11 a.m., with partly sunny skies expected and a high near 41 degrees. Southwest winds will gently push at 3 to 6 mph. The night is then anticipated to be partly cloudy with the mercury dipping to a low around 29 degrees, the calmness of the atmosphere remaining with a light westerly breeze.
Midweek changes are on the horizon with Wednesday's weather flipping the script – rain is possible after 1 p.m., with chances of precipitation at 50%. Despite the mostly cloudy skies, the high will remain steady near 41 degrees. The curtain of nightfall will likely to introduce rain before 9 p.m. and then a transition to snow, with an assertive northeast wind at about 6 mph.
The National Weather Service provides further details for the latter part of the week, Thursday's forecast brings "a chance of snow before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%." They also indicate that the week will close with a consistent pattern of rain and snow chances, combined with mostly cloudy conditions and highs in the low 40s. Each night, temperatures are expected to fall back into the low 30s.
