Boston woke Friday to fog and mist, but the murky start should fade by 10 a.m. The afternoon is expected to turn partly sunny and warm, with temperatures reaching near 82 degrees and north winds between 3 and 9 mph. It is a brief summer encore before a much cooler holiday weekend.
The National Weather Service expects mostly clear conditions Friday night, with temperatures falling to around 64 degrees. Saturday will begin mostly sunny before a 30% chance of rain showers arrives after 3 p.m., while temperatures ease from the low 70s into the mid-60s during the afternoon.
Cooler Weekend Weather Brings A Beach Warning
Sunday looks crisp and mostly sunny, with a high near 70 and northeast winds of 7 to 12 mph. Labor Day Monday should be sunny and mild near 72, but the weather service is warning beachgoers about an elevated rip current risk, especially along east-facing ocean beaches. No watches, warnings, or advisories are listed for Boston.
The sharper beach-safety concern adds an important wrinkle to the earlier holiday weekend forecast. Even with mostly quiet skies, persistent northeast winds and ocean swell could make swimming dangerous Sunday and Monday, so beachgoers should check with lifeguards before entering the water.
Warmup Returns Before Midweek Showers
Temperatures rebound to around 75 Tuesday under mostly sunny skies, followed by a partly sunny Wednesday near 72. A chance of showers arrives Wednesday night, with another chance of showers and a slight thunderstorm risk Thursday as southwest winds increase. For now, Friday is the warm day to grab, while the weekend looks more like an early taste of fall.
