Marathon weather looks to be nearly ideal
A dry week is coming up
The first Boston Marathon to ever be run in the fall looks like it will have nearly ideal weather for runners, a major improvement from some of the recent April marathons from Hopkinton to Copley Square.
Temps should be in the 60s on Monday, with mostly cloudy conditions along the 26.2 mile course.
Rain had been in the forecast, but it’s now expected to stay dry throughout the race — a major sigh of relief for runners after they dealt with nasty conditions in 2018.
Participants in the marathon may have to battle a bit of a headwind, however. That wind in their face could be about 10 mph, with some higher gusts possible.
Dry and quiet weather is expected for much of the upcoming week with above normal temperatures in Massachusetts.
“We’re heading into a relatively warm period,” Bill Simpson, meteorologist at the National Weather Service’s Boston office, said.
“High pressure builds in, and we should have a dry upcoming week,” he added.
On Tuesday, temps are expected to jump into the low 70s, and then temps should push even higher above normal on Wednesday into the mid 70s.
The normal high for this time of year would be in the low to mid 60s.
Most of Massachusetts will stay dry on Wednesday, and any rain should be light and isolated in nature.
For the latter half of the week, high pressure ridging returns — keeping things dry and temperatures holding steady in the mid to upper 70s.
While rain chances are higher for the weekend than the workweek, confidence remains low for any location or timing details at this point.