Rain and more rain in the days ahead, NWS says

Raincoats and umbrellas should probably be kept at the ready over the coming days, when wet weather is forecast through most of a fairly gloomy work week, according to forecasters with the National Weather Service.

The “theme of the week” to begin March will be clouds and rain, NWS Meteorologist Rob Megnia told the Herald.

“It’s going to be cloudy and dreary,” NWS Meteorologist Rob Megnia said. “Much more clouds than sun this week.”

Monday could be wet depending on where you are but not a “total washout,” Megnia said, with scattered showers and a.m. fog possible. Even with the cloud cover, the temperature should be “seasonable,” the meteorologist said, with a high near 50 degrees and an overnight low heading into Tuesday around 40 degrees.

By the afternoon on Tuesday it’s likely there will be region-wide rainfall, with the chance of precipitation forecast at 70%. Tuesday could also feel slightly cooler during the day with temperatures in the mid-40s, though that temperature should hold stable overnight, according to the weather service. It should be warm enough that Megnia said he wasn’t concerned there might be a chance for mixed or wintry precipitation. It is likely the rain will continue through the night into Wednesday morning, he said.

The chance of rain falls to 40% by the afternoon on Wednesday, according to the weather service, and Megnia thinks it could reach 60 degrees in Boston despite the clouds. Rain could pick up again overnight into Thursday, with low temperatures in the mid-40s.

Another region-wide rain event is set for Thursday, Megnia said. Temperatures will likely stay in the middle-40s throughout the day, but it will feel cold and blustery, with wind gusts of up to 22 mph forecast and a 60% chance of rain.

And even more rain is possible on Friday, Megnia says, though the forecast also calls for partly sunny skies and just a 30% chance of precipitation. That sun won’t be enough to bring the daytime temperatures out of the lower 40’s however, and the wind is expected to gust upwards of 28 mph.

As things stand, both weekend days could see rain and temperatures in the mid-40s, though Megnia said the sun may occasionally peak through the clouds.

“Pretty much rain in the forecast every day,” he said.

LIBBY O’NEILL — BOSTON HERALD Kameron Kane tosses a frisbee at South Corridor Park in Jamaica Plain. The National Weather Service said Sunday to prepare for rain during the week ahead.