First week of spring won’t feel like it; more rain ahead
The week ahead may be the first full week of spring for the year but it sure won’t feel like the seasons have changed, according to the National Weather Service.
With rain forecast during work week ahead and below seasonable temperatures expected, NWS Meteorologist Alan Dunham said the Boston region will seem somewhat wintry for at least the next few days.
“Tomorrow, it’s going to be on the chilly side. Partly sunny skies but a gusty northeast wind which is going to give us highs in the upper 30s and wind chill temperatures in the lower 30s,” he said. “It’s not going to feel like spring at all.”
Overnight lows heading into Tuesday hover closer to freezing, Dunham said, and there’s a 40% chance it starts to rain before the morning commute begins.
Chances of rain become “light” after 1 p.m., according to the weather service, and the highs should be in the lower 40s with that “gusty northeast wind” still present, Dunham said. Overnight temperatures remain in the lower 40s or upper 30s.
On Tuesday, “we have a big system offshore,” the meteorologist said.
“It’s going to push some moisture back at us,” he said.
Wednesday will be cloudy with more rain is possible. Precipitation chances will still be in the 40% range. Dunham said the temperature will creep closer to seasonable, with highs in the low 50s and a calmer, less gusty breeze still blowing from the northeast.
“A little closer to normal for this time of year,” he said.
The chance of rain increases to 50% overnight going into Thursday, according to the weather service, with low temperatures in the upper 40s.
Rain is even more likely on Thursday, Dunham said, mostly in the afternoon when the chance of precipitation is forecast at 60%. High temps will be in the mid-50s throughout the region, according to the meteorologist.
Yet more rain is forecast for Friday, according to the weather service, when the chance of precipitation will be 50% and the wind picks back up. The wind will cause temperatures to fall back toward 50 degrees, Dunham said.
It will be a “bit on the breezy side” over the weekend, the meteorologist said, but the rain should have wrapped up by then. The forecast for both days calls for 50 degree highs and mostly sunny skies.