After a brief warmup that saw Boston’s warmest day in over two weeks, our weather pattern will turn a bit unsettled with colder, breezy weather on tap Friday and a good chance for Boston to stay completely dry for the first weekend since Valentine’s Day.
Quick look Friday: Sun peeks through as temperatures dip
Clouds begin to decrease by the early afternoon, setting up a partly sunny late afternoon across the region. There may be a sliver of energy that brings a few clouds back into the picture late Friday night, with a sprinkle or flurry possible across southern Rhode Island, the South Coast, and Cape Cod and islands.
Friday morning was actually the warmest part of the day, with Boston seeing temperatures slowly drop about 10 degrees toward the 30s by the time Friday night plans come around.
With cold, dense air pushing across New England, we’ll also feel a breeze for most of the day. A northwesterly wind of 10 to 15 mph may spark a few gusts close to 25 mph, at times, enough to add a little extra bite to the air, especially on Friday evening, when it’ll feel close to freezing out.
Weekend: Trending dry, but colder
Saturday morning will see high pressure slide near New England from the southwest, which will set up a mostly sunny day across the region, while making for a frosty start to the weekend. A couple of spot flurries are possible across Northern New England.
Saturday morning may only be in the 20s and low 30s, with highs only crawling to the upper 30s across Greater Boston.
Sunday will see a few more clouds enter the picture with high pressure sliding east and slinging a southerly flow into New England. This wind from the south will scoop up some moisture from the Atlantic and spur partly to mostly cloudy skies.
There will be a weak system that could spark a couple of spot showers over Northern New England, but Boston will likely stay dry through the night.
Sunday’s highs will return closer to seasonal, with temperatures rising to the mid- and upper 40s across Southern New England.
Weekend breakdown
Greater Boston: High on Friday in the 40s but slipping during the day amid mostly cloudy skies. Saturday sees more sun than clouds, with highs in the upper 30s. Sunday sees a flip in the weather, with more clouds rolling in and highs reaching the mid- and upper 40s.
Central/Western Mass.: Saturday sees brisk conditions with highs to the low 30s in the Berkshires, mid- and upper 30s east, under mostly sunny skies. Sunday sees a little more clouds, with a little more warmth. Highs in the low 40s in the Berkshires, mid-40s east. Low chance for a spot sprinkle.
Southeastern Mass.: Saturday turns cold but mostly sunny, highs to the mid and upper 30s. Sunday sees more clouds with a low spot sprinkle chance as highs build to the low and mid-40s.
Cape and Islands: Saturday will see more sun than clouds with highs reaching the mid-30s. Sunday will see temperatures boost back to the low 40s under partly to mostly cloudy skies.
Rhode Island: Saturday turns mostly sunny skies with highs in the upper 30s. Sunday will see increasing clouds with highs returning to the mid-40s.
New Hampshire: Saturday will be mostly sunny with highs around the low to mid-30s. Sunday sees a spot flurry or sprinkle with highs to the upper 30s and low 40s under mostly cloudy skies.
Vermont/Maine: Saturday sees more sunshine with highs in the low 30s across both states. Sunday sees scattered flurries or sprinkles across both states. with highs in the low 40s across Vermont, upper 30s across Maine.
Connecticut: Saturday sees more sunshine with highs to the low 40s. Sunday sees more clouds with high reaching the upper 40s with a very slight chance for a spot sprinkle.
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