The weather improved Tuesday afternoon following a chilly start to the day. The low temperature was in the low to mid teens, but plenty of sunshine helped the temperature reach the upper 30s to low 40s by late in the afternoon. It will be clear and cold Tuesday night, with temperatures falling into the low to mid 20s by dawn on Wednesday.
Wednesday looks mostly sunny and a few degrees warmer than Tuesday. Highs will be in the low to mid 40s, which is still shy of the normal high in the upper 40s. Clouds will thicken Wednesday evening, and rain is likely – primarily after midnight. There may be enough lingering cold air to allow for a brief period of mixed precipitation or snow in northwest RI, central and western MA, and interior CT. Snow accumulation is not expected in Southeastern New England. An inch or two is possible west of Worcester in MA. The temperature will be in the 30s to low 40s Wednesday night.
Spring begins on Thursday, and the weather should be spring-like in Southern New England for a change. The rain showers will be over by 8 am, and a dry, mild west wind should help to make skies mostly sunny and temperatures reach the low to mid 50s. Friday looks quiet, and cooler, with highs in the mid 40s under mostly sunny skies.
Rain and/or snow showers are likely on Saturday. Right now, it looks like a better chance of a rain than snow, but the precipitation type will ultimately depend on the track of the storm. If it is south of Southern New England, there may be enough cold air inland for snow. Highs will be in the 30s/40s if the storm passes over Southern New England, and 40s to low 50s if it tracks a farther north.
It will turn colder on Sunday. Skies will be partly cloudy with a fresh northwest breeze and highs in the low 40s. The outlook for early next week is for dry and unseasonably cold weather. The pattern is conducive to a storm forming along or off the Eastern Seaboard in the middle of next week. You’ll be hearing more about that potential in the next few days. We’ll be watching it closely. At this point, it’s nothing to get too worked up about. A lot has to come together for a high-impact storm in Southern New England.
