Moderate to heavy rain showers are likely Christmas Eve into Christmas morning in Southern New England. Most places will receive more than an inch of rain, with localized 2-3″ totals possible. The temperature will be in the 50s to low 60s Wednesday night. Southerly winds will be out of the south between 15-30 mph, with the highest gusts near the coast. The rain will end late in the morning on Thursday, and skies will clear in the afternoon. It will be breezy and mild, with temperatures in the low to mid 50s and a 15-25 mph westerly breeze. There may be occasional gusts over 30 mph.
The weather will be dry and relatively mild into the weekend. Friday looks mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 40s. Saturday will be even warmer with highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. There will be more clouds, and possibly a few rain showers on Sunday. Highs will be in the low to mid 40s.
The forecast for the early to middle part of next week is somewhat uncertain. A storm system over the Southeastern United States may move far enough north to bring rain/snow to Southern New England sometime between Monday and Wednesday. It’s also possible that the storm stays too far south for precipitation in Southern New England, and it may stay dry and seasonable, with highs in the low 40s and lows in the 20s. The early outlook for New Year’s Eve is for dry and chilly weather in the Northeast – most likely in the 20s at midnight.
