January 8 – Blustery and cold Thursday; Warm weekend
Snow squalls ushered in Arctic air for a brief stay into the end of the workweek. The temperature will dive to the teens to low 20s by dawn on Thursday. The wind chill will be in the single digits early Thursday. It will be a bright and chilly day with highs in the low-mid 30s and wind chills in the 20s thanks to a 10-15 mph northwest breeze.
It will not take too long to get back into the 40s. Look for highs in the low to mid 40s with dry skies on Friday. The temperature soars to the upper 50s and low 60s this weekend. Saturday looks mainly dry. Sunday will likely feature some showers, but probably not a washout. Expect it to turn cooler, but not cold on Monday. Highs will still be near 50.
A storm system approaching in the middle of next week may bring a mix of rain and snow, but the pattern favors more rain than snow. The temperature will remain above normal through next workweek. If you’re looking for snow, there may be some next weekend. It’s a long way down the road, but the pattern will be colder, and the storm track could stay active allowing a storm to move off the Mid-Atlantic coast and bring snow to Southern New England. It’s by no means a lock, but something to keep an eye on.