5/22/11 Summer time weather to visit...

Saturday was one of those interesting weather days when so much happen more on the local scale than on the large scale.

Saturday afternoon Vis Sattelite image, tells a good story.

As for today, well the backdoor cold front pushed through much of New England over night. Not too much in the way of rain in eastern MA, but some thunderstorms popped up westward.

Today should be a dry day with some morning low clouds. The sun will work to burn that off and provide us with some sunshine, however it will be noticeably cooler today with the exception of Western Mass, where it will reach 70.  Some areas out on the Cape will struggle to get out of the lower 50's today and may remain in the clouds for most of the day.

High clouds associated with an approaching warm front (the backdoor front gets pushed back in a normal direction) and will bring in a change of airmass and wind direction.

Since last Monday our wind direction has been primarily out of the east, the winds will now shift to the south and southwest.  A warming wind.

Monday expect some early morning scattered showers as the front pushes through. Temperatures will be coolest along the southshore, RI and Cape, warmer to the north and west. Scattered thunderstorms are possible throughout much of the area later in the day, some may produce some strong winds and hail.

Tuesday a perfect set up for some much needed warmth, many areas will reach into the lower 80's. Boston depending on how much sun and exact wind direction and timing of a sea breeze will struggle to reach the 80 mark, but may top out at 79! A cold front approaches during the late afternoon and early evening which could again trigger some thunderstorms.

Of note this week in the weather pattern, the systems are moving along very nicely and are not stuck like they were last week, so we can expect a quick round of showers here or there, but intermixed with sun and clouds, so your days will not be a wash out and you can work on getting that tan!



Memorial Day Weekend Outlook: Boston Area

Friday-  Increasing clouds, scattered T-storms 72-78
Saturday -  Morning clouds then sunny 67-74 cooler at the coast
Sunday -  Mostly sunny  68-75  cooler at the coast

Monday - High clouds   Cape low to mid 60's
                                  Portland-Boston- Providence 68-73
                                  Bangor-Manchester-Hartford  70-75
                                  CT River Valley - NYC - 73-78