4/20/12 Sunny, mild weather can be boring...

One of the biggest complaints from the general public about meteorologists is: "They get paid to lie and they are always wrong".  Well this week in point, I was wondering, how many of you thought, "The weather was horrible", "Or, those weathermen, all they said was sunshine and warm..(enter favorite curse)".   This is what tends to happen, when the weather is good and you have no interferences with any plans whether it be driving, a walk, or running a hot marathon, frankly it does not bother you.  It is what follows in my forecast that will then get you upset or make you a bit more weatherwise!

Enjoy the spring and summer like weather for the next 2 days, by Sunday, a potent Nor'Easter will track up the east coast to  bring wind and rain and cooler temperatures into the middle of next week.

Today - Bright sunshine, southwest wind around 8-15 mph will keep the sea breeze at the immediate coastline.  Highs near 80 in the Merrimack Valley, Mid 70s Boston and upper 50s to 60 Cape and Islands.

South facing coastal areas and the cape and Islands will be the coolest including Cape Ann today.

High pressure today will bring in a warming Southwest wind.  A cold front and Low over the Gulf will be our weather late on Saturday and into next week.

On Saturday - a mix of sun and clouds along with some fog will start the day as a cold front approaches but never reaches eastern New England. A south wind will still keep temperatures mild into the 70s. It should remain mostly dry until later afternoon.

The front is seen stretching from the Gulf of St Lawrence to Georgia and  low developing in the Gulf of Mexico on this forecast rain image.

Late Saturday into Monday - The cold front gets hung up over western New England as a major storm develops in the Gulf of Mexico and this storm helps push the front back to the west and will also be a focal point for very heavy rain with 1-3" of rain falling.

By Monday, the low and the front merge over New England to bring heavy rain and winds over New England on Monday. (A potent snowstorm could set up in the higher elevations of New York and even PA)