For Tonight: Generally partly cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight with low temperatures near 35 Degrees. Winds will be West to Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.
New Year’s Eve: Skies will start out sunny during Tuesday morning. Clouds will then be on the increase during Tuesday afternoon as a strong cold front begins its approach to our area from the west.
High temperatures will be near 50 Degrees. Winds will be West to Southwest at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and South to Southeast at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night & New Year’s Day: An area of low pressure and its associated strong cold front will move across the area during the late night hours of Tuesday night through the morning hours of New Year’s Day bringing with it a soaking rain to all of Western and Central Mass.
Rain is expected to begin across Western Mass around midnight Tuesday night and then begin across Central Mass by about 1 am or so Tuesday night.
Rain is then expected to continue through the predawn hours of Wednesday morning as well as through the early and mid-morning hours of New Year’s Day. In addition to this, the rain will likely be heavy at times, especially between 1 am and 5 am Wednesday morning.
The rain is expected to come to an end by mid to late morning on New Year’s Day.
Rainfall totals of between one half of an inch and one inch can be expected late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. So, another decent soaking across the region.
During the afternoon hours of New Year’s Day, skies are expected to feature a mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds. In addition, a few scattered rain showers are possible during the afternoon.
Low temperatures Tuesday night will be between 35 and 40 Degrees. High temperatures on New Year’s Day will be near 45 Degrees.
Winds on Tuesday night will be East to Southeast at 10 to 20 mph. Winds on New Year’s Day will be West at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.
Wednesday Night & Thursday: Windy weather is expected on Wednesday night and Thursday behind that departing strong cold front.
Wednesday night will be partly cloudy with low temperatures between 25 and 30 Degrees. Winds will be West at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40-45 mph.
Thursday will be partly sunny and continued quite windy. High temperatures will be between 35 and 40 Degrees. Winds will be West at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40-45 mph.
Friday Through Sunday: Cold weather will be making a return by late this week and the weekend.
This cold weather is expected to remain in place through at least all of next week and in fact, some of the coldest temperatures so far this winter will probably occur during next week. It should be noted that the weather forecast guidance are pointing towards a cold weather pattern that is similar to one that occurred during mid-January of 1985 when temperatures were at or below zero at night and then struggled to make it out of the teens for almost a week straight. It could be THAT cold next week across the area.
Friday will be partly sunny with high temperatures near 35 Degrees.
Saturday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 25 and 30 Degrees.
Sunday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 25 Degrees.
Potential Storm To Watch For Around Next Monday: I continue to keep tabs on the possibility of a storm system that could bring the area snow for around next Monday. That said, the track and strength of the storm system that might affect our area is uncertain right now.
While some of the weather forecast guidance are showing a decent storm that brings us accumulating snow next Monday, other just as reliable weather forecast guidance are pointing towards the scenario of a storm that just misses to the south and instead gives the Mid-Atlantic region a decent snowfall. Both scenarios, right now, are equally as possible.
On one hand, I could see a scenario where the storm system is able to reach our area and is then the catalyst to bring in some very cold temperatures behind it. I give this scenario a 40 percent chance of occurring.
On the other hand, it’s possible that the incoming Arctic air will be able to suppress the storm track to our south and leave us high and dry. I give this scenario about a 60 percent chance of happening.
Storm or no storm, next week is going to be very cold & the cold will probably end up being the bigger story.
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