It’s one thing to have temps in the mid 30s in April when it’s snowing– #ItHappens–but when your Taco Tuesday is loaded with sunshine all day and those temps are in the 30s…..that’s a statement. That is pure arctic air you are dealing with and we have another 12-18 hours with this arctic junk and then temps start their climb.
Having arctic High Pressure overhead with leftover snow underfoot means near record cold tonight. The records for Boston & Worcester respectively are 20 & 15. I think for Boston (officially tracked at Logan Airport) will be around 23-24 while out in Worcester (also kept at an airport I might add) should settle around 17 but record or no record, that is wicked cold for early April. I am a bit concerned some of the fruit orchards (apples) may have a tough night as recent warmth has pushed the buds along pretty far. From what I am told by some of the farmers, the buds can handle temps in the mid 20s but temps in the teens–which will be the case for some of the orchards early tomorrow morning, that may be too cold. I like my apples–let’s hope they turn out OK.
After the wicked cold morning, temps will spend the entire day reaching the upper 30s with sunshine giving way to clouds by afternoon. Those clouds are out in front of our next storm, a spring storm though! Thursday is when that storm arrives so plan on clouds & showers by afternoon with a brief burst of steady rain late in the day. You can also plan on temps reaching the low & mid 50s…that should wipe out any remaining snow piles.
After this storm pulls away on Friday we see another downward trend in temps happen. Nothing like we are experiencing now but the numbers will be below normal yet again by Saturday-Monday. Bleh.
This cold-cool pattern looks to hold on until mid month then I *think* the pattern snaps into real, fun springtime warmth sometime around Patriots Day or thereabouts. Patience Grasshopper.
~JR