The weekend will bring us mild temperatures in the 50s today and near 60° Sunday. This comes with a storm that will bring heavy rain and strong wind late Sunday into Monday.
For part of the weekend, we can enjoy the nice and dry conditions. The milder air coming in on a southerly breeze will push temperatures in the upper 40s/low 50s. We’ll see partly to mostly cloudy skies. Great weather for the Army – Navy game!
Sunday, temperatures start off in the upper 30s/low 40s. We’ll see overcast conditions, but that won’t stop temperatures from reaching near 60°. Target the morning to get outside while it’s dry. A few showers pop up in the afternoon with rain chances going up through the rest of the day.
The storm will bring the heaviest rain overnight Sunday into Monday morning. The heavy rain could cause some issues for the early portion of your Monday morning commute with minor street flooding. A Flood Watch is in place for Sunday afternoon through Monday evening for areas outside of I-495. Rain amounts of 2-3″ could cause excessive rainfall leading to flooding in poor drainage and urban areas. The overall trend with the rainfall totals: the farther west you are the higher the rainfall amounts and lesser amounts to the east for towns around Cape Cod. The probability of your neighborhood getting 2″/+ of rain is shown below.
Take part of today to prepare for the strong wind. It could toss some of your outdoor holiday decorations around. Along the coast, wind will gust 40-50 mph. Stronger gusts are possible across Cape Cod and the Islands. Gusts near 60 mph are possible. That’s enough to cause minor damage bringing down trees and possible cause power outages.
The rain ends around 9:00 am Monday. There will be some snow showers left across the Berkshires. Behind the front, temperatures fall into the low 40s by Monday afternoon. It’ll be breezy so it’ll feel like the 30s throughout the day. We’ll hold on to the chill and quiet conditions next week.
-Meteorologist Melanie Black