Boston climate: Warmth to close file highs for October, rain seemingly mid-week

Boston is about to kick off the week with excessive temperatures more likely to close to information, earlier than seeing a spherical of rain round mid-week and a cooler interval headed into the weekend, in accordance with forecasters.

“Broadly speaking, we’ve got high pressure control for most of the week,” mentioned Nationwide Climate Service meteorologist Francis Tarasiewicz. “We’ll have a warmer first half of the week with temperatures well above average, potentially close to record high temperatures, like we saw (Sunday).”

The week is more likely to kick off with sunny skies on Monday and a excessive round 85 levels in Boston, forecasts present. The file excessive for Oct. 6 in Boston is 86 levels, that means NWS can be conserving a “close eye” for a brand new file, Tarasiewicz mentioned.

On Sunday, a number of websites across the surrounding area neared new file highs as temperatures climbed into the 80s, the meteorologist famous.

Tuesday is predicted to additionally stay nicely above common temperatures, forecasts present, with a excessive round 80 levels. Skies are forecasted to stay principally sunny via the times, NWS states, although showers are seemingly later within the evening after 2 a.m.

“Some much needed rain Wednesday,” mentioned Tarasiewicz. “Won’t be necessarily a washout or heavy rainfall event, but up to a half inch or so rain certainly. And then turning much cooler that second half of the week.”

Wednesday is predicted to see a chilly entrance move via, with the excessive dipping into the higher 60s, the meteorologist mentioned. Rain is probably going via the day, with a thunderstorm attainable earlier than the early afternoon, forecasts present.

“Then we clear things out,” Tarasiewicz mentioned. “Start Thursday and Friday with much cooler conditions, especially Friday morning, where we could see some temperatures in the freezing mark.”

Thursdays is predicted to achieve a excessive within the higher 50s, forecasts present, with a low that evening round 40 levels. Friday could also be barely hotter, with a excessive within the mid-60s.