If you’re waking up to quiet, dry, (maybe sunny) weather, don’t be deceived. The shoe will drop as the morning progresses and our storm sinks deeper into southern New England.
High wind warnings, and wind advisories
We are concerned about the number of power outages as the winds gust over 40 mph – and close to 50-60 mph at the immediate coastline. As of 9 a.m., there were already more than 47,000 customers without power across New England, primarily in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
There are high wind warnings in effect for Nantucket and Barnstable counties from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. There are wind advisories for several other parts of Massachusetts, as well as New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
New, unhardened leaves will scatter like confetti in some areas, and limbs could come down. The wind field will pivot from the Seacoast/Cape Ann to Greater Boston, then to the South Shore and Cape.
Again, if you’re on Cape and the wind is light, it’s not a busted forecast. Wind chills all day will hover in the mid and upper 30s. Pretty unsavory for late May.
Weather radar
It’s not intense, but it’s steady. We’re not seeing a huge amount of rain.
Is it going to snow?
It doesn’t look like we’ll see accumulating snow in Massachusetts or southern New Hampshire.
When will the storm move out?
The storm races away quickly this evening, so much so that we anticipate a few rays of sun before it sets. Winds ramp down quickly, too. Overnight temps won’t be frosty, but they’re still chilly. Upper 30s to low 40s.
Sunday forecast
Sunday recovers back near 70, but there is another afternoon shower threat.
Same goes for Monday and Tuesday.
Each afternoon we may see a few showers or a downpour. Highs slump back to the 60s.
Fret not, summer does make an appearance next week. Highs will climb back near 80 late week – and likely extend to into next weekend…