Coastal storm taking it simple on us – Boston Information, Climate, Sports activities

Blissful Saturday! Hopefully your weekend is off to a fantastic begin. I can say with confidence that it’s off to a COLD begin, as we’re waking as much as among the coldest temperatures of the season– many people nonetheless within the single digits. Later this afternoon, highs will solely attain the higher teenagers and low 20s regardless of the widespread sunshine. At the least immediately gained’t be too windy! Wind speeds will largely be between 5-10 mph out of the NW by way of the afternoon.

In a single day, we’re bitter chilly… once more. Temperatures might be between 0-8 levels.

We’ll see a rise in clouds, and by Sunday morning, gustier winds as properly. All of that is as our coastal storm lastly makes its technique to New England. However this storm isn’t even in the identical ballpark as final weekend’s. It’s a distinct kind of storm, for starters, however it’s additionally going to trace east, juuuuust hugging the shoreline, quite than instantly hitting us.

We’ll see the primary flurries and a few snow showers Sunday morning in elements of the South Coast, Cape & Islands and elements of the South Shore. They’ll be on and off in these areas by way of the afternoon and early night, with areas alongside and east of I-95 some accumulating snow. Highest accumulations might be for elements of the outer/decrease Cape and the Islands.

We even have the potential for some minor coastal flooding, significantly round excessive tide on Sunday. Excessive tide instances might be round 10 AM and 11 PM. This can largely impression low-lying areas and roadways, and waterside roadways. If you happen to see a flooded street, don’t drive over it! “Flip round, don’t drown” is the saying– you simply don’t know the integrity of the street beneath the floodwater, and also you’re higher off not messing with it.

We’ll additionally see some gusty winds with this storm, with the outer/decrease Cape and the Islands as soon as once more seeing the worst of it. Wind gusts in these areas have the potential to rise up to 60 mph. Winds get extra manageable the farther inland you go. Gusts for a lot of the Bay State might be within the 20s.

By the way in which, when you’re heading to Gillette for the Pats send-off rally, bundle up!!! We’ll see flurries and maybe a snow bathe or two between the time the gates open at 9 and the time the rally wraps up round 11:30. Temperatures will keep beneath 20 levels, and it’ll be windy!

After this storm leaves Sunday evening, we’ll see a calmer stretch to begin subsequent week. Monday seems principally to partially sunny, and breezy to begin. Temperatures will hover proper round freezing… one thing to have a good time when you’re sick of the ultra-cold climate sample we’ve been caught in currently!