A low-precipitation week of weather with higher-than-average temperatures will kick off October for Bostonians, according to the National Weather Service.
“It’s going to be a nice, sunny and dry week,” Kyle Pederson, a National Weather Service meteorologist, told the Herald. “We’re looking at high-pressure overhead, so we’re not expecting any rain through at least Thursday.”
Pederson said New England can expect highs in the upper 60s and low 70s to kick off the week, with mid and upper-70s highs on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday’s high will get back into the mid-to-low 70s, he said.
Pederson said the usual high for Boston around this time of year is 68 degrees and the average lows tend to be around 53 degrees. The first week of October for the region should set a trend for the month ahead, Pederson said.
“The one-month precipitation outlook for October calls for below-normal precipitation and above-normal temperatures,” he said.
Following Monday’s high of 71 degrees, Tuesday will be sunny and a high nearing 82 degrees, according to the NWS weekly outlook. The remaining highs of the work week steadily decrease from that point, with Wednesday’s high of 77, Thursday’s with 75 and Friday’s of 73.
The overnight lows for this week, he said, will start in the 60s and should remain consistent for the rest of the week as well. Dew points will also be in the 60-degree range for this week, according to Pederson, which will make it more difficult to cool down during the evening because of the excess moisture in the air.
Rain showers are expected to return to the area sometime Friday evening into early Saturday, with the dry, sunny weather ready to return either Saturday or Sunday. Friday night’s chance of precipitation is 40%, a fgure that remains consistent all day Saturday. Southern winds are anticipated to enter the region Friday night at 11 mph. Saturday will see southern winds ranging from 11-15 mph, and winds around 15 mph coming in Saturday evening.
The departing cold front should make for cooler and brisk Sunday conditions. Western winds around 15-17 mph on Sunday will be paired with a high of 63 degrees, bringing in the traditional cool fall temperatures that New Englanders expect.
