It’s mostly quiet on the weather front, according to the National Weather Service.
Forecasters with the NWS station in Norton predict weather around Boston will be mostly calm and seasonal through the workweek, with just a slight chance of sporadic rain to start but potential for more through the weekend.
Monday will include some “very widely scattered showers,” according to NWS meteorologist Bryce Williams, who said a 30% chance of rain is possible through most of the day. Temps will be in the mid-40s when the commute begins before climbing toward the 60s through the day, he said. The weather service expects more of the same overnight into Tuesday, when temperatures will drop back into the mid-40s.
More scattered showers are possible Tuesday, coming mostly between the morning and afternoon commutes. NWS is again expecting a 30% chance of precipitation around Boston, Williams said. Winds aren’t expected to top 10 mph for the first two days of the week and become still-to-variable going into Tuesday evening, when a low of 44 degrees is possible.
A mostly-sunny forecast for Wednesday won’t bring the temperatures out of the lower 60s, Williams said, though with no chance of rain and a slight breeze the weather will be right where it should for this time of the year.
“It is quite seasonable. The average high is 63,” he told the Herald.
Clouds should clear overnight into Thursday under a light breeze and temperatures return to the mid-40s, according to the weather service.
Thursday will likely be the warmest rain-free day of the week, when sunny skies send the mercury into the mid-to-upper-60s through much of the region and the wind stays light. Overnight temperatures may remain in the lower 50s.
Friday morning is expected to be dry, Williams said, though by the early afternoon some of the area may be looking at rain clouds and see mid-60s temperatures. The weather service is currently forecasting a 30% chance of rain for Boston, climbing toward 60% by Friday evening, though that may change.
“There is still a lot of uncertainty about the weekend weather,” Williams said.
What isn’t likely, Williams said, is a sudden patch of warm weather. The last vestiges of summer, he said, are probably behind us.
“That summer heat is probably done. With the weather game we never say never, but as of now there are no signals pointing to any big warmth,” he said.
If you have the opportunity to take advantage of the dry warm days midweek, the Bay State is in the midst of prime apple and pumpkin picking seasons, according to the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources
To find which of the state’s over 60 P-Y-O pumpkin patches and over 80 apple orchards is nearest to you, visit https://www.mass.gov/guides/pick-your-own-farms.
It’s best to call a farm or check its social media accounts to make sure they are offering picking before driving there, according to the state, as some farmers may have had poor summer seasons after this year’s rain soaked July.
