Days of brisk February weather will give way to near spring-like conditions for the early parts of the week, before a cold front moves in and reminds everyone that the seasons haven’t changed over quite yet, according to National Weather Service
NWS Meteorologist Alan Dunham told the Herald that a warm weather pattern will settle on the region early in the week and bring a couple of over-50-degree days. However, that brief warming trend will be interrupted by an Atlantic-bound cold front that sails through by Wednesday.
“It’s still winter,” Dunham said.
Monday will include both a chance for scattered snow showers and a predicted high temperature of around 50 degrees, Dunham said. Very little of the morning’s isolated wintry precipitation will stick to the ground and any snow that falls will likely turn to rain as a 10 mph breeze clears the clouds and the day warms.
Temperatures overnight into Tuesday will dip toward freezing, Dunham said, though the sky should be mostly clear and the wind light and variable.
A warm front will swing through the Boston area by Tuesday, according to the NWS.
“Tuesday will be a nice day, mostly sunny with highs in the mid-50s,” Dunham said.
That warm weather will keep overnight temperatures up in the mid-40s, according to the weather service, though there is a 70% chance of rain forecast.
“Wednesday, we have a cold front starting to move in,” Dunham said.
Despite that mass of cold air moving through the region and toward the ocean, Wednesday should still see temperatures in the middle 50s, according to the weather service, though the wind could make it feel much colder as it gusts over 40 mph and rain is expected before 11 a.m.
The mercury should stay above freezing overnight into Thursday, Dunham said, and more rain is expected while the wind gusts closer to 50 mph.
High temperatures on Thursday will be nearer to 40 degrees, and there is a chance of rain in the morning. The day should become mostly sunny by the afternoon. The weather service predicts the day will also be a windy one, with a steady 25-mph breeze and gusts approaching 40 mph.
Thursday night will be “blustery,” according to the weather service, with lows falling back below freezing and into the middle 20s. The wind is expected to calm a bit and blow under 20 mph.
The sun returns for Friday, Dunham said, though it won’t warm the region above the low 40s. The wind is forecast to be below 15 mph.
As of now the weekend looks to be dry and mostly sunny, with a slight breeze and highs in the mid to upper 50s, Dunham said.