The Hub is in for more chilly temperatures but a fairly dry spell in the upcoming week, according to National Weather Service forecasts.
“Dry weather and cool to slightly below normal temperatures will be the theme for most of this week,” said Torry Dooley, meteorologist with the NWS Boston / Norton office. “With that said though, we’re going to start things off Monday with a little bit of mild temperatures to start the week, but the rest of the week will be more or less at or below normal temperatures.”
Coming out of frosty temperatures last week and a sheet of snow over the weekend, Boston will kick off the week Monday with a high of 39 degrees and a low of 24 degrees, according to NWS forecasts. Cloud cover is expected to begin the day but clear out gradually, forecasts show.
The average high for Boston around this time of year is 37 degrees, Dooley said.
“Overall, Monday is probably one of the nicer, warmer days of the week,” said Dooley. “We’ll then have a front that comes through on Tuesday, and that may produce a flurry here or there, but generally it’s a dry frontal passage. And that will bring in noticeably cooler temperatures. We’re not talking significant cold, but noticeably cooler.”
High on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are expected to remain below average, NWS forecasts show, in the low 30s and upper 20s. The days are forecasted to remain mostly clear, and low are predicted to dip into the teens to lower 20s.
Winds are also expected to remain less biting than much of the prior week but are still forecast to reach gusts up to 20 mph on Tuesday night.
On Friday, temperatures are expected to swing back up closer to average highs.
“By late in the week, we’re going to have a little bit of a pattern shift where we’ll start to bring in some more warm air,” said Dooley. “And by warm we’re talking about high temperatures on Friday getting back up into the upper part of the 30s.”
The warmer air coming off a system Northwest of Boston may bring back the possibility of some precipitation.
“Typically when that happens, we’ll have those southerly winds that bring in some warmer, more moist air,” said Dooley. “And it may lead to some rain showers for the Boston area by Saturday.”