While the West Coast braces for the impact of a near hurricane strength storm, the Boston and New England region should see a break in rainy weather amid comfortable temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
Though Monday comes with a chance of thunderstorms and as of now the weekend is looking wet, the middle of the week is shaping up to be nearly perfect, with low humidity, comfortable temps and sunny skies.
“We have pretty much no chance of precipitation Tuesday through Thursday,” Kyle Pederson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, told the Herald. “We do have some chances of showers Saturday and the same again Sunday. Could be a little unsettled and wet over the weekend.”
Increasing clouds overnight Sunday could carry a 30% chance of rain into Monday, when the high expected to reach 85 and thunderstorms are possible. Pederson said he doesn’t expect the rains to amount to a “washout” before they move on that evening. Temperatures overnight Monday are expected to fall into the lower 60s.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday temps should only reach into the mid-70s while a slight northerly wind blows away any cloud cover, leaving mostly sunny days with humidity in the comfortable range, Pederson said.
“We won’t see the dew point creep over 60 again until Friday,” he said.
According to the NWS, a dew point under 55 is comfortable, over 65 is “unbearable” and anything in-between is “sticky.”
Temperatures overnight Tuesday and Wednesday could fall well into the mid-50s, though both days should see highs around 75 degrees and partly sunny skies.
A 30% chance of precipitation Thursday night will potentially increase to 50% as Friday carries forward with cloudy skies and another daily high of 75 degrees.
Friday night could be slightly warmer than previous evenings, with a low of 64 degrees. It could rain both weekend days, though Saturday is more likely, Pederson said, with a 30% chance of showers.
Wet weather on the West Coast, where Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall in California this weekend, will likely not impact the New England region.
“Pressure sitting over the central plains will block any moisture out there from getting out here,” Pederson said. “It will probably be one of the nicer, drier weeks we’ve seen all summer.”