The active weather in the East drives the short-term, with a few showers around tonight, but the bigger story for the longer range is what’s happening out West. Cooler air dropping south there will eventually rebound, helping to build a strong ridge of high pressure from the western U.S. into Canada. In response, a trough settles in over the East into much of early May, keeping temperatures on the cooler side. The upside is that systems should keep moving, so while we’ll see occasional showers, this pattern does not favor long stretches of steady rain.

-Phil Spevak

Good afternoon! Surface high pressure across the region keeps us settled through Tuesday with our pattern becoming more unsettled by mid week as some energy moves through from the eastern Great Lakes offering widely placed showers. High temperatures will be cooler at the coast today & tomorrow. A coastal storm brings a soaking rain to the region Thursday as it passes by to our south & east with more clouds than sun Friday. Seasonable temperatures are expected through the start of next week. No big warm-ups are in sight for at least a few weeks.

-Joe Sciacca

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Good afternoon! Surface high pressure across the region keeps us dry through late tomorrow morning. We become unsettled late tomorrow morning through the afternoon as some energy passes from the eastern Great Lakes offering showers that evolves into a light rain for tomorrow night that tapers to widely placed showers for the second part of the weekend. Hit & miss showers are the theme for next week with more clouds than sun as pockets of energy move through from the Great Lakes & Ohio Valley. Seasonable temperatures are with us to close out the month.

-Joe Sciacca

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A few leftover showers will taper off today as a storm system pulls away, with some gradual clearing later on. The weekend trends cooler and mostly gray, with more clouds than sun and temperatures slipping below average This cooler pattern will remain in place right through next week, with a few systems passing through, bringing occasional rounds of rain, so umbrellas will be getting a bit of a workout. By late next week, a more active storm track sets up, and this could bring a period of heavier rain and gusty winds across New York and Connecticut as we head into the first weekend of May. Even though it’s cool, it’s finally safe to put away the snow boots – just in time to make room for the rain boots!

-Phil Spevak

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Good afternoon! Most of the upcoming week is settled with varying cloud cover along with overall seasonable temperatures. It will be on the cold side again tomorrow morning with a killing freeze for many with air temperatures in the upper 20s for most with some mid 20s. Sensitive plants that are growing will be impacted if not brought indoors. Some energy moving through this afternoon from the eastern Great Lakes offers passing hit & miss rain showers with yet another risk of showers Wednesday into the predawn hours Thursday & through the day Saturday as more energy moves through from New York. Thursday also is the mildest day of the forecast. No major weather events in sight.

-Joe Sciacca

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Good afternoon! We are a bit unsettled this afternoon as some energy moves through from our west & north offering hit & miss showers & thunderstorms. No strong to severe storms are expected. The start of the weekend is dry with a mix of sun & clouds as surface high pressure builds in from the Great Lakes out ahead of a strong cold front moves through from the Great Lakes bringing rain Sunday with cooler temperatures to begin next week as a new ridge of surface high pressure builds in from the Great Lakes with varying cloud cover. A killing freeze is likely for many Monday & Tuesday morning. A bit of moderation is likely by the middle of next week.

-Joe Sciacca

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A nearly stationary frontal boundary to our north continues to be a focal point for showers – as disturbances move along it, one after the other, showers move through the Northeast, one round after another. But while these showers have been clustered and large, the northern position of the front through Central New England has left us out of the path of most of the showers – just a few isolated pop-up showers have affected us, and that will continue to be the case. Our best threat for rainfall comes late Saturday Night into Sunday with a stronger cold front – this front, in additional to bringing the rain, will bring temperatures way down through the day Sunday with cooler air lingering into next week – no extensions on that cooldown.

-Phil Spevak

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Good afternoon! Through week’s end; we are a bit unsettled at times. We run a risk of passing showers this afternoon with hit & miss strong thunderstorms tomorrow & Wednesday afternoon as some energy moves through from our west. Storms will be capable of producing strong wind gusts up to 50 mph. The main weather story will be the major warmup that begins today & that lasts through Friday. It will be cooler though at the coast with high temperatures in the mid 60s to mid 70s thanks to the wind off the much cooler water. We’ll see varying cloud cover through the week. Much cooler temperatures near normal arrives by the start of next week as a robust cold front moves through from the Great Lakes.

– Joe Sciacca

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Good day! Slightly above normal temperatures are expected today with well above normal temperatures for next week as a strong ridge of mid-level high pressure builds over the region. High temperatures will be cooler along the coast thanks to an onshore wind. Surface high pressure keeps us mainly dry through the end of next week. A warm front moving through from our southwest Sunday night into early Monday morning offers a low risk of a passing rain shower. A cold front looks to move through from the Great Lakes at some time next weekend offering some rain & cooler temperatures to follow.

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Good afternoon! Slightly below normal temperatures are expected today & tomorrow with moderation to above normal temperatures by Friday into later next week as a strong ridge of mid level high pressure builds over the region. Surface high pressure keeps us dry through later next week. A cold front looks to move through from the Great Lakes by the end of next week offering some rain & cooler temperatures.

– Joe Sciacca

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