Shoppers, hikers, cyclists, runners, kids and sun lovers are all enjoying the wonderful warm and sunny day. We’ve had a nice stretch of great weather, and thankfully, we’ll wrap up the work week with some wonderful temperatures.
Thursday has brought a major warm up to New England. At midday, temperatures already topped the mid and upper 80s.
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The warmth was enough to set daily high records in a few cities.
Hartford, Connecticut – 87° at 1:03 p.m. Previous Record: 86° in 1977
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Providence, Rhode Island hit 86°. Previous Record: 85° set in 1977
Records are within reach for Boston (86°) and Worcester (86°) too. Those records were set back in 1945. So far today Boston has hit 84° and Worcester has hit 80°.
There’s still time this afternoon for temperatures to climb, and we’ll likely see near record warmth again on Friday. Although, an onshore breeze will limit warmth potential for coastal communities.
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Along the coast, we’ll see the onshore flow cooling temperatures down a bit more. While record highs are expected Thursday afternoon for much of southern New England, Friday’s record highs will be more complicated to achieve farther east.
Sunny skies will remain for most of us, but the chill will be the slight difference for those on the North Shore versus out west.
If you’re out and about, make the best of it, temperatures will not only cool through the weekend but rain is also in the forecast. We’ll see showers pushing in Saturday evening south to north, continuing through Sunday and a low pressure system taking over Monday bringing more widespread rain.
Throughout the 10-day forecast you’ll see temperatures trending more seasonable, no 80s or 70s there… all 50s and 60s, more clouds too and a few opportunities for a shower or two.
