Jackie Layer

After a gorgeous and fair spring day across New England, clouds will thicken overnight tonight ahead of the next system that will bring rain, heavy at times, for Friday and Saturday.

A fantastic Opening Day is on tap across New England today as high pressure dominates, bringing another sun-filled day. The Boston Red Sox take on the Pittsburgh Pirates at 2:05 p.m. with temperatures in the upper 40s by first pitch and reaching into the low to mid 50s by game’s end.

After a foggy and cloudy start to the day, that fog has at least burned off, but a few clouds have stuck around – but not enough to keep from shining through. This afternoon will be absolutely beautiful under more sunshine than clouds with highs in the mid to upper 60s to pockets of 70 degrees.

The first half of the weekend features a warm-up under a mix of sun and clouds by the afternoon with highs near 70 south, 60s north.

At least we started off with some sun Friday morning before the clouds built in ahead of the rain showers that engulfed our Friday afternoon. In the evening, we will start to see the showers wane, reducing to mist later at night, which means the evening commute will be a slow go due to reduced visibility and some ponding.

A super stretch of sunny weather has arrived for today and tomorrow as high pressure builds this weekend, allowing ample sunshine and a warming trend.

A super stretch of sunny weather is ahead. Friday was a day of transition across New England. It was still snowing in the mountains of Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, while the rest of New England saw a mix of sun and clouds with a few sprinkles.

Over the course of the day today, we can expect quite a few locations along the immediate coastline to stretch into the low to mid-50s, with the interior remaining in the 40s with the wind direction out of the west-southwest at 10-15 mph.

For our Tuesday, we’ll start off with some sunshine south, lingering showers north, before a few spotty showers pop up in the afternoon as a weak frontal boundary propels in from the west.

There are impressive rainfall totals for southern New England, especially for some towns in Connecticut, central Massachusetts and along the Boston Marathon route.

A cold end to the weekend is setting the table for a wet and windy Boston Marathon.

Find your winter jacket, you’ll need it Sunday.

The big story this weekend is the plunging temperatures and the return to wintry weather by Sunday.

Saturday will feature our high temperatures early on before temperatures take a dive through the day.

It certainly felt like spring Friday, but by the second half of the weekend, it will feel like we took a step back into winter.

Sweater weather continues to be the case for the second day of the work week. Tuesday brings clouds with a few afternoon rain showers mixing with flurries. Highs today remain in the 40s.

It will be a wet evening commute, with a few drops mixing with sleet and snow for the higher elevations in northern Worcester County, southern New Hampshire, western Massachusetts, and southern Vermont. We could get a few heavier pockets of rain overnight, especially along southern Massachusetts, and for the Cape and Islands.