‘Warming trend’ coming for the Bay State mid-week (original) (raw)
Summer hasn’t officially started yet, but according to the National Weather Service, by mid-week it will surely start to feel like it.
The forecast shows that most of the state begins the week “on the cooler side,” NWS Norton’s Lead Meteorologist Andrew Loconoto said, with temperatures hitting the 70s inland.
On the coast, they will stay around the mid- to upper-60s, as Loconto said winds coming off the water will drive temperatures lower.
But starting on Tuesday and Wednesday, there will be “quite a warming trend,” Loconto explained, with thermometers hitting 90 degrees and higher and heat hits that could stick around into the weekend.
“It’s going to feel more like the end of June than the first few weeks,” he said. “It’s going to be more summer-like.”
That could bode a warmer summer all together, with the odds tilted to above normal temperatures in the coming months, he said.
While temperatures rise this week, the likelihood of rain will remain low. There could be some precipitation, but Loconoto said it’s looking “not too optimistic” in the forecast.
If there is rain, it’ll be “nothing like a widespread soaking shower, which we really need,” he said.
The rising temperatures and lack of precipitation go hand in hand, Loconto explained, saying that dry ground can give “warming feedback” that can raise temperatures between two and four degrees.
The higher temperatures and lower rainfall also contribute to increasing drought conditions, he said, although he noted that budding trees will help maintain some humidity and decrease the already low chance of forest fires.
According to the US Drought Monitor, almost the entire state is currently experiencing some level of abnormal dryness, with some areas experiencing moderate or severe drought.
Students from the Saint John Paul Academy use bubble machines during Sunday’s Dorchester Day Parade. (Nancy Lane/Boston Herald)