EAST HARDWICK— The northeast remains persistent in its cool and wet conditions for the rest of this week, thanks to a large upper-level low situated over Hudson Bay, which continues to pinwheel pieces of energy through the region. In the past several days, we’ve seen showery conditions, with approximately half an inch of precipitation recorded over the course of the week. The middle and end of last week featured some sunny intervals prior to the weekend turning a bit cloudy and wet.
photo by Dawn Gustafson
A frontal system stationed over the northeast will send another low-pressure system along the boundary today, bringing a steady rain amounting to about an inch of precipitation. This will be followed by additional bouts of precipitation as additional waves of energy approach the northeast later Friday into Saturday and again later Sunday. There will be some sunshine mixed in at times Thursday, Friday, and Sunday. Beyond today’s rainfall, precipitation will be more showery in nature.
The influence of the upper-level system and cloud cover will keep temperatures to near or just below normals for early May. No snowfall is expected in this forecast, but it looks like it will be a while before mild conditions return. Here are the forecast details:
Wednesday: Cloudy. Rain. High: 52. Low: 35. Calm wind.
Thursday: A chance of showers in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. High: 56. Low: 32. West wind around 5 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny in the morning. Increasing clouds with a chance of showers in by evening. High: 58. Low: 33. Light west wind.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely. High: 55. Low: 39. South wind around 5 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. High: 62. Low: 44. Southwest wind 5-10 mph.
