TODAY’S NUTSHELL: Cooler today (60s) with a few more showers or drizzle patches possible later this morning, especially in southern CMass and northeast CT. After a few sunny breaks this afternoon, we’ll again see a few showers or drizzle patches move through overnight, with a spot shower or storm during a warmer Friday (70s), which will precede another weekend rainstorm. Low pressure tracks northeast, somewhere over central or eastern southern New England bringing either side of an inch of rainfall to many of us, before drying out on Sunday with a spot shower possible. As of now, the first half of next week looks sunnier and warmer, but monitor developments I will.
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* Daily Celestials (Sun/Moon)
* Sponsor Section
* Morning Discussion
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YOUR DAILY CELESTIALS
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STAR:
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:18am this morning
–OUR STAR SETS AT: 8:17pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 14 hours and 59 minutes
MOON:
–OUR MOON ROSE AT: 7:16am this morning
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: Northeast
–OUR MOON SETS AT: 11:35pm tonight
–MOON SET DIRECTION: Northwest
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Crescent (7.9%)
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YOUR MORNING DISCUSSION
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Good morning folks, we have a departing system that brought a small amount of rain overnight (under a tenth of an inch to up to a quarter inch in parts of northern CT), which was less than expected.
While we could see another round of showers impact mainly northeast CT, southeastern parts of WMass (eastern Hampden/Hampshire) and southern and eastern Worcester County, we should be trending drier under mostly cloudy skies. Highs will only reach the mid 60s today.
We hopefully will see a few breaks of sun later this afternoon, but that looks like it would be the exception at the moment.
For tonight, some drizzle patches or a few more showers will work through the region with lows in the mid to upper 50s.
Friday looks warmer and sunnier with highs reaching the low to mid 70s, though we could see an isolated afternoon shower or thunderstorm.
Clouds will increase at night, as another Mid-Atlantic regional low pressure system develops southwest of us and tracks northeast into the eastern half of southern New England Friday night through Saturday. While the storm track is still uncertain, I think we’ll see a substantial amount of rainfall, somewhere either side of an inch.
That means it won’t be to the level of last week’s system, but Saturday looks wet nonetheless.
Highs will be in the 60s on Saturday (better than the 40s to low 50s last week!) with lows in the 40s as we start to dry out Saturday night.
High pressure starts to build along the eastern seaboard Sunday, but really takes old during the first half of next week.
While a spot shower or two are possible Sunday, it should translate into a drying day with partly sunny skies and highs in the 60s, and lows in the 40s.
By early to mid next week, the way things looks now, we should enjoy warming temps and sunshine with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s, but as we all know, the weather is subject to change, so I will keep you updated.
Have a great day, and may good things come your way!
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