From the TV 5 Forecast Center:

Low pressure is forecast to pull a warm front northward through the state today, allowing a warmer and more humid airmass to move into the state. Despite the lack of sunshine today, temperatures are expected to climb into the 60s to around 70° for highs this afternoon. We’ll see a chance for a few scattered showers this morning then a better chance for scattered showers and possibly a few thunderstorms this afternoon as a cold front approaches from the west. Severe weather is not expected today but any thunderstorms that do develop will likely produce heavy downpours. Steadier and heavier rain is expected tonight as the cold front moves into the state. The rain could be heavy at times after midnight. Temperatures will remain mild tonight with lows only in the mid to upper 50s.

The cold front will slowly move through the state during the day Friday keeping us under the clouds and rainy conditions. As the cold front moves in, the warmer and more humid air will get pushed to our east so expect some slightly cooler temperatures for Friday with highs mainly in the upper 50s to mid-60s. An area of low pressure is forecast to develop along the cold front and very slowly move through the Gulf of Maine this weekend. Plenty of moisture streaming in off the ocean will provide us with clouds and showers on Saturday with steadier rain expected Sunday. Cooler air will continue to move into the state on a breezy, north wind this weekend with temperatures only reaching the upper 40s to around 50° north and low to mid-50s elsewhere.

It looks like the slowly moving storm system will finally start to move east into the Maritimes for Memorial Day on Monday. We’ll still see a few showers during the morning on Monday followed by drier weather during the afternoon with brightening skies expected. Temperatures will still be on the cool side with highs near the 60° mark.


Today: mostly cloudy. Scattered showers possible and maybe a thunderstorm, especially during the afternoon. Milder and muggy. Highs between 62°-69°, coolest coast. South wind 5-15 MPH.

Tonight: rain likely, heavy at times after midnight. Mild with lows between 54°-59°. South wind 10-15 MPH.

Friday: periods of rain. Cooler with highs between 57°-65°. Winds will become northerly 5-10 MPH.

Saturday: showers likely. Breezy and cooler with highs between 48°-54°.

Sunday: periods of rain tapering to showers. Cool with highs in the upper 40s to mid-50s.

Memorial Day: early showers then brightening skies. Highs in the mid-50s to low 60s.


Todd Simcox
Meteorologist
WABI TV 5 & The CW