From the TV 5 Forecast Center:

A disturbance crossing the state brought a period of moderate to heavy rain to parts of the state last night and early this morning. Lingering rainfall over eastern areas will continue to exit the sate and move off into New Brunswick early this morning. We’ll remain under mostly cloudy skies today with some breaks of sunshine mixed in from time to time especially for areas away from the coast. A shower or thunderstorm is possible at any point throughout the day today but the best chance will be during the afternoon and evening as a cold front approaches from the west. The best chance for any thunderstorms will be over western and northwestern parts of the state. Temperatures will top off in the mid-60s to near 70° over inland locations with cooler temps near 60° along the coast. The cold front is forecast to move through the state during the night tonight. Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms to accompany the front as it moves through the state. The front will push east of Maine late tonight bringing any showers and thunderstorms to an end followed by clearing skies late.

High pressure building from the Great Lakes will bring us sunshine and seasonable temps Friday. Our weekend weather looks great with plenty of sunshine expected both Saturday and Sunday. Temperatures will also warm up a bit this weekend as high pressure slides into the mid-Atlantic, shifting our winds around to the west/southwest. High temperatures will be in the 70s to near 80° for Sunday and Monday.


Today: rain ending over eastern areas early. Mostly cloudy with some breaks of sunshine possible. Scattered showers and possibly a thunderstorm mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. Highs between 60°-70°, coolest along the coast. South wind around 10 MPH.

Tonight: scattered showers and thunderstorms ending then clearing skies late. Lows around 50°. Winds will become northwest 5-10 MPH.

Thursday: mostly sunny. Highs between 58°-68°. Northwest wind 10-18 MPH with gusts to 25 MPH possible.

Friday: partly to mostly sunny with highs in mid-60s to near 70°.

Saturday: mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s to mid-70s.

Sunday: partly sunny. Shower possible north. Highs near 70° along the coast, 70s to near 80° inland.


Todd Simcox
Meteorologist
WABI TV 5 & The CW