Wintry Freeze On Way As Cold Blast Strikes MA: See Latest Forecast

MASSACHUSETTS — A relatively seasonable and pleasant weekend will be followed by the coldest weather since last March next week with temperatures struggling to get out of the 30s, according to the National Weather Service.

This weekend will include chances of sporadic rain with a high temperature of 63 degrees on Saturday and 57 degrees on Sunday.

Monday will start off warm with a high of 58 degrees before a bout of rain moves in with a sharp cold front as temperatures fall off into the afternoon and night.

Tuesday morning lows will be in the 20s with temperatures only recovering to about 40 degrees in the afternoon. There will also be wind chills well below that with a steady west wind at 10 to 20 miles per hour and gusts to 25 mph.

The good news for this time of year is that the cold snap will be relatively short-lived with winds shifting around to the southwest on Wednesday as highs once again bounce back up near 50 degrees.

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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)