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MA Weather Forecast: Showers, Temperature Drop Today
See a timeline of today's rain and how cold it's going to get later tonight.
Temperatures may dip into the 50s Thursday as showers wash across the region. The rain will move from west to east until around noon, when things dry up. Things will also cool down; temperatures will drop into the high 50s in the evening and low 50s overnight, one of the cooler nights in several months.
Some gusty winds will also move in tonight. You can see an estimated timeline of the rain in the simulated radar below.
"Mild temps this morning are replaced by cool & gusty winds this PM," the National Weather Service said.
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Even with tonight's temperature dip, it's still summer out there. This weekend and next week should see a couple spikes back to 80 degrees.
[5:30 AM] showers overspread #CT #MA #RI this morning from west to east followed by a drying trend this afternoon. Here is 1 model simulation of what radar may look like today, although not expected to be exact. Mild temps this morning are replaced by cool & gusty winds this PM pic.twitter.com/mxo03L0UJz
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) September 12, 2019
Boston-area forecast via NWS
Today - Showers likely, mainly before 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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Tonight - Patchy fog before 7pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind around 6 mph.
Friday - Sunny, with a high near 67. East wind 7 to 11 mph.
Friday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 45. East wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday - Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night - A chance of showers, mainly after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Sunday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind around 6 mph.
Monday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 5 to 7 mph.
Monday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday - Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 54. East wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Wednesday - Sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.
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