Welcome to Wednesday!
There is a big ol’ swirling storm in the Upper Great Lakes that remains fairly stationary. The center of the storm is more than 600 miles from Boston, but it is close enough that every once in a while, a spoke of clouds and some light showers gets thrown our way. That will continue to be the case through this evening.
Skies will be partly cloudy overnight, so some may be able to see the Moon and Venus just before dawn tomorrow in the east.
As the storm starts to break down and dissipate, we should see more in the way of sunshine tomorrow.
High temperatures will peak in the upper 60s in most areas.
Clouds will start to increase on Friday ahead of the weekend storm. The day will stay dry but temperatures will be cooler than the last few.
This Weekend is trending to be very similar to the last few. There will be a storm system to our south. The amount of rainfall in our area will be entirely dependent upon how far north the storm tracks.
Once again, the best chance of seeing steady/heavy rainfall will be to the south of the Pike/Boston. The farther north you travel or live, the better chance of staying mainly dry.
We will have a more detailed timeline coming in the next 24 hours as the forecast comes into focus.
One other thing of note for Saturday…there will be an annular solar eclipse.
This will not be a big deal or story here in New England for a couple of reasons…
First, it is very likely to be cloudy/wet here on Saturday.
Second, we are on the edge of this event. At its maximum, the sun will only be 17% obscured by the Moon here in the Boston area. This is not something that you would even notice unless you had some way of professionally looking at the sun. Obviously, it is not safe to look up at or stare at the sun with the naked eye.
Out west in parts of Oregon, Nevada and Texas, the Moon will pass completely in front of the sun, giving it a “ring of fire” presentation. This is not a full solar eclipse as the edges of the sun will still be visible, but a cool phenomenon nonetheless!
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