234 FXUS61 KBOX 150528 AFDBOXArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 128 AM EDT Mon Sep 15 2025
.SYNOPSIS... Isolated showers are expected this and evening with highs in the lower to mid 70s. Dry weather with temperatures near or just warmer than average through mid week. With a low chance for showers for coastal parts of southern New England Wednesday night into Thursday night. Looking colder for next weekend.
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.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING/... Key Messages...
* Mainly a quiet overnight period.
Showers rapidly dissipated after sunset, and dry weather is expected to prevail overnight. Perhaps a touch more fog with some dampened ground across parts of eastern MA and RI.
Previous Discussion...
A weak shortwave moving through today is providing small amounts of forcing, helping to initiate pop-up storms across southern New England. Not expecting much rain out of the developing cells as QPF amounts of a hundredth of an inch or so the most likely. Current showers are showing potential for thunder, but not all cells will develop lightning. This afternoon`s temperatures top out in the upper 70s to low 80s. Expecting the interior to dry out overnight, but the east/southeast coast of MA and RI/eastern CT will remain more moist. Low level flow turns from the northeast overnight, pulling in low level moisture leading to some low stratus and fog overnight.
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.SHORT TERM /6 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY/... Key Messages...
* Dry and quiet with temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s.
Dry weather returns Monday as a surface high builds over Quebec. Clearing skies and a dry airmass brings another day of high temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s, except the eastern shores of MA where temperatures are expected remain in the low 70s with onshore flow.
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.LONG TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/... Key Messages...
* High pressure brings quiet weather for much, if not all of this week.
* Temperatures a bit warmer than average for mid September in the upper 70s and even lower 80s by late this week.
Still looking like a benign weather pattern for most of this upcoming week as a large high pressure moves from eastern Canada across New England into the North Atlantic by Wednesday. Expecting plenty of sunshine and dry weather during this time, with near to slightly above normal temperatures.
Things could get a little more unsettled towards Wednesday night into Thursday. A low pressure is projected to move along the East Coast towards New England, but never quite make it here. That said, this is our next best chance for more widespread rainfall. Even then, rainfall chances are highest towards the south coast, with not much chance north of the Mass Pike. By Friday, expecting a rather dry cold front to move across our region ahead of a large high pressure from Canada. Temperatures looking more like autumn than summer for next weekend.
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.AVIATION /06Z MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent. Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent.
Rest of Tonight...High confidence.
VFR with patchy MVFR/IFR in areas that saw showers in the evening. Calm to light N/NW winds.
Monday...High confidence.
VFR. ENE to NE winds 5-10 kts. Local seabreezes expected mid morning, lasting through the day.
Monday Night...High confidence.
VFR with patchy MVFR/IFR possible from fog over much of southern New England late Monday night. Winds light and primarily N overnight.
Tuesday...High confidence.
VFR. E flow continues with winds at 5-10 kts.
KBOS Terminal...High confidence in TAF.
KBDL Terminal...High confidence in TAF.
Outlook /Tuesday Night through Friday/...
Tuesday Night: VFR.
Wednesday: VFR. Slight chance SHRA.
Wednesday Night: VFR. Slight chance SHRA, slight chance TSRA.
Thursday: VFR. Slight chance SHRA.
Thursday Night through Friday: VFR.
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.MARINE... Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent. Medium - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent.
High confidence.
High pressure brings rather quiet weather and seas tonight into Monday Night.
Outlook /Tuesday Night through Friday/...
Tuesday through Tuesday Night: Winds less than 25 kt.
Wednesday: Winds less than 25 kt. Slight chance of rain showers.
Wednesday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Chance of rain showers, slight chance of thunderstorms.
Thursday: Winds less than 25 kt. Chance of rain showers.
Thursday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Slight chance of rain showers.
Friday: Winds less than 25 kt.
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.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. MA...None. RI...None. MARINE...None.
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SYNOPSIS...Belk/McMinn NEAR TERM...Belk/McMinn SHORT TERM...McMinn LONG TERM...Belk AVIATION...Dooley/Hrencecin/McMinn MARINE...McMinn
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