I have more updates on today’s record warmth! Then near record highs will be possible again over the weekend.
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Record February heat will continue for the rest of the week. Southeast wind of 5 to 15 miles per hour. The record high for Tuesday is 77, recorded in 2014. Before dawn the temperature dropped to only 56 degrees. The record for February 21 was shattered by 11 degrees! That brings us to another record worth watching: The all-time record high for February. The original forecast had been for 74 degrees.
The temperatures above would be record breaking.
Despite the cold front, the weather forecast for the week is still warmer than usual.
The previous record for the warmest winter day was 72, set on December 6, 2001.
“We have a decent shot of reaching or exceeding the record each day”, Dierks said.
Service forecasters are projecting Boston will see a high of 72 degrees.
Temperatures will fall back towards average behind this front, but still remaining above average. The weather pattern will drastically change tonight when temperatures sink into the 40s and more drizzle and fog arrive. The overnight low will be around 35. Highs will only range from 35-45 from north to south.
To put the high temperatures into perspective, 80 is the normal high reading for mid-May in the Shoals, the data indicates. And there’s a 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11 a.m. Thursday. Northern higher elevations in the state could see up to 3 inches of snow. Temperatures will dip into the 20s to near 30 degrees. Scattered rain showers are expected on some areas.
Look for a mix of sun and clouds on Tuesday with a slight chance of a mountain shower.
A much stronger storm will move into the Northeast on Sunday.
Providence county has the best shot at closing in on 70°. Thursday should be partly sunny.
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There may yet be a return to cold weather a bit farther down the road, though. Temperatures will dip to near 30 degrees. “Though Friday will be the most hard day to get to a record high”.
