Tranquil conditions tonight will give way to periods of rain on Thursday and a dangerous arctic blast by Friday with a flash freeze.
TONIGHT
High pressure will produce clear skies to scattered clouds. Winds will be from the northwest at 5 to 15 mph. Temperatures will fall into the single digits to mid-10s over the interior, upper 10s to lower 20s in the suburbs, and mid to upper 20s along the coast for lows.
TOMORROW
High pressure will produce clear skies to scattered clouds. Winds will veer from the northwest to the northeast at 5 to 15 mph. Temperatures will rise into the mid to upper 30s for highs.
TOMORROW NIGHT
High pressure will exit the region with increasing clouds. Winds will veer from the northeast to east at 10 to 20 mph. Temperatures will fall into the lower to mid-20s over the interior and upper 20s to lower 30s along the coast for lows.
THURSDAY
An area of low pressure from the south will approach ahead of a powerful arctic cold front which will produce periods of snow, sleet, and rain rapidly changing over to rain along the coast. Periods of snow and sleet will continue over the interior and then gradually change over to rain in the evening. Winds will be from the east at 10 to 20 mph with gusts over 40 mph. Temperatures will rise into the lower to mid-40s over the interior and upper 40s to lower 50s along the coast for highs.
FRIDAY
An arctic cold front will move through the region while an area of low pressure along the coast lifts into New England with periods of rain mixing over to sleet and snow before ending. Winds will veer from the southeast to the west at 10 to 20 mph with gusts over 40 mph. Temperatures will peak in the lower to mid-40s over the interior and upper 40s to mid-50s along the coast in the morning and then crash into the 30s, 20s, and 10s in the evening. A flash freeze is likely in the evening.
SATURDAY
A series of troughs will move through the region with scattered snow showers. Temperatures will range from the single digits to mid-10s for lows and mid to upper 10s over the interior and lower to mid-20s along the coast for highs.
CHRISTMAS
High pressure will produce scattered clouds. Temperatures will range from the single digits to mid-10s for lows and lower to mid-10s over the interior and upper 10s to mid-20s along the coast for highs.
MONDAY
High pressure will produce scattered clouds. Temperatures will range from the single digits to lower 10s over the interior and mid to upper 10s along the coast for lows and upper 10s to the lower 20s over the interior and mid to upper 20s along the coast for highs.
TUESDAY
High pressure will move through the region with scattered clouds. Temperatures will range from the mid to upper 10s over the interior and lower to mid-20s along the coast for lows and upper 20s to lower 30s over the interior and mid to upper 30s along the coast for highs.
WEDNESDAY
An area of low pressure will produce scattered snow showers. Temperatures will range from the lower to mid-10s over the interior, upper 10s to lower 20s in the suburbs, and mid to upper 20s along the coast for lows and mid to upper 20s over the interior, lower to mid-30s in the suburbs, and mid to upper 30s along the coast for highs.
