This early spring warmth is expected to continue as we head into the Memorial Day weekend — the official kick-off of summer. Overall, the weekend looks pretty good, with Monday being the one day that could end up somewhat unsettled. After a very warm-to-hot Wednesday, the above-average temps will hold steady through the weekend.
Friday looks like a beauty of a day: Temperatures will be in the 80- to 85-degree range across most of New England, although it will be cooler on Cape Cod and Downeast Maine. Both Saturday and Sunday will feature partly to mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will be within a few degrees of 80 with comfortable levels of humidity.
For a Memorial Day weekend, it doesn’t get much nicer. Advertisement There’s the chance of a pop-up shower or thunderstorm, especially over northern areas, on Sunday afternoon, but I wouldn’t change any plans for that possibility. Memorial Day itself brings uncertainty to the forecast.
Eventually, more clouds will move in along with some shower activity. Whether or not this arrives during the day Monday or holds off until the evening is still questionable. (Timing out showers for a five-day forecast doesn’t come with a lot of accuracy.
) It will be cooler on Monday with temperatures in the lower 70s and if you’re planning to go to the beach over the three-day weekend, I would steer away from Monday. Speaking of the beach, high tides will occur this weekend in the early afternoons , with water temperatures mostly in the.