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Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Boston, MA
Issued by NWS Boston, MA
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579 FXUS61 KBOX 152001 AFDBOX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 401 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Dangerous heat and humidity will continue through Wednesday with little nighttime relief expected. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will decrease in coverage tonight, but another risk for thunderstorms are expected both tomorrow and on Wednesday. A cold frontal passage late Wednesday into Thursday will give way to a much more comfortable airmass to end this work week. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY MORNING/... 400 PM Update: West to east broken line of showers and thunderstorms has developed along or near the Massachusetts Turnpke eastward to northeast of Boston. A subset of these storms have beecome strong, especially along the Worcester to Springfield area and are also re- developing over the same general locations. These storms are developing in a weakly-sheared setting but one with high mixed-layer CAPE values around 2000 J/kg per SPC`s mesoanalysis. These storms are capable of producing copious amounts of rainfall in a short period of time given their tendency to move across the same general areas, and the strongest of cells could be capable of localized straight line wind damage from water-loaded downrushes of wind. Additional storms are possible into northern CT as activity over the Lower Hudson Valley Given poor lapse rates between 700-500 mb and the absence of stronger wind shear, the coverage and intensity of storms stands to decrease after sundown. The more uncertain/unclear element of the forecast comes from a second area of storms developing well to the west over far western NY. This is associated with a bit more apparent mid-level trough in far southern Ontario. Most guidance shows this activity weakening as it nears our western counties later tonight (after 9 PM) and instability also is forecast to be weaker as well. Vast majority of the area otherwise is dry, although stratus and fog are likely to re- develop along the south coast, Cape and Islands. Lows remain in the lower to mid 70s tonight and it will still be quite muggy, offering little relief. && .SHORT TERM /6 AM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... 400 PM Update: Tuesday and Tuesday Night: Tuesday is essentially a persistence type forecast. Heat and humidity will continue to be the main story on Tuesday, with heat advisories continuing. It looks at though Tuesday could be the hottest stretch in terms of heat indices with values around the upper 90s to lower 100s away from the South Coast, Cape and Islands. Otherwise, morning low clouds and fog along the South Coast, Cape and Islands should disperse early in the morning, with several hours of full sun expected. Daytime highs in the lower to middle 90s. Still a risk for another round of thunderstorms and some of those may become strong too as another weak disturbance around the broader cyclonic flow aloft to our northwest rotates through. While areas north and west of I-95 seem more favored for another round of thunderstorms, latest high res models show some loose consensus with storms arriving later in the day than today. Details regarding the location and timing of this disturbance aloft as well as any/additional triggering mechanisms for storms is still uncertain with storms now ongoing. There certainly could be changes regarding the timing and development pending those details, but it is difficult to provide those specifics with any degree of confidence. We should see decreasing trends in storm coverage and intensity into the evening hours, with stratus along the South Coast of RI and MA again as we get deeper into the evening hrs, with lows in the low to mid 70s. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Key Points... * One more day of dangerous heat and humidity Wed * Scattered showers and thunderstorms late Wed/Wed night * Relief from heat and humidity Thu/Fri/Sat with seasonable temperatures Wednesday and Wednesday night... One more day of dangerous heat and humidity is on tap ahead of an approaching cold front. Current timing places this front close to southern New England during peak heating Wednesday afternoon and evening, leading to a risk for showers and thunderstorms. The timing is not yet certain, and some changes may be needed with later forecasts. CSU machine learning probabilities still highlight a wind threat as the primary concern. Some question as to how long past sunset any thunderstorms may linger, but showers are expected to persist into Wednesday night. Thursday through Sunday... Some showers may linger into the first part of Thursday depending on the timing of the cold front. Otherwise, high pressure building in from the midwest behind the cold front will result in significant relief from the heat and humidity with mainly rain-free conditions Friday through Sunday. Temperatures are expected to drop to near to slightly above normal levels, especially Friday, before starting to slowly rise this weekend into early next week. Dew points are expected to fall to much more comfortable levels across the interior, but may still be closer to higher humidity along the immediate coast. && .AVIATION /20Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Forecast Confidence Levels: Low - less than 30 percent. Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent. 18z TAF Update: Through 00z Tuesday: High confidence. VFR for most, although potential for SHRA/TS mainly within a few miles on either side of Interstate 90 from 19-00z. Included VCTS at BOS, BED, ORH, BAF and BDL where confidence is the greatest on storms nearby, and will proactively amend if a direct hit. Risk for TS is more conditional at PVD and left out for now. SW winds around 10-12 kt with gusts 20-25 kt. Tonight: High confidence in trends though moderate on timing. Any TS should dissipate shortly after sundown. We do have to watch storm activity now developing over far western NY for the western airports after 03z Tue but would be in a weakened state if it makes it this far east at all. Otherwise generally VFR, though IFR-LIFR anticipated again tonight for the Cape airports. SW winds around 10 kt. Tuesday and Tuesday Night: High confidence. Any IFR-LIFR over the south coast, Cape and Islands erodes by mid morning (~12-15z) with generally VFR conditions. There is another risk for SHRA/TS again Tue aftn to early night, with perhaps a better chance from ORH westward, but left out of the TAFs due to lower confidence on development and coverage. Weakening after sundown with generally VFR conditions, although stratus and fog at sub-VFR levels again expected for the Cape and Islands. SW winds around 10 kt. KBOS TAF...High confidence in TAF, moderate on storm timing. VFR, though potential for TS in the 19-23z Mon timeframe. Will AMD if a direct hit but included VCTS for that 19-23z timeframe. Risk should end by 00z Tue with VFR anticipated tonight and Tue. Possible SHRA/TS again on Tue but left out of the TAF due to low confidence. SW winds around 10-12 kt this afternoon with gusts to 24 kt, gusts ease after sundown then re-develop again Tue. KBDL TAF...High confidence in TAF, moderate on storm timing. VFR, though potential for TS in the 18-23z Mon timeframe. Will AMD if a direct hit but included VCTS in 18-23z timeframe. Risk should end by 00z Tue with VFR anticipated tonight and Tue. Possible SHRA/TS again on Tue but left out of the TAF due to low confidence. SW winds around 10-12 kt this afternoon with gusts to 24 kt, gusts ease after sundown then re- develop again Tue. Outlook /Wednesday through Saturday/... Wednesday through Wednesday Night: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Breezy. Chance SHRA, slight chance TSRA. Thursday: VFR. Chance SHRA. Thursday Night through Saturday: VFR. && .MARINE... Forecaster Confidence Levels: Low - less than 30 percent. Medium - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent. Tonight through Tuesday Night: High confidence. A ridge of high pressure off the Atlantic coast will continue to result in persistent SW winds across the waters through Tue night. Small craft advisories remain in effect for portions of the nearshore waters through this afternoon, and may be needed again for Tue in the same areas. There is a risk for thunderstorms on the northeastern waters through sundown. The other issue will be overnight and early morning fog with the focus across the southern waters. Outlook /Wednesday through Saturday/... Wednesday: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up to 25 kt. Local rough seas. Slight chance of rain showers. Wednesday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Local rough seas. Rain showers likely, slight chance of thunderstorms. Thursday: Winds less than 25 kt. Local rough seas. Chance of rain showers, isolated thunderstorms. Thursday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Slight chance of rain showers. Friday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft. Friday Night through Saturday: Winds less than 25 kt. && .BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT Wednesday for CTZ002>004. Air Quality Alert from 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Tuesday for CTZ002. MA...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT Wednesday for MAZ003>007-010>019- 026. Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT Tuesday for MAZ020-021. RI...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT Wednesday for RIZ001>005. Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT Tuesday for RIZ006-007. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 7 PM EDT this evening for ANZ231>234-254. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Belk/Loconto NEAR TERM...Loconto SHORT TERM...Loconto LONG TERM...Belk AVIATION...Belk/Loconto MARINE...Belk/Loconto