164 FXUS61 KBOX 151837 AFDBOXArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 237 PM EDT Mon Sep 15 2025
.SYNOPSIS... Dry weather with temperatures near or just warmer than average through mid week. A low chance for showers for coastal parts of southern New England Wednesday night into Thursday night as a low passes offshore. More autumn-like temperatures possible for this weekend following a cold front.
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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... Key Messages:
* Dry weather continues, with another round of stratus and fog for some
High pressure remains in control of our weather, but mainly to our north. This will maintain a light N to NE flow at most, with quite a few places going calm. This will foster fog development later tonight. Near normal low temperatures.
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.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... Key Messages:
* Dry weather continues through most of Tuesday night.
Not much change to our weather through Tuesday evening. Guidance has sped up the timing a little bit for a chance of showers arriving late Tuesday night, so introduced a low probability for rainfall towards the south coast of New England. Most areas way from the immediate coast are more likely to remain dry through Tuesday Night. Near normal temperatures should continue.
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.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... Key Messages:
* Weak low pressure brings a slight chance of showers south of I-84
* Drier and cooler weather arrives behind a dry cold front Friday through the weekend.
Guidance still shows a chance for some unsettled weather Wednesday night into Thursday with a subtropical low moving up the east coast passing offshore to our south. Ensemble solutions have come into better agreement regarding the northward extent of precipitation. GEFS ensembles keep the highest chances for measurable precipitation south and east of I-84 with probabilites of QPF >0.1" or greater between 20 and 40 percent. The ECMWF ENS is still a bit more bullish with coverage and paints a broad area of 40-50% probs across most of the CWA. In any case, antecedent dry air and fairly weak forcing will, unfortunately, prevent a widespread soaking rain event. Mainly cloudy conditions continue Thursday with a chance for an isolated shower or two across the Cape and Islands.
Guidance is still in good agreement that a strong but dry cold front moves through Friday afternoon and evening. This front will usher in a much cooler and drier airmass with dew point temperatures falling into the 20s and 30s and 925mb temps falling to between 5 and 8C overnight Friday. GEFS shows 850 mb temp anomalies as low as 5-10C below climatology Saturday which translates to highs in the upper 60sF and lows falling into the lower 40s for most locations. Calm winds and low dewpoints under high pressure may allow for some valley locations across the interior to cool into the upper 30s. Another thing to watch for on Saturday will be an elevated fire danger as RH values potentially fall to as low as 30% across the interior. Dry, albeit slightly warmer, weather continues as high pressure remains in control Monday and Tuesday.
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.AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent. Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent.
Tonight..High confidence.
Mainly VFR, but localized MVFR/IFR conditions possible in patchy fog late. Main concern is the typically prone low-lying locations, but uncertainty on areal coverage and specific visibility. Winds becoming light and variable.
Tuesday...High confidence.
VFR after any early morning fog patches dissipate. Winds become E again at 5-10 kts.
Tuesday Night...High confidence.
VFR. Low risk for MVFR in showers towards the south coast of new England, and especially the coastal waters south of New England.
KBOS Terminal...High confidence in TAF. Low risk for IFR CIGS, but not enough confidence to include as more than a TEMPO just yet.
KBDL Terminal...High confidence in TAF.
Outlook /Wednesday through Saturday/...
Wednesday: VFR. Slight chance SHRA.
Wednesday Night: VFR. Chance SHRA.
Thursday: VFR. Slight chance SHRA.
Thursday Night through Friday: VFR.
Friday Night through Saturday: VFR. Breezy.
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.MARINE... Forecaster Confidence Levels...
Low - less than 30 percent. Medium - 30 to 60 percent. High - greater than 60 percent.
Through Tuesday Night...High confidence.
Relatively light winds and seas during this time. Could see marginal 5 foot seas towards the outer RI coastal waters Tuesday night, but thinking that we mainly have seas of 4 feet or less.
Outlook /Wednesday through Saturday/...
Wednesday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas locally approaching 5 ft. Chance of rain showers.
Wednesday Night through Thursday: Winds less than 25 kt. Chance of rain showers.
Thursday Night through Friday: Winds less than 25 kt.
Friday Night: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up to 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft.
Saturday: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft.
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.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. MA...None. RI...None. MARINE...None.
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