1°Outside Insights: Sizing Up the Weekend Shower Chance

This week in our Insights video, Matt has been keying in on the large, upper-level storm swirling into the Northeast and what that means for the forecast. As we head into the weekend, Matt breaks down the expected time and location of showers.

Friday Insights: Upcoming Weekend Weather

Hi again, friends! Matt Noyes here with your Friday insights, looking ahead to the weekend weather. Of course for all of our videos and posts, head over to our homepage at 1DegreeOutside.com.

Upper Atmosphere and Surface Conditions

Currently, there’s a big swirling storm in the upper levels of the atmosphere, which you can see on the water vapor satellite imagery. This type of satellite imagery shows water vapor in the atmosphere, with dry air appearing in yellow and moisture in blue, white, and green. Most of the moisture is off to our south and east and up to our north. The spin in the atmosphere indicates energy, which often leads to bubbling clouds and showers.

Weekend Weather Overview

For this weekend, no day will see non-stop rain. The surface storms have shifted south and north of us, taking most of the rain with it. The main drivers for our weather over the next few days are the upper-level disturbances.

Saturday

• Southern New England: Starts sunny but will see a chance of showers as the day progresses. High temperatures will be kept down due to the bubbling clouds.
• Northern New England: Showers will start in the morning, especially across central and northern Maine, and will expand to the Lakes region and southern Maine by midday. The action will remain mostly in the northern half of New England throughout the day.

Sunday

Sunday brings a different story:

• Morning to Midday: Showers will be more widespread, starting possibly either side of dawn. The European guidance aligns with our proprietary guidance, indicating rain during the morning to midday.
• Afternoon: Scattered showers will linger, with the heaviest rain likely mid to late morning