Fire Weather Discussion
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southern New England
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
406 PM EDT Sun Jun 4 2023
.DISCUSSION...
Low pressure will meander off the eastern Massachusetts coast
Sunday. Occasional rain or drizzle is expected, mainly near the
coast, where rainfall totals may be as high as 0.25 to 0.50 inch.
Farther inland, some light rain is possible in the Worcester
Hills with up to 0.10 inch of rain, while it remains dry farther
west. Gusty northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph will persist.
Minimum RH values Sunday will range from 50 to 60 percent near
the Berkshires and Connecticut River Valley to as high as 70 to
80 percent near the eastern Massachusetts coast.
.OUTLOOK...Monday through Friday...
A pesky low lingers east of our region into early next week. This
may keep us unsettled with shots for scattered showers. the best
chance for showers and thunderstorms looks to be Tuesday.
050900-
Southeast Middlesex MA-
Including the cities of Cambridge, Lexington, Newton, Waltham,
and Woburn
406 PM EDT Sun Jun 4 2023
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Cloudy Cloudy Mcldy Pcldy
Precip Type Rain Rain Showers Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 90 60 20 60
Temp (24h trend) 47 (+1) 61 (+8) 51 73
RH % (24h trend) 96 (-4) 67 (-4) 89 44
20ft Wnd AM(mph) N 8 NW 6
20ft Wnd PM(mph) N 10 G20 N 9 Lgt/Var NW 8
Precip Amount 0.18 0.03 0.00 0.06
Precip Duration 12 3 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing 8 AM
Precip End Continuing 6 PM Continuing
Mixing Hgt (ft-AGL) 620 2430 160 7260
Transport Wnd (kts) N 14 N 13 W 6 NW 16
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 8680 31590 960 116160
Max ADI Early 44 Gen Good 39 Fair 29 Fair 82 Good
Max ADI Late 16 Gen Poor 38 Fair 7 Poor 84 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 4 6 1
Max LVORI Late 5 4 6 1
Min Vsby Early
Min Vsby Late
Sunshine Hours N/A N/A N/A N/A
CWR 80 10 50
LAL No Tstms No Tstms No Tstms 1-8 Strikes
Haines Index 3 3 4 4
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the mid
60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northeast in the
afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Northeast winds around 5 mph, becoming northwest
after midnight.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid
50s. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.