NWS says rain possible on fourth – here’s what the week ahead looks like
There is some chance it will rain on the July 4th, Independence Day holiday, but any storms that blow through will be scattered and unlikely to interrupt outdoor activities, according to the National Weather Service.
NWS Meteorologist Bryce Williams said Sunday that the storms responsible for the severe thunderstorm watch capping the end of the weekend might have a brief but smaller refrain Monday afternoon, but other than that there isn’t any more significant rain predicted in the forecastable future.
“We’re looking at quieter weather following tonight’s storms. As we go into Monday we’ll have a chance of thunderstorms returning tomorrow afternoon, but we’re not expecting extreme weather from these thunderstorms,” Williams said. “As we get into the Fourth, we’re going to have increasing chances for rain, but not looking at any sort of washout.”
According to the meteorologist, there is a pretty good chance Thursday evening’s fireworks will go off without much problem.
Aside from that chance of passing scattered thunderstorms — about 40% — the weather service predicts Monday will be mostly sunny and that temperatures will top out in the middle 70s. Overnight temperatures could fall as low as 60 degrees as clouds roll in.
No rain is forecast for Tuesday, and Williams said temperatures will push into the 80 degree range regionally under sunny skies.
“We’ll get hotter as we head into the rest of the week,” he said.
Temperatures should again fall into the low 60s heading into Wednesday under partly cloudy conditions.
The middle of the week could see temperatures in the mid-80s with mostly sunny forecast, but clouds called for in the evening. Overnight lows dip just below 70 and rain is possible early Thursday morning, according to the weather service.
Boston will celebrate the Fourth of July under a 30% threat of rain, but Williams said any rain that does fall shouldn’t be widespread or lingering.
“Pretty good odds that it will be good conditions for outdoor festivities,” he said.
It will be hot on Independence Day, the meteorologist said, with high temperatures currently forecast in the upper 80s.
No rain is called for Thursday night, but Friday’s forecast currently comes with the same 30% chance of rain and similar upper 80 degree temperatures, with near identical conditions called for both Saturday and Sunday.
“It’s still too early to call the weekend a washout,” Williams said.