monsoonmartin

Habari mori,

The big questions, as we come off a day of shirtsleeves and spring fever and temperatures in the low 70s, are: will it last? And, almost two weeks before the vernal equinox, is winter over? The answers, in short, are: no, too mild too soon; and yes, more or less.

The weather:

Weather narrative: I’m afraid today was just a cruel tease. We won’t return to the frigid conditions that we saw last week—nor will we have any more snowstorms to contend with—but neither will we enjoy spring-like weather again until late March, at the earliest.

We’re looking for some rain to accompany an incoming frontal boundary over the next few days, so that particularly Sunday evening and Monday morning could be wet. Showers are also possible on Tuesday into Wednesday. Temperatures will dip just below what is normal for this time of year (highs in the upper 40s and low 50s; lows just above freezing).

Next weekend is looking quite nice with seasonable temperatures and a break in the precipitation of the workweek.

The following week will be markedly colder, with perhaps the last snowflakes of the season (but nothing that will cause scheduling headaches or travel woes) falling on Tuesday or Thursday.

Future weather: The following weekend (the 21^st and 22^nd) looks unseasonably cool with highs in the low to mid 40s and lows in the mid to upper 20s.

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