Weather Alert: Weekend nor’easter

A slow-moving nor’easter will impact New England through Monday, bringing heavy rain, strong winds and coastal concerns to the region.

RAIN ARRIVES TONIGHT

Rain will continue to spread into the area tonight, but it won’t necessarily rain nonstop at first. There will be some lulls in the activity overnight and into Saturday morning before steadier rain takes over.

Saturday eventually turns into a washout, with more rain expected Sunday. While there may still be occasional breaks, rain will be possible at just about any point throughout the weekend.

This is a long-duration storm, and rainfall totals will add up quickly. By the time the rain winds down Monday, parts of eastern Massachusetts could pick up 3-6″ of rain, with 1-3″ across the interior.

Periods of heavier rain could lead to areas of poor drainage and localized flooding, but it’s not a major widespread concern right now.

WINDS RAMP UP

It’s already been windy for the past few days, but winds will become even stronger as the nor’easter intensifies.

A High Wind Warning is in effect along the coast, Cape and Islands through 8AM Sunday, where gusts could reach 60 mph.

A Wind Advisory is in effect away from the coast with gusts up to 50 mph possible.

With strong winds lasting for several days combined with a saturated ground from heavy rain, tree damage and power outages will be possible.

ROUGH SURF & COASTAL FLOODING

The persistent onshore wind will also create problems along the coast.

A High Surf Advisory continues through 8PM Sunday, with waves of 6 to 13 feet expected. Rough surf and pounding waves could lead to beach erosion, especially in vulnerable areas.

A Coastal Flood Warning is also in effect through 8PM Sunday along the coast, Cape and Islands. Coastal flooding and splashover will be possible around high tide, which is closer to midnight/noon Saturday.

SLOW IMPROVEMENTS

There’s no way around it: this will be a dreary, wet and windy weekend.

Temperatures will stay on the cool side, generally in the upper 50s to lower 60s.

The storm lingers into Monday but it will start to weaken and move away from New England. Rain will taper during the afternoon, with winds gradually easing as well.

We’ll see some more improvements Tuesday before a much bigger change arrives Wednesday, when sunshine returns and temperatures climb back into the 70s.

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