Flooding rains

While Nicole has lost its tropical circulation, it still has a lot of moisture with it as it sits just south of Miami. And, there is another gale center off the Carolina coast. The storm off the Carolina coast along with a cold front will bring heavy downpours from DC to Burlington, VT tomorrow as the storm moves northward. 6 to as much as 10 inches of rain are possible in those areas. Then, as the front sweeps towards the coast we will get in on the heavy rain on Thursday night and Friday. We will also be on the east side-which will bring damaging wind gusts even to the Boston area Thursday night into Friday morning. The remains of Nicole will make a close pass to New England coast Friday night which could bring more rain as a separate system. It is still unclear how close it will come. However, it should by dry and cool for the upcoming weekend.

Alerts:

A High Wind Watch is in effect for the entire Boston area from 5 PM Thursday to 9 AM Friday.

A Flood Watch is in effect for Western and Northern New England-including up here in Plymouth. It could be extended to the Boston area for Friday.

Boston, MA forecast:

Tonight: Increasing clouds with a low of 64.

Thursday: Scattered showers and downpours in the morning, then scattered downpours and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid and increasingly windy with a high of 76. South wind of 10-20 MPH until 3 PM, increasing to 20-25 MPH with gusts to 40 MPH.

Thursday night: Downpours and thunderstorms overspread the region from west to east. Very windy and humid with lows around 70. South wind of 20-30 MPH with gusts to 60 MPH on the Cape and Islands and 50 MPH in Boston. Around 1 inch of rain expected.


Friday: Downpours and thunderstorms continue. Windy with highs in the low 70's. South wind of 25-30 MPH with gusts to 60 MPH on the Cape and 50 MPH in Boston until 9 AM. Then diminishing to 15-25 MPH with gusts to 40 MPH. 2-3 inches of rain possible in most of the area.

Friday night: Depending on the exact track of the remains of Nicole, it could be rainy and windy well into the night. Right now the best chance for steady rain is in SE MA. Less humid with lows around 55. Stay tuned!

Saturday: Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60's. Frost is possible at night as skies clear out.

Sunday: Becoming mostly sunny with highs around 60.