Rainy Monday and Monday Night

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Weather map for Monday at 7pm. Click to enlarge

An area of low pressure will be affecting the region through Tuesday, with the bulk of it falling as rain during the day tomorrow and tomorrow night. However, as the warm, moist air associated with the storm system flows over the colder air at the surface, we could see the precipitation start off as some freezing rain. Right now, it does not appear that Lowell will experience any freezing precipitation, as we should be just above the 32 F degree mark. Check out the map below for current thinking on where the frozen stuff will fall.

Lowell will be on the border between freezing rain and just plain rain tonight. Be cautious if out traveling, especially North and West of the city. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY has been issued for areas just to our west, so be alert out there on the roads. Read the entire advisory here: http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=box&wwa=freezing%20rain%20advisory

By tomorrow morning (9-10am) most of Massachusetts should be just plain rain as surface temperatures warm above freezing. However, it doesn't stop there. Computer models have been spitting out large amounts of rain for the region through Tuesday - in some cases over 2 inches! Yikes! Needless to say, the rain will be heavy at times Monday and Monday night before tapering off Tuesday morning. Below is some of the computer models used in making storm total forecasts..... High resolution model forecasting storm totals for the upcoming event. Click to enlarge.
Another high resolution model. Click to enlarge.

The whole rainy mess it outta here by Tuesday night, but with the rain goes the warm temperatures, and things will chill off here by the middle of next week, with "chilly" meaning a close to average 45 degrees by Wednesday. Next up, we will be watching an Alberta Clipper, which could swing through here around Thursday with some light snow or rain. Check back for updates as we get closer to the event.

And now for the detailed forecast.....

Lowell Regional Forecast

Tonight: Becoming mostly cloudy with rain possible toward dawn. The rain may start off as a brief period of freezing rain. Low 32.

Monday: Cloudy with rain likely. High 47. Light southerly winds.

Monday Night: Cloudy with rain, heavy at times. Temperatures slowly climbing through the upper 40s. Southwest wind 15-20 mph, with gusts up to 30 mph late.

Tuesday: Cloudy to start, followed by clearing. Mild, with a high of 54.

Wednesday: Partly cloudy and cooler. High 45.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of light rain or snow. High 46.

Friday: Cloudy to start, becoming mostly sunny by midday. High 44.

For WUML 91.5 FM this is WUML Weather Director and UMass Lowell student meteorolgist John Webster.