Hurricane Erin won’t make landfall in the U.S., but it will impact us here in New England over the next couple of days with gusty winds and dangerous beach conditions. Then, for the weekend, summer returns in a big way!We’re keeping a close eye on Erin as it continues spinning off the East Coast of the U.S.While Erin’s eye will remain hundreds of miles offshore the New England coast through the end of the week, the storm will still be close enough to impact our area with gusty winds, high surf and dangerous ri...
Hurricane Erin won’t make landfall in the U.S., but it will impact us here in New England over the next couple of days with gusty winds and dangerous beach conditions. Then, for the weekend, summer returns in a big way!
We’re keeping a close eye on Erin as it continues spinning off the East Coast of the U.S.
While Erin’s eye will remain hundreds of miles offshore the New England coast through the end of the week, the storm will still be close enough to impact our area with gusty winds, high surf and dangerous rip currents.
A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Cape and the Islands this evening through Friday afternoon. We’re expecting wind gusts up to 50 mph at times! Even in Boston, winds will be gusty, likely up to 30 mph.
The storm will continue creating a swell in the ocean, producing dangerous waves.
In fact, a High Surf Advisory is in effect up and down our coast here in the Commonwealth and along the coasts of Rhode Island and Maine through Saturday evening. Large breaking waves greater than 10 feet are possible, even up to 20 feet in spots.
With all of this in mind, along with the dangerous rip current risk, stay out of the water over the next several days. Stay on land. Avoid swimming and surfing in the ocean until Erin has pushed well to our east by Sunday.
Even though Erin will stay well offshore, the storm will push clouds over our area for much of this Thursday, giving way to filtered sunshine.
Our breezes will begin picking up today, too.
An onshore flow will keep high temperatures in the upper 60s along the coast and the low 70s inland.
Our winds will pick up considerably late tonight into Friday.
Otherwise, we’ll see a mix of sun and clouds Friday with high temperatures in the mid to upper 70s.
Summer returns this weekend!
High temperatures will be in the low to mid 80s Saturday and Sunday. You’ll notice a bit more humidity, as well.
A few storms are possible Monday with highs in the upper 70s.