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A pair of shoes on a bench in the Public Garden in Boston.

Here comes a bright and sunny Mother’s Day

There's a threat of drizzle on Saturday and late Sunday night into Monday, but any daytime plans Sunday should be aided by temperatures in the 60s and plenty of sunshine.

Newly released data shows just how much our climate is changing

Our climate, locally and nationally, is continuing to shift. The new normal around Greater Boston is warmer, with more intense rain storms. And a prominent weather station in Alaska is no longer considered subarctic.

A cool, dreary start to the workweek

It’s going to be a difficult week of forecasting and you should be prepared for surprises in both precipitation and temperature.

Gusting winds will move into the area Friday

Wind is back in the forecast for today with an advisory posted for this afternoon and evening. We’ll start Saturday on a cloudy note, but slow improvement will bring sunshine for the afternoon.

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A woman and her dog protected themselves from the rain while walking along Wollaston Beach last week.
Heavy rains making for a damp day
You can expect clouds to dominate the sky all day today, plus an increasing chance of rain showers. The first weekend of May is looking brilliant though.

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A "supermoon" on Nov. 13, 2016, as seen from Plymouth.
A pink ‘supermoon’ is set for tonight, and rain is ahead for some
This is also the first “supermoon” of the year, and it’s on its closest pass to earth. The moon will appear full for three nights.

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Temperatures will approach at least 70 in many areas Saturday.

This weekend will go from glorious to gloomy

Saturday will be one of those stunning late-April days with the temperature up near 70 degrees, while Sunday looks like it has 50 degrees and the possibility of start-to-finish rain in store.

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A person used an umbrella to protect themself from precipitation at the Public Garden in Boston last week. Stormy weather with heavy downpours is possible this afternoon.

A stormy afternoon and evening are possible for parts of New England

Forecasters have increased the risk for strong thunderstorms across western New England this afternoon, and some of those may hold together as they move into Greater Boston before sunset. Heavy downpours and strong, gusty winds are likely.

The T ferry pier by Long Wharf Boston getting shoveled.

Here’s how much snow fell in Massachusetts

Find town-by-town snowfall totals from across Massachusetts over the last 48 hours.

Expected snowfall across the region.

Snow falling in parts of Western, Central Massachusetts

It was raining over much of Massachusetts early Friday morning and in some areas the precipitation turned to snow, with up to 8 inches expected to fall in some spots.

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Snow will accumulate heaviest on grassy surfaces and in the higher elevations.

Nor’easter starts slogging, soaking journey through New England

The long duration of the storm means that once the precipitation begins in your area it’s likely to last all night Thursday, all day Friday, some of Friday night, and perhaps even lingering into Saturday morning.

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Snow (yes, you read that right) is on the way for some parts of Mass.

Even by the unpredictable standard of weather we have in southern New England, snowfall after April 15 is still unusual. But areas west of Interstate 495 could see snow on Thursday and Friday, and the highest reaches of the Berkshires could get as much as 6 inches.

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Colder than normal mid-April temperatures are in the forecast Thursday.

A nor’easter — with lots of rain, and possible snow for some — is on its way

With the exception of the very beginning of the month, we have not had any significant rain in April. But this should change on Thursday and Friday, when we might get 24 to 30 hours of wet weather. Higher elevations could even get a little bit of snow.

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A rainbow over South Natick Monday morning.

A cool, damp day to start the workweek

There is the possibility we could see some beneficial rain at the end of the week.