High winds to follow thunderstorms

(National Weather Service)

By Andrew Ryan, Globe Staff

The raucous thunderstorms that rumbled across New England this morning have swept out to sea, leaving lingering rain and winds that are whipping up to 40 miles per hour on the South Shore.

The rain will peter out, but winds are expected to pick up in Boston and may reach up 30 to 40 miles per hour, said Alan Dunham, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Taunton. A wind advisory remains in effect across much of Massachusetts until 2 p.m.

Another band of rain may fall later this afternoon before a clear evening with temperatures in the 30s, Dunham said. The weather should improve Thursday, with ample sunshine and temperatures near 50 degrees.

“Thursday’s is going to be great,” Dunham said. “If you can make that your weekend, I would.”

That’s because Friday will be a return of rain, sleet, snow, rain, and rain again. The rain or snow may start early, before temperatures rise and the precipitation turns completely to rain. By evening the temperatures should drop, and the mix of snow, sleet, and rain will likely return.

Saturday brings another chance of rain, sleet, and snow. There is not a good chance of sunshine until Sunday.

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