Balmy Blast Of Wet, Windy Weather In Store For MA This Weekend

MASSACHUSETTS — A warm weekend will end with windy, wet and wild conditions for December Sunday night into Monday as temperatures rise into the 60s before sinking after the storm departs, according to the National Weather Service's latest forecasts on Thursday.

After temperatures were below normal — with more than a dash of snow in the coastal part of the state — mid-week, they will steadily rise over the next three days with highs in the 40s on Friday, 50s on Saturday and topping 60 on Sunday.

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Temperatures are forecast to continue to rise overnight on Sunday — but the shot of September warmth will be accompanied by a dousing of rain and potentially damaging winds.

According to the NWS, the chance of showers will begin after 1 p.m. on Sunday as winds begin to whip around from the south at up to 20 miles per hour. By Sunday night, gusts are forecasted as high as 45 miles per hour with a 100 percent chance of precipitation.

Monday morning could be a mess of a commute with rain persisting until noon and winds switching to the west at gusts up to 40 miles per hour. Up to 2 inches of rain could fall in parts of the state when all is said and done.

Temperatures will then drop during the day with a low Monday night of 29 degrees and sustained winds still 20 miles per hour or more.

Things should settle down into a seasonable week after that with sunny skies and highs in the 40s.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)