Temperatures on Wednesday afternoon hit above the 50-degree mark in many locations, including the Boston area, to make the top 20 warmest second weeks of January on record. (For the curious, the record high for Greater Boston on Jan. 14 is 69 degrees, set in 1932.)
Quick look Thursday
On Thursday, we still have a southwest flow of air, but it won’t be quite as warm as Wednesday. Temperatures will begin the day around 40 and then end up in the mid- to upper 40s in the afternoon, with a slight chance of a morning rain shower. Expect some pockets of fog as you head out the door.
Skies should actually become at least partly sunny about the same time that the winds are increasing and turning a bit gusty. Some of us may see some gusts of wind near 30 mph by Thursday night and into Friday. It’s certainly notable, and with colder temperatures, it’s going to add wind chill back into the forecast.
Friday: Cold returns with single-digit morning wind chills
Temperatures will drop sharply from those highs in the 40s on Thursday down into the teens Thursday night. When you get up on Friday, the wind chill values will be somewhere between 8 and 18 degrees and remain in the teens and 20s the rest of the day.
If you are a morning person, look southeast about an hour before sunrise, and if you have a clear view of the horizon, you may catch that beautiful crescent moon as it rises around 5:56 a.m. Less than 5 percent of the moon will be visible. Antares, a supergiant star, will be visible to the upper right at that time.
If it is clear tomorrow or Friday (likely) check out the crescent moon as it rises in the southeast. pic.twitter.com/XE33Kv489m
— Dave Epstein (@growingwisdom) January 14, 2026
Actual temperature readings on Friday should reach near freezing under sparkling blue skies and sunshine illuminating the bare landscape.
The weekend features variable conditions, but no major storms are in sight.
Thursday breakdown
Greater Boston: Look for clouds and then some sunshine as it becomes breezy on Thursday with a brief shower. Temperatures will be in the 40s. It turns colder and blustery on Friday.
Central and Western Mass.: Clouds give way to partly sunny skies Thursday afternoon with a blustery breeze and highs in the lower 40s. It’s cold on Friday with a gusty wind and highs near 30.
Southeastern Mass.: Look for a chance for a morning shower on Thursday, otherwise becoming partly to mostly sunny. Highs will be in the 40s. It’s just under 35 on Friday with sunshine.
Cape and islands: Look for clouds giving way to partly sunny skies later in the afternoon on Thursday with highs in the 40s. It’s blustery and cold on Friday.
Rhode Island: Clouds start Thursday with a brief shower north. Temperatures reach the 40s in the afternoon before falling to the teens at night, and only in the lower 30s on Friday with sunshine
New Hampshire: Look for a chance of a morning shower; otherwise, becoming partly to mostly sunny with temperatures near 40 with a gusty afternoon wind. Cold Thursday night. Highs only in the 20s Friday with sunshine.
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