Boston, Massachusetts weather · now

84°

Mostly Clear

High / Low: 88° / 68°
Wind: 50 mph W

No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.

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Current weather and 7-day forecast for Boston, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny today. Today's high is 88° with a low near 68°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

88°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

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7 days

Today 8/11 Mostly Sunny 1% 88° · 68°
1. 11 AM 83° Sunny
2. 12 PM 85° Sunny
3. 1 PM 86° Mostly Sunny
4. 2 PM 87° Mostly Sunny
5. 3 PM 88° Mostly Sunny
6. 4 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 1%
7. 5 PM 88° Mostly Sunny 1%
8. 6 PM 87° Partly Cloudy 1%
9. 7 PM 85° Mostly Clear
10. 8 PM 83° Partly Cloudy
11. 9 PM 79° Mostly Clear
12. 10 PM 78° Clear
13. 11 PM 77° Mostly Clear
Wed 8/12 Sunny 4% 84° · 68°
1. 12 AM 75° Mostly Clear
2. 1 AM 74° Partly Cloudy
3. 2 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy
4. 3 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy
5. 4 AM 70° Partly Cloudy
6. 5 AM 70° Partly Cloudy
7. 6 AM 68° Mostly Sunny
8. 7 AM 70° Mostly Sunny
9. 8 AM 72° Mostly Sunny
10. 9 AM 75° Sunny
11. 10 AM 78° Sunny
12. 11 AM 80° Sunny
13. 12 PM 81° Sunny
14. 1 PM 82° Sunny
15. 2 PM 83° Sunny
16. 3 PM 83° Sunny
17. 4 PM 83° Mostly Sunny
18. 5 PM 84° Mostly Sunny
19. 6 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 1%
20. 7 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 2%
21. 8 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 3%
22. 9 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 3%
23. 10 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 3%
24. 11 PM 75° Mostly Clear 3%
Thu 8/13 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42% 85° · 67°
1. 12 AM 73° Partly Cloudy 3%
2. 1 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 3%
3. 2 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 3%
4. 3 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 3%
5. 4 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 4%
6. 5 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 4%
7. 6 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 5%
8. 7 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 6%
9. 8 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 7%
10. 9 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 11%
11. 10 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 14%
12. 11 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
13. 12 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
14. 1 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
15. 2 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
16. 3 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
17. 4 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
18. 5 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
19. 6 PM 83° Chance Rain Showers 37%
20. 7 PM 81° Chance Rain Showers 32%
21. 8 PM 79° Chance Rain Showers 27%
22. 9 PM 78° Chance Rain Showers 25%
23. 10 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
24. 11 PM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
Fri 8/14 Sunny 13% 82° · 62°
1. 12 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
2. 1 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
3. 2 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 14%
4. 3 AM 70° Mostly Clear 13%
5. 4 AM 69° Mostly Clear 12%
6. 5 AM 69° Mostly Clear 11%
7. 6 AM 69° Sunny 11%
8. 7 AM 69° Sunny 12%
9. 8 AM 70° Sunny 12%
10. 9 AM 72° Sunny 11%
11. 10 AM 75° Sunny 11%
12. 11 AM 77° Sunny 10%
13. 12 PM 79° Sunny 11%
14. 1 PM 81° Sunny 11%
15. 2 PM 81° Sunny 11%
16. 3 PM 82° Sunny 12%
17. 4 PM 82° Sunny 12%
18. 5 PM 81° Sunny 13%
19. 6 PM 79° Mostly Clear 11%
20. 7 PM 77° Clear 9%
21. 8 PM 75° Clear 7%
22. 9 PM 73° Clear 5%
23. 10 PM 71° Clear 4%
24. 11 PM 69° Clear 2%
Sat 8/15 Sunny 1% 80° · 62°
1. 12 AM 67° Clear 1%
2. 1 AM 66° Clear 1%
3. 2 AM 65° Clear 1%
4. 3 AM 64° Clear 1%
5. 4 AM 63° Clear 1%
6. 5 AM 63° Clear
7. 6 AM 63° Sunny
8. 7 AM 64° Sunny 1%
9. 8 AM 65° Sunny 1%
10. 9 AM 68° Sunny 1%
11. 10 AM 71° Sunny 1%
12. 11 AM 74° Sunny 1%
13. 12 PM 76° Sunny 1%
14. 1 PM 77° Sunny 1%
15. 2 PM 78° Sunny 1%
16. 3 PM 79° Sunny 1%
17. 4 PM 79° Sunny 1%
18. 5 PM 79° Sunny 1%
19. 6 PM 78° Mostly Clear 1%
20. 7 PM 77° Mostly Clear 1%
21. 8 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 1%
22. 9 PM 73° Partly Cloudy
23. 10 PM 72° Partly Cloudy
24. 11 PM 70° Partly Cloudy
Sun 8/16 Sunny 32% 80° · 65°
1. 12 AM 69° Partly Cloudy
2. 1 AM 67° Partly Cloudy
3. 2 AM 66° Mostly Clear
4. 3 AM 64° Mostly Clear
5. 4 AM 63° Mostly Clear
6. 5 AM 62° Mostly Clear
7. 6 AM 62° Sunny
8. 7 AM 64° Sunny
9. 8 AM 66° Sunny 1%
10. 9 AM 69° Sunny 1%
11. 10 AM 72° Sunny 1%
12. 11 AM 75° Sunny 1%
13. 12 PM 77° Sunny 2%
14. 1 PM 77° Sunny 3%
15. 2 PM 78° Mostly Sunny 3%
16. 3 PM 79° Mostly Sunny 4%
17. 4 PM 79° Mostly Sunny 5%
18. 5 PM 79° Mostly Sunny 6%
19. 6 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 8%
20. 7 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 10%
21. 8 PM 74° Mostly Cloudy 8%
22. 9 PM 72° Mostly Cloudy 10%
23. 10 PM 71° Mostly Cloudy 11%
24. 11 PM 70° Mostly Cloudy 13%
Mon 8/17 Chance Rain Showers 39% 78° · 65°
1. 12 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
2. 1 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
3. 2 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 25%
4. 3 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 27%
5. 4 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 30%
6. 5 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 32%
7. 6 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 33%
8. 7 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 33%
9. 8 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 37%
10. 9 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 37%
11. 10 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 38%
12. 11 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 39%
13. 12 PM 75° Chance Rain Showers 38%
14. 1 PM 76° Chance Rain Showers 37%
15. 2 PM 76° Chance Rain Showers 37%
16. 3 PM 77° Chance Rain Showers 36%
17. 4 PM 77° Chance Rain Showers 35%
18. 5 PM 77° Chance Rain Showers 35%
19. 6 PM 76° Chance Rain Showers 32%
20. 7 PM 75° Chance Rain Showers 29%
21. 8 PM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
22. 9 PM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
23. 10 PM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%

Extended outlook days 8–16

Tue 8/18 Cloudy 16% 74° · 64°
Wed 8/19 Cloudy 8% 83° · 64°
Thu 8/20 Drizzle 14% 85° · 67°
Fri 8/21 Cloudy 17% 84° · 67°
Sat 8/22 Rain Showers 25% 82° · 68°
Sun 8/23 Rain Showers 23% 68° · 62°
Mon 8/24 Partly Cloudy 19% 72° · 53°
Tue 8/25 Sunny 23% 66° · 55°
Wed 8/26 Mostly Sunny 20% 68° · 56°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Saturday, 8/15

Sunny, 80° / 62°

Tomorrow84°68°
Thu85°67°
Fri82°62°
Sat80°62°
Sun80°65°
Mon78°65°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

RunTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 63°F · light wind (9 mph) · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100
BikeTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 68°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100
GolfTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 68°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100
PicnicTomorrow 6 AM
comfortable at 68°F · calm wind · no rain expected · pollen moderate today
Excellent100 / 100
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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Boston

Boston in August typically averages 79° highs and 62° lows, with about 12 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 83°); the coldest is February (average low 18°). May is the wettest month on average.

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rainy days
Jan	33°	19°	14
Feb	34°	18°	11
Mar	49°	31°	16
Apr	58°	40°	15
May	68°	52°	19
Jun	80°	62°	13
Jul	83°	67°	18
Aug	79°	62°	12
Sep	73°	57°	12
Oct	63°	47°	8
Nov	52°	37°	12
Dec	38°	25°	12

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Northwest wind 8 to 12 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 2 to 6 mph.
Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint: BOX 71,101
Radar station: KBOX
Time zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 42.360, -71.059