Currently in Boston — November 7, 2023: Turning warmer

The weather, currently.

A warm front overnight will bring a couple of showers toward sunrise. Overnight temperatures will stay relatively mild for the time of year in the 40s.

Although it may start murky on Tuesday, sunshine should return in the afternoon. Temperatures will be much milder than average getting well into the 60s for a taste of spring in November.

The warm weather does not last. Temperatures will be notably cooler when you get up Wednesday as highs only reach the 40s. Another weather system arrives for Thursday. It will be cold enough that some inland areas could see some sleet or wet snowflakes as the rain begins. However this does not bode for our first measurable snowfall; rather it's just a taste of things to come.

— Dave Epstein

What you need to know, currently.

For the first time since August 13, there are no looming hurricane threats in either the Atlantic or the eastern Pacific Oceans. We can declare that this year’s hurricane season is effectively over.

With El Niño in effect and global ocean temperatures at the warmest ever measured, the 2023 hurricane season was busier than usual.

According to data from Colorado State University, Atlantic tropical cyclone activity was 24% above normal, and East Pacific activity was 25% above normal.

Some of the most notable storms: Hurricane Dora was a long-lasting hurricane that trekked much of the way across the Pacific Ocean, fanning winds on Hawaii that rapidly spread wildfires on Maui. Hurricane Hilary made a rare landfall in Southern California. And Hurricane Otis became the strongest landfall in Pacific history in Acapulco, Mexico.

— Eric Holthaus

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