Currently in Boston — November 9, 2023: Some light showers

The weather, currently.

Low pressure will bring some light showers on Thursday morning to the region. Most of these will arrive after the morning commute and be done by dark. Temperatures will only be in the lower 40s. There could be some mix precipitation over the Berkshires and Worcester hills.

The skies will clear late Thursday night leaving us with a blend of clouds and sunshine for Friday with temperatures in the lower 50s. It's dry this weekend but chilly. Temperatures both days will be in the upper 40s to around 50° cooler in the higher elevations. It looks dry into early next week and seasonally cool.

— Dave Epstein

What you need to know, currently.

According to the latest US drought monitor, California is now entirely drought-free for the first time since early 2020 — thanks to a series of beneficial rains brought in part by Hurricane Hilary and a growing El Niño.

Almost every major lake and reservoir in the state is currently filled higher than normal — a rarity for California in this era of megadrought. Some areas of the Sierra Nevada mountain range are more than 20 inches ahead in 2023 alone. The state also made it through peak wildfire season with hardly any major threats, thanks mostly to the wet soil.

In fact, state officials have begun to release extra capacity from California reservoirs to hold heavy rains that might come with El Niño this winter. The first potential atmospheric river of the season could arrive as early as this weekend.

— Eric Holthaus

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