Currently in Boston — September 15, 2023: Hurricane Lee arrives

The weather, currently.

After a beautiful and dry day we have clouds increasing ahead of the impacts of Hurricane Lee for Saturday.

The storm will take a path about 200 mi to the east of Southern New England. We will be on the western flank of this storm. This will bring wind and some rain. The rain shield likely makes it to about the Route 128 belt. If the storm wobbles a little further east Boston itself could be on the edge.

The wind will overspread the area Friday night and peak late morning Saturday. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph or more over Cape Cod but not as intense as you get west of Route 128. Tropical storm force winds of 39 mph or higher are likely along the coastline.

There will be a storm surge but it should occur during low tide and does not look to be anything beyond minor coastal flooding with some pockets of moderate.

The combination of the wet ground from all the rain as well as the leaves being on the trees could lead to uprooted trees and some power outages. This will be especially true where winds are strongest over Southeastern Massachusetts.

The storm winds down on Saturday evening and Sunday looks nice. Temperatures will be in the '60s during the storm and '70s on Sunday.

— Dave Epstein

What you need to know, currently.

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