It may be late October, but Monday’s forecast reads more like that of a summer day.
High temperatures across Massachusetts are expected to cross 80 degrees in some areas and the region may well break a record for the warmest Oct. 21 in history, according to the National Weather Service.
The record-high temperature for Oct. 21 in Boston is 82 degrees, set in 1920. In Worcester, the record is 80 degrees, set the same year. And while the weather service does not list data for Springfield, the record at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut is also 82 degrees.
“We`re looking at another day with full sun and [southwesterly] breezes,” forecasters wrote. “From a late October perspective, today will be quite warm/toasty.”
Forecasters project highs of 80 degrees in Boston, 78 in Worcester and 82 in Springfield. The Berkshires and the Cape and Islands will stay cooler on Monday, with highs of 73 and 72 projected in Pittsfield and Barnstable, respectively.
The spate of unseasonably warm temperatures is expected to last until Wednesday before temperatures drop back to around 60 degrees on Thursday. The cool weather pattern will extend into the weekend, with lows expected to fall into the 30s or low 40s Thursday night through Saturday night, according to the weather service.
