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BOSTON — Boston and Providence broke temperature records Saturday as sunny, mild conditions offered a taste of spring.
The National Weather Service’s Boston office tweeted Saturday that Providence reached 62 degrees at 12:30 p.m., beating the previous record of 61 degrees for the day set in 1999.
PVD has already reached 62°F as of 12:30pm today, which breaks the previous record high of 61°F set in 1999. We will update our record with the afternoon maximum temperature later today #RIwx
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) February 12, 2022
Boston reached 59 degrees at noon, besting the old daily record of 58 degrees, also set in 1999.
BOS has already reached 59°F as of 12pm this today, which breaks the previous record high of 58°F set in 1999. We will update our record with the afternoon maximum temperature later today #MAwx
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) February 12, 2022
The mild weather won’t last. The National Weather Service says colder temperatures and the potential of snow will move into southern New England later this weekend.
[Sunday/Sunday Night] After record warmth today, winter returns Sunday into Sunday night with accumulating snowfall expected, highest amounts across portions of SE MA to Cape/Islands where a winter weather advisory has been issued. pic.twitter.com/0wUzfh1Ltl
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) February 12, 2022
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