Nor’easter rain, gusty winds will linger all the way into Tuesday

Get ready for a wet next limited days across Massachusetts Our first nor easter of the season is here and it will continue to bring in rain and gusty winds all the way through Tuesday First let s talk about the rain Rain started falling Sunday morning across the Cape and the islands and it is already widespread across the bay state It will continue through the night with pockets of moderate to heavy rainfall There will be more moderate to heavy rain for Monday morning At least it s a holiday so there won t be major commuting traffic While the showers may break up particular into Monday night they ll still be lingering In fact the rain will linger into Tuesday morning with chances for spotty showers By the time the rain wraps up Tuesday farther north will see around to inches while across east and southeastern Massachusetts around to inches will fall Considering this rain will accumulate over three days road flooding won t be major but there will be a few nuisance street flooding If you want to help out your neighborhood make sure the storm drains stay clear of leaves The wind will be the the greater part impactful aspect of this storm Inland gusts will only reach to mph but on the coast and on the Cape wind gusts will reach to mph Nantucket and Martha s Vineyard could see gusts as high as mph That s where particular tree damage and specific power outages are a possibility It s consistently best to prepare for the worst but hope for the best Preparing for a power outage on the Cape and the islands isn t the worst idea Inland I d just make sure to keep your phone charged up in scenario you need to contact anyone With strong onshore winds a coastal flood advisory remains in effect from to a m Monday for Nantucket and Martha s vineyard for the Monday morning high tide Minor coasting flooding is doable there with up to a half-foot of inundation Otherwise temperatures will stay cool throughout the storm in the s and s Wednesday we ll reach the low s with breezy conditions still under partly sunny skies Thursday back into the mid s with the chance for a spot shower on the Cape Friday upper s with a breeze and a sun cloud mix Saturday and Sunday both look dry in the s Stay tuned