By Alex Sosnowski, Expert Senior Meteorologist
February 20,2014; 12:17PM,EST
Amidst the warm weather this week, the Boston area will be blasted by rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds.
Temperatures will generally stay above freezing through Saturday, so the risk of black ice has diminished for the time being.
Fog may slow travel at times on Friday.
However, the most significant weather maker will be a front moving through Friday afternoon and the early evening with drenching downpours, gusty winds and thunder and lightning.
The system may be potent enough to bring gusts between 50 and 60 mph. Such winds can down tree limbs and cause sporadic power outages and difficulties on area bridges.
In addition to the risk of airborne trash cans and other debris, motorists and pedestrians should be on the lookout for street, highway and poor drainage area flooding, along with potholes.
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Travel conditions may improve Friday night.
Mild weather will stick around through the weekend, but colder air will return in stages next week.
AccuWeather.com meteorologists will be monitoring the track and strength of multiple storms with the chance of snow for next week.
Tune in to AccuWeather Live Mornings every weekday at 8 a.m. and noon EST. We will be talking about the warmup and severe weather on Friday.
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