To Heat Wave or Not to Heat Wave
Posted by Pete Bouchard
What a turn around today! Highs soared into the mid 80s - at least away from the coast. The sea breeze came in this afternoon and cooled us off:
See the green lines? Sometimes the radar in Taunton can sense the change in the air density that accompanies the sea breeze. It will then display that on our maps. Cool, eh?
Well, the forecast isn't. We're clearly in the heat for the coming days, but the question remains: will we hit three straight days of 90 or better? We're VERY close. Clouds - and possibly a sea breeze Sunday - are the major issues. We'll have about 4-5 hours to get to 90 tomorrow after the clouds part. Tall order? Not necessarily with the airmass I see moving in. It's been baking in the Midwest for days.
Saturday's 90s are a given. Can't miss 'em. Can't deny them. Slam dunk.
Sunday there will be more clouds through the early part of the day, and again, we'll spend the afternoon trying to make 90.
Whatever the numbers, it's still a sizzler. Take it easy and drink in the liquids.
Pete
Summ-ah!
Posted by Pete Bouchard
With the snap of the fingers we were thrown into summer this afternoon. Heat, humidity, A/C and shorts - with a hazy sun to boot. But with the sea breeze knocking back the temperatures (and bringing in a round of downpours this evening), there are changes afoot.
Feet First
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
Right into summer. Warm & humid weather expected for much of the week. Good?.....Well, keep in mind that warmth & humidity are the 2 key ingredients for thunderstorms. The last being something to *lift* that warm/humid air. Usually a front is a good device to do such that. Today, we will have a cool front approach New England very late in the day & evening. That may lead to an isolated storm or two after 4pm but most towns just have a fair amount of clouds, warmth & humidity. Temps will climb to near 80 by afternoon.
Warming Up and Unsettled
Posted by Chris Lambert
Well, it certainly was a great weekend weather-wise until this afternoon when the temps dropped and light showers moved in from west to east. Despite the cool down, the theme for this upcoming week is warmer with higher humidity. It'll also be unsettled at times.
Pulling The Fade
Posted by Chris Lambert
Our fun in the sun ends this afternoon as morning sunshine fades behind thickening clouds. As those clouds increase, a few showers break out this afternoon from west to east, with the highest chance for rain late afternoon and this evening. Most of the showers are light, especially the early afternoon ones, but a heavier shower or two is possible near day's end and early this evening. Highs reach the mid to upper 60s around noon, then fall back to near 60 mid to late afternoon thanks to scattered showers. These showers are brought to us by a warm front.