It's Been A While

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Sun seems like it's been in the Witness Protection Program for a while: completely out of sight.

But that's about to chance. The next band of rain coming through this evening is the caboose. We'll be seeing clearing as early as tonight, with sun expected tomorrow. However, (there's always a caveat) with some locally dense fog also forming, some folks will start Friday off a little gray. Fret not, even though the sun is weak this time of year, it can/will fry through the clouds.

Weekend is a split decision: warm Saturday and a stinker Sunday. The front crossing on Saturday is to blame. It will stall (just enough for us to get into the cool air) on Sunday, and a compact, soaking wet weather system will travel along it. The front also has a lot of chilly air in reserves, and it means we're about to get a solid dose of October weather in New England early next week.

Along with that, I see two separate chances for a frost for our suburbs: Tuesday and Wednesday morning. Which such chilly air coming, and a big, round high pressure system to focus it, it's likely the end of the line for plants and gardens across the suburbs. I expect us to skip the frost (temps at or near 32) and go right to a freeze (temps below 32 for several hours).

Say bu-bye to the ragweed and mosquitoes.

Pete

How To Spin This

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

So....what would you like to hear first? The good news? Bad news? Let's start with the good news....

Come On Ride The Train

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Heavy rain is on the move! All afternoon long it was stalled over Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Heavy pulses of rain traveled over the same towns and cities - a process meteorologists call "training" - resulting in flash flooding in some counties to our west.

Unsettling

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Another day where we have cool, ocean air battling warmer land air leading to a clash of air. That means clouds, drizzle, fog, humidity (frizzy hair) for much of the day. It's not a washout though. The highest chance of rain is this morning--until 9:30am and then later this afternoon (after 3pm). In between, you will see a lot of clouds but also some sunshine at times. Even limited sun will be able to shove temps well into the 70s. This warm & humid air is what will lead to another round of showers & t-storms later today. Some of the storms will be intense. Like the past two days the strongest storms will be in western New England. Only isolated showers/ thunderstorms are expected along the coastline later today. Sox game will have the risk of some showers but they should be able to play that game. Welcome back Tito!

Saved by The Sea Breeze

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Although my forecast was busted today, there was one good thing that came out of it.

Stability.

That gray overcast that hung over the eastern half of the Commonwealth provided a stablizing influence to our atmosphere. The cool air blowing in from the ocean kept the temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s all the way back to Metrowest. While that makes for lousy short-and-t-shirt weather, it is poison to thunderstorms.