Summer's Final Stand

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Time is running out! Supplies are limited! Get your summertime temps through tomorrow afternoon!

That's the screaming message this weekend. From here on out, we'll be hard pressed to put two 70 deg. days together again. After Saturday, we close our doors to the warm weather and embrace the new pattern.

First thing's first. That fog bank that melted away this morning was, in reality, just nudged off Cape Ann this afternoon. It will reappear in many neighborhoods again tonight, so expect another slow, gray start to Saturday.

Rest assured however, the sun will return and make for another mild day. Certainly won't be as bright as this afternoon, but hey, 70s are 70s, right?

Sunday's rain isn't on top of us from the get-go either. We'll have a few hours of dry weather before we bring in the showers. Since we're on the cool side of this front, there's not much to get excited about in the temperature department. Expect chilly highs in the 50s.

Speaking of, the cool air will invade early next week, get bumped out, then return late week. Overall, the best we can do for temperatures is low 60s. And the standing alert still, er, stands: multiple frosts are possible Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. The end of the growing season, end of the ragweed...and a fitting end for the mosquitoes.

Enjoy your holiday weekend.

GO PATS!

Pete

Can Only Go Up From Here

Posted by Chris Lambert

Rain and drizzle continues tonight as temperatures drop into the mid 30s to 40 degrees.  Any burst of heavier precip drags down colder air, and elevations above 1000 feet in northern Worcester County  or southwester NH see wet snow mixing in overnight.  No shovels or plows needed for us, but it is a sure sign how cold the atmosphere is for late May.  As of this writing, Mt. Mansfield in VT has picked up 7.5" of snow and Whiteface Mtn. in NY has picked up 18"!

This Is How It Starts? Really?

Posted by Chris Lambert

So it's the unofficial start of summer this weekend and officially, the average high this time of year hits 70 degrees.  So you'd think we have a good shot at BBQ weather right?  Not much of a chance today with highs reaching near 50 this morning, only to fall back into the low to mid 40s this afternoon as a cold rain settles in. 

Take the Good, Take the Bad

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Rain, rain, rain...

...but for many today was a day of hurry up and wait. Sure there were showers, but not every minute was washed out. With the events unfolding tonight, that's about to change.

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....