One Day Drop

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Good shot of cold coming down from Northern New England. Don't know if you caught it on the social media websites this morning, but here's a shot of the Mt. Washington Auto Road:

Yeah, it was that cold on the ol' rockpile. Some of that chill is pouring in now. Our temps will continue to crumble through the night, and by morning, the freeze is on. Suburbs will see their first hard freeze of the season - that means temps in the 20s! This will wipe out the gardens (if left unprotected), the pollen, the mosquitoes and put the lawn on notice.

However, now that we've exhausted the subject of chilly temps, it's time to move on...to Indian Summer. That's right. The first warmup of 70 or better after the first freeze - and the autumnal equinox - constitutes the Indian summer. (Hey, we have rules here.)

This shot of cold is indeed a one shot deal. I'm expecting the warmup process to start as early as Saturday night and finish on Monday. Highs will leap to the 60s Sunday and around 70 on Monday! This is certainly within reason too, considering our record high temps this time of year have peaked in the upper 80s.

Nothing like that coming, but the cold will be on hold next week. Highs linger in the 60s right through Thursday.

Enjoy the weekend.

Pete

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.

Wild & Wacky

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Wild temperatures yesterday---from the 80s down into the low 60s in just an hour AND some heavy duty thunderstorms. The reason was a cool front that dropped in from Maine. That front is in western New England this morning and it's a chameleon as it will become a warm front and try to warm things back up during the day.

Storms, Heat, Sea Breezes

Posted by Pete Bouchard

What a day! Breakneck temperature swings, thunder, tornadoes in Western Mass....and we're still in late May!