Bringing Back the Calm

Posted by Pete Bouchard

After Superstorm Sandy, I think a lot of us in the weather community are asking, "what just happened?"

Certainly there will be conferences, papers and research devoted to her formation and track. The Greenland Block was a silent - but huge - player in steering her into the Mid Atlantic. Questions are already swirling around how it got so anomolously big. Could it just be happenstance, or are other forces at play? And what about her title as hurricane? Certainly other 75-80mph hurricanes aren't as vicious, nor do they carry a 10ft storm surge. Could the fact that she was a hybrid storm (part nor'easter/part hurricane) make her more efficient at generating storm surge? Lastly, what about seeing more Sandys in the future? Should we have a new classification for these types of storms? Maybe a Sub-Tropical version of the Saffir Simpson Scale?

Whew!

The questions in the near term aren't as cerebral. We're still caught up in Sandy's remnants, and that means rain and mild temperatures. Downpours have returned, along with a few rumbles of thunder. I expect these to continue through this evening, then taper to more scat'd showers after midnight.

Halloween is tomorrow, and the forecast is NOT looking ghastly. I'm seeing some sun, some clouds and a high temps right around 60. That's not half bad. There will be a few sprinkles around, but nothing as heavy as this evening.

Long range, we'll get back to November-like temps soon. The weekend is brisk, dry and chilly.

And it's worth noting that there are no superstorms in sight.

Pete

Pretty Good Weekend Overall

Posted by Chris Lambert

Sure, it's a cool start with many of the suburbs down into the upper 30s and lower 40s, but we'll warm up quickly through the day as that sun helps us out.

Strong Finish

Posted by Chris Lambert

An overall cooler day, but also a great end to the workweek as highs neared 70, low humidity continued and plenty of sunshine dominated the skies.  Now all we need is this to continue through the weekend right?

Still Good

Posted by Chris Lambert

How about yesterday?  The 82 in Boston matched the warmest temp we've had since September 13th.  Of course, with a wind gusting past 30mph and relative humidity near 18%, it certainly didn't feel oppressive. 

Top 10?

Posted by Chris Lambert

Lower 80s, low humidity and sunshine... would you call it a top 10 kind of day?  Only complaint, other than it not being the weekend, is maybe the wind was a bit much?  It certainly was gusty, at times blowing 30-35mph.  No sea breeze will move inland with a strong west wind like that.