The Slope Is Gradually Down
Posted by Chris Lambert
I hope everyone had fun last night! I'm sure the kids did, and now it's time to eat that stash of candy! Teachers and parents... I wish you the best of luck the next few days as the sugar rush and lack of interest in "actual" lunch or dinner may be present. For those towns that needed to delay trick or treating, the weather's just fine for the make-up dates going through the weekend.
The remnants of Sandy continue to weaken west of us, and as they do, what's left of the storm will have less and less of an influence on our weather. More clouds than sun rule the skies the next couple of days, but it'll be mainly dry other than a few sprinkles in a few towns. Highs average the mid 50s today and Friday.
The weekend overall looks good with partly to mostly sunny skies. However, temps will cool, and factor in a breeze, the heavier sweatshirt or jacket may come back out of the closet. Temps cool significantly at night and that means the heat kicks back on as well.
By Monday and Tuesday, a lot of us wake up with temps in the 20s and highs only reach the mid to upper 40s.
I don't see any chance for precip to move in until Wednesday as an ocean storm backs in close enough to give us a cold rain, and perhaps cold enough air is still in place that higher elevations in the interior have rain mixed in with.... ____. What? Too soon? We'll shall see.
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.