Slow & Steady Decline
Posted by Chris Lambert
TGIF everyone! I'm certainly looking forward to the quiet weather this weekend, and I'm sure many of you are looking forward to the weekend in general after the long week we've had. I hope all the recovery and clean-up efforts are going as well as they can in our area. For those folks in NY and NJ, they'll have dry weather the next 5 days. Granted, it'll be cold at night with temps in the 30s, but let's hope for a lot of progress being made during the dry stretch of weather they have.
The average high this time of year runs in the mid 50s, and we'll be close to it today, just under it tomorrow, and well below it by Monday. In fact, Monday afternoon, temperatures won't even get out of the middle 40s for many.
I don't expect much rain over the next several days as a dry Northwesterly flow takes over. Maybe an isolated sprinkle today, that's pretty much it. Also, overnight lows trend down and by Sunday night, we'll watch the numbers fall into the 20s in many of the suburbs. That, combined with an early sunset (4:33PM) thanks to the end of Daylight Saving Time ending, will certainly foreshadow what season lies ahead.
By Tuesday night we do have to watch the progress of a coastal storm running up the East Coast. Rain works in late at night and the rain and wind will pick up on Wednesday as a nor'easter sits just offshore. Winds increase out of the northeast at first, then turn more southeast later in the day, bringing in warmer air. As the way I see it now, winds could gust 30-40mph at the coast, but nothing close to what we had with Sandy, and there is no tropical storm or hurricane to get pulled north this go around. Cold enough air may support some snow across western New England, Northern New England and upstate NY, but too much warm air infiltrates our area to support snow.
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!
More Warmth
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
You have another warm & humid day with many towns repeating yesterday's weather. That means we start with clouds & fog for a bit before hazy sun gets going. That hazy sunshine will boost temps up into the low 80s by early to mid afternoon across much of the region. At the same time a cool front will begin dropping out of Maine (backdoor front) which will quickly send temps from the 70s/80s down into the 50s/60s by late afternoon & evening. Also, when this front rams into the warmth & humidity it will spark a few showers & thunderstorms during the afternoon.
Summ-ah!
Posted by Pete Bouchard
With the snap of the fingers we were thrown into summer this afternoon. Heat, humidity, A/C and shorts - with a hazy sun to boot. But with the sea breeze knocking back the temperatures (and bringing in a round of downpours this evening), there are changes afoot.