Not A Bad Weekend...for November
Posted by Pete Bouchard
The first wave of chilly air shuffled into the Commonwealth today. It was hammered home with a batch of rain that blossomed (unexpectedly) across Greater Boston this afternoon. Had lots of folks shuddering on the way home for the weekend.
And here's fair warning: if you've avoided putting on the heat thus far, this may be the weekend you bite the bullet and turn up the dial. It will be that chilly. In fact, by Monday many spots will STAY in the 40s. And at long last, Boston finally has a chance to get a freeze by Monday night.
Sun will stay on the elusive side tomorrow. It's not totally gray, but there will still be a good supply of clouds around. Or maybe it's the perception of clouds: with the low sun angle, even a partly cloudy day seems almost overcast.
Speaking of the sun angle and the shortening days, don't forget to change your clocks back Saturday night. We get that hour of sleep we lost back in the spring, and the sun sets around 4:30!
Weather looks quiet all the way into Tuesday, so there's no reason not to vote. By the time we get the results, the next storm will be crawling up from Florida.
Based on this track and the direction the wind will be blowing (from the northeast), we'll call this one a nor'easter. Fret not, we're not seeing snow with this storm. We're on the warm side this time. However, there may be enough cold air for some mix/snow across the mountains of Northern New England. More details on this in the days ahead.
Be well and enjoy the weekend.
Pete
That's A Wrap--I Think
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
I hope I'm not jinxing us with this statement.."The recent wet pattern is over....onto sunshine & a more summer- like pattern.." The last time someone from 7 weather called a pattern change too soon we got a blizzard and 3 subsequent nor'easters (looking at you Pete!!--LOL). We don't have to worry about any blizzards or nor'easters but one never knows in the new world order.
Like A Waterfall
Posted by Pete Bouchard
If you were caught in those 'cloudbursts' today, you had more than you could handle in the rain department. Torrents fell in a short amount of time - what we deem 'flash flooding' in the weather biz. Since it happens suddenly, the National Weather Service has adopted the acronym TADD:
Bam! Pow!
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
Bam. Pow! Those were some nasty storms last evening with some towns in metrowest & the city itself blasted with locally heavy rain, hail, lightning and strong wind gusts. A cool front is the culprit and that front will linger across the region again today. That means another round of some scattered showers & t-storms likely.
Thunderous Start to Workweek
Posted by Pete Bouchard
Heat and a bit of humidity fed a strong - and sometimes severe - line of thunderstorms today. By the time the dinner hour rolled around (6pm-ish), the storms had consolidated into a line. Everyone got a drink of water and a big drop in temperatures - some falling nearly 20 degrees in minutes!