Cruise Control, Speed Limit 50
Posted by Chris Lambert
Temperatures at 5:00AM were a good 30 degrees cooler than they were yesterday at the same time. Of course, yesterday had it's challenges with tracking rain and falling temperatures throughout the day.
So how about today and the rest of the week? Well, put it this way, get used to the cooler weather. Temps average mid to upper 40s each afternoon, maxing out in a few towns at 50. Rinse and repeat that through the weekend. The most clouds the next couple of day are across SE Mass/Cape/Islands. Overnight lows range in the mid 20s in the burbs to mid 30s in the city. At times, the breeze will be active out of the northeast, especially along the coast.
I don't see any storms in the forecast until Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Unfortunately, it looks like the potential is there for a big coastal storm to bring in lots of rain and wind. Not a lock yet, but something we'll watch for. Of course, next Wednesday, without a doubt, is a very busy travel day!
Enjoy the Fall weather.
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.
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.