Feeling Rushed?
Posted by Chris Lambert
As nice as it is to kick back, relax, hang out with friends and family over Thanksgiving weekend, it doesn't take long to feel the Christmas crunch with all the holiday shopping, parties and everything else that needs to get done before the December holidays. Not only will the super sales try to rush you into thinking late December, Mother Nature is also rushing in late December.
Temperatures the last week in November average around 48 degrees, which, we won't average anywhere close to that the next 7days. In fact, my average high temperature for the Tuesday-Saturday time frame is 39, which is the average high temperatures for.... you guessed it! December 25th.
Not only are we dealing with colder weather, but we may have to deal with a bit of snow. It doesn't look like a blockbuster storm here, but by Tuesday afternoon and into Tuesday night, some light snow may break out, with a bit of rain mixed in along the coast of SE Mass/Cape/Islands. The best chance to see the ground turn white is along and south of the Mass Pike, and it's not out of the question that portions of interior SE Mass, RI and CT pick up to a few inches of snow. A couple models hint at a stronger storm, a bit farther north, and a few even suggest almost all the precip is sent south of us. It's still somewhat of a complicated pattern, and we'll tweak the forecast as needed as more information comes in.
In the meantime, enjoy the rest of the weekend. Yeh, it's cold and windy, but at least it's dry. Monday will be nice and dry as well.
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.
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.