That's A Cold Shot

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Nice day all around. Not too warm, but certainly not as cold as we could be for this time of year. That's about to change as snow squalls and snowshowers are marching across Northern New England with a cold shot of air.

Haven't seen the likes of this cold in quite some time. Although we'll only get a glancing shot here in Southern New England, it's worth noting that parts of northernmost New England will hover in the teens (with the morning starting near 0) on Saturday! That's some early season bitterness.

For us on the periphery of the cold, temps will struggle to make freezing tomorrow, then wander through the 30s to near 40 Saturday. Yep, we're warming it up...but we won't stop there. An extended thaw is coming by the end of the weekend and next week.

But in order to warm things up, we need to bring in the precipitation. No, this isn't a big event. Much of the atmosphere will be moisture-starved, and even though we may have a lot thrown at us in terms of types of precipitation, it won't amount to much.

First up is a batch of light snow through Saturday morning. Then we'll mix in some light rain or sprinkles. However, where the cold remains stubbornly entrenched across central Mass, there might even be some ice/sleet. Keep in mind that it remains light and spotty through the day. There will be more in the way of gray skies and raw temps in the 30s than anything else.

Warmer air surges in from Sunday through Tuesday on a southwest wind. By the time we get to the end of this spell - and its warmest part - someone may hit 60! 

Hello December?

Pete

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.

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!