Temperature Turnaround

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Cold sliced right through you today. Thank goodness the breezes were light too. While afternoon temperatures held near freezing, it felt much cooler out there.

Part of the reason for that was the nature of the airmass. This batch of air was festering for a few days across the cold tundra of Northern Ontario - what we call the sub arctic. Then it bled down into New England last night and this morning, coming to a rest across Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod. But don't you cry tonight, (GNR fans), we're only falling into the low and mid 20s (could be worse), and the arctic air will be in full retreat this weekend.

Thing of it is, we have to bring in some light snow to warm it up. That's tomorrow's forecast. With an east/southeast breeze, the best chance for accumulating snow will be across the hills of Worcester county:

All told, not a big deal for many folks, but around Worcester, there might be enough to slicken the roads. It's the east wind that will help the snow grow. As it ascends into Worcester county, it will create more snowshowers, whereas Greater Boston will stay with flurries - or, as the temps warm in the afternoon - sprinkles.

Merely a speed bump in the road to warmer temperatures. By Tuesday, we could be knocking on the door of 60 degrees!! And the long range (into late next week) still looks mild. Will we have a brown Christmas again this year? Keep this up and the answer will be obvious.

Make it a good weekend!

Pete

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.