A Foray Into The Cold
Posted by Pete Bouchard
Cold front sliced through this morning, and although it didn't really feel like a shot of cold air rushed in at first, it certainly does now.
Gusty winds are transporting the coldest part of this airmass into New England. This is uniform cold, so everyone gets a slice of 20s tonight...all the way to the Back Bay. Granted, we're not going into the single digits or teens (thanks to a brisk breeze), it is a bit of a shock to the system after basking in the 50s since Monday.
Got a lot of snow lovers grumbling and ranting on Twitter and in emails:
"Where's the cold?"
"When can I build an outdoor ice rink?"
"Will we have a white Christmas?"
Can't see too far into the future to answer these questions with confidence, but I will say that I don't see any long-term cold in the pipeline through mid December. Sure, we may lob into the deeper cold by Chistmas week or even late December, but we gotta get things moving around the globe first. Arctic air is in a holding pattern right now. It's locked in Siberia, Alaska/Yukon Territories and Europe. Even when it gets going, will it be a brief cooldown like we had last Friday/Saturday or will it be here to stay?
These are rhetorical questions right now. Winter is still in diapers, and the cards are still on the table.
Near term, slow warming into the weekend. It's not enough to get out the short-sleeves, but it's enough to make it rain instead of snow. The real warmth will wait until Monday to surge in. By then, we might get cozy with the 60s!
Take it easy.
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!