The Cold Gets Colder

Posted by Chris Lambert

With a fresh snow pack, we'll have no trouble keeping the cold air around.  In fact the cold gets colder this week as high pressure to our north refreshes the Canadian air mass in place.  Temps run in the mid 30s the next couple days, then fall back to the 20s for highs by mid-week.

For First Night in Boston, clouds are our friend.  Any clouds we have move in this evening help prevent temperatures from free falling, and that means it's a slow trend down with temps around midnight in Boston at 32.  Factor in the breeze, and it'll feel more like 22 outside.   Yeah, it'll be cool, you'll need to dress warm, but it's a long way away from the arctic air that blasted us the morning of Jan 1st, 2009.  That morning, we hit 6 degrees in Boston and 0 in Worcester. 

Overall, the pattern looks cold, but dry this week with just a few flurries possible by Friday.  Although this week is cold, long range indications are for a warmer pattern over the 2nd week of the New Year.

Have fun tonight everyone!  Stay safe.

Feet First

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Right into summer. Warm & humid weather expected for much of the week. Good?.....Well, keep in mind that warmth & humidity are the 2 key ingredients for thunderstorms. The last being something to *lift* that warm/humid air. Usually a front is a good device to do such that. Today, we will have a cool front approach New England very late in the day & evening. That may lead to an isolated storm or two after 4pm but most towns just have a fair amount of clouds, warmth & humidity. Temps will climb to near 80 by afternoon.

Warming Up and Unsettled

Posted by Chris Lambert

Well, it certainly was a great weekend weather-wise until this afternoon when the temps dropped and light showers moved in from west to east.  Despite the cool down, the theme for this upcoming week is warmer with higher humidity.  It'll also be unsettled at times. 

Pulling The Fade

Posted by Chris Lambert

Our fun in the sun ends this afternoon as morning sunshine fades behind thickening clouds.  As those clouds increase, a few showers break out this afternoon from west to east, with the highest chance for rain late afternoon and this evening.  Most of the showers are light, especially the early afternoon ones, but a heavier shower or two is possible near day's end and early this evening.  Highs reach the mid to upper 60s around noon, then fall back to near 60 mid to late afternoon thanks to scattered showers.  These showers are brought to us by a warm front.

Back and Forth

Posted by Chris Lambert

Quite a few clouds in the sky at times this afternoon, but the atmosphere lacked ample moisture to produce showers, so we made out just fine with temps near 70.  Even the coast made it well into the 60s before the onshore wind knocked temps back.