Cold, Colder and Coldest (Snow too)
Posted by Chris Lambert
The wind huffs and puffs again today with gusts out of the WSW, turning WNW 40-50mph from late morning, through the afternoon and into the early evening. So yes, it'll be a windy day at Gillette, adding a bit of a chill factor to the air. Basically count on wind chill factors a good 10 degrees lower than air temperatures. Tailgates run near 45 degrees, but near 35 for kickoff and in the upper 20s by the time Brady takes a knee to run off the clock for the W.
The cooling trend to end the night is the leading edge of cold air that continues to get colder into mid-week, with the coldest air in the past 2 years settling in on Wednesday. How cold is that? January 24th, 2011 we hit -2 for a low in Boston and 13 for the high. I don't think we'll far off that, maybe just a few degree warmer.
Not only do we deal with the cold, we have snow to talk about. An upper-level low drifts in from the west Monday night, providing enough instability to bring in some flurries and light snow by day's end. Things get interesting overnight... to say the least. The upper-level energy captures moisture from an ocean storm far out, draws some of that moisture in, and with instability in the atmosphere set-up across New England thanks to cold air rushing in aloft, snow becomes steady predawn Tuesday, through Tuesday morning. In this type of situation (Norlun Trough or inverted trough.. technical name) snow amounts from town to town can vary quite a bit. I'm thinking 1-3" well inland, and 3-5" near the coast and into SE NH. Within that 3-5" there is a possibility of localized bands setting up, where a few towns could well exceed the 5". To pinpoint the towns in line for that now is a tough promise since we need to know exactly where that trough sets up. Right now, NE Mass and SE NH has the highest chance to out perform on this storm. The snow will be light and fluffy, and temps fall into the teens Tuesday afternoon.
Tuesday night-Thursday look cold, in fact, mornings start near 0 Wednesday and Thursday, and highs Wednesday hit 15 if you're lucky. Then more snow Friday! Welcome back winter, right?
Go Pats!!!!!!!!!!!!
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!