Uncle
Posted by Pete Bouchard
With wind chills bottoming out in the 15 to 20 below range tonight, I think most of us can say enough is enough (..is enough - for you fans of Barbra Streisand). We'll grimace through one more bitterly cold morning before we call off the hounds and call it a cold spell.
Tough to reason with Old Man Winter when he has us bound and gagged with highs in the teens and lows in the single digits, but I think with the upper atmosphere showing some signs of warming this weekend, we can start to pry out the numbing cold and get back to something more tolerable.
That's not to say we are in the clear. Both mornings this weekend feature temperatures in the single digits and low 10s. But with a good supply of sun and afternoons recovering to the 20s, it's a start.
What never got a start was this little storm Friday night. Like a star college prospect, it had a lot of potential, but it never quite made it on the national scene. Arctic cold can sometimes be a storm's worst enemy, chewing away at the moisture field and leaving it with flurries and snowshowers. That's exactly what's happening with Friday night's "storm":
Much ado about flurries.
Long range, the temperatures get back above freezing and then some. Overall pattern seems a little dry, with the next shot of showers (yes, liquid) in the middle of next week.
Stay warm.
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!