Messy Monday Afternoon

Posted by Chris Lambert

We've had plenty of cold, now we await the snow.  It won't be a big storm, but the timing of it does not work in our favor.  Snow breaks out Monday afternoon in the timeframe of 2-4PM.  Perhaps an hour earlier in Worcester County.  The snow is light to moderate through sunset, allowing for snow to cover many roads by the evening commute.  Between 6-8 PM, that snow changes to sleet and freezing drizzle, which throws a crunchy glaze on top of the snow.  In the evening, temps warm up above freezing near the coast, but stay sub 32 around and outside Route 128, allowing for slick travels through the night.

Few slippery spots linger inland Tuesday morning, but for the most part, we'll see improvements.  Improvements in temps too as afternoon highs near 40 degrees despite lots of lingering clouds.

A few more showers along a warm front could run through Tuesday night, but it appears that warm front blasts north Wednesday morning.  With a southerly wind taking over, temps warm into the mid to upper 50s.  Any breaks of sun allow for 60+.  A passing shower is possible Wednesday, but the higher chance for a soaking rain slides in Wednesday night with a cold front.  Behind the front, winter returns as we end the week cold.

February looks to start cold, and perhaps a below normal first week or two.  Time will tell if that also allows for more than a nuisance snow.

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!