Records Fall, Temps Are Next

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Gusty southwest winds got the job done today. Records fell in Worcester and Portland this afternoon.

As of this typing, Boston fell short by three degrees! In any event, the high temperatures were the tamest part of this storm system. The high winds and torrential rain are yet to come.

Timeline is pretty much set on both. Expect fast-hitting showers and brief downpours through much of the night, but the main rain event will wait until 4am-7am tomorrow. All the while, the wind will slowly ramp up as the front approaches. Gusts have been near 40-50 for isolated spots this evening, but by that magical 4-7am timeframe, we will see them peak at 50-60mph. Needless to say, at these speeds, there may be some power outages and tree damage.

Storm races out tomorrow, but the winds will take their time to come down. Gusts could still hold at 30-40mph through the early/mid morning. Temperatures on the other hand, will still be somewhat balmy - for late January. Early highs make the low/mid 50s, then fall to the 40s by afternoon.

Colder weather will rule into the weekend and all of next week. Don't see any 60s, but I do see a close brush with a storm on Sunday. Right now accumulations look minor....keeping with the winter theme.

Pete

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.

Pretty Good Weekend Overall

Posted by Chris Lambert

Sure, it's a cool start with many of the suburbs down into the upper 30s and lower 40s, but we'll warm up quickly through the day as that sun helps us out.