Meltdown

Posted by Pete Bouchard

The slow melt continues, but with a semi-mild (well, at least above freezing in some spots) night and a VERY mild day tomorrow, we'll really put a dent in that snowpack. Here we are, not even a week away from the blizzard, and the remaining snow may dwindle to mere piles by Saturday morning!

But hang on. Old Man Winter's trying to conjuring up another snowy brew for the weekend. This is the storm we feared may form earlier in the week. We've been playing cat and mouse with it all along, but the threat remained low until this morning. It was then that the weather maps jumped on a snowy solution and the flags went up.

But hang on. The sentence doesn't fit the crime. The pattern still would favor a storm far offshore, not one close to New England. The only thing that may give us some small accumulation is a little whip of snow on the western side of the storm. I've been in this business long enough to know that while you CAN get burned on a flare-up of snow, it's still rare and uncommon in situations like this.

So it's with much trepidation that I put numbers on this map. Nonetheless, I'm not one to talk snow and hide my thoughts on accumulation.

So there you have it. These numbers are likely to go down as the picture becomes clearer.

In any event, we're certain on the warm-up tomorrow and the cold to follow on Sunday and Monday. This isn't just any chill, I'm seeing chill-to-the-bone kind of cold to finish the weekend. Highs will struggle to make freezing both days, and with a wind it will feel like teens and 20s.

A not-so-subtle reminder that it is still winter.

Pete

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!

More Warmth

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

You have another warm & humid day with many towns repeating yesterday's weather. That means we start with clouds & fog for a bit before hazy sun gets going. That hazy sunshine will boost temps up into the low 80s by early to mid afternoon across much of the region. At the same time a cool front will begin dropping out of Maine (backdoor front) which will quickly send temps from the 70s/80s down into the 50s/60s by late afternoon & evening. Also, when this front rams into the warmth & humidity it will spark a few showers & thunderstorms during the afternoon.

Summ-ah!

Posted by Pete Bouchard

With the snap of the fingers we were thrown into summer this afternoon. Heat, humidity, A/C and shorts - with a hazy sun to boot. But with the sea breeze knocking back the temperatures (and bringing in a round of downpours this evening), there are changes afoot.

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.