Yup... It's Still Winter
Posted by Chris Lambert
Snow flakes fall from the sky today, but they won't collectively amount to a lot A coating to an inch or two for many spots west of Boston from mid morning on. That's on top of the 1-2" of snow that fell overnight in parts of Worcester County. As temps hover in the upper 30s this afternoon, we should have just mainly wet roads as a few raindrops mix in the the snow showers.
Winds turn north tonight and that'll send temps well below freezing. Roads become slick as light snow has a much easier time sticking. The trickiest travel will be after midnight as snow increases once again as an ocean storm develops along a front to the east of us. This ocean storm will be a powerful one by tomorrow, but the track of it is just far enough offshore to allow us a glancing blow and not an all out nor'easter. With that said, we'll still have to deal with snow and wind.
The forecasted snow totals are tricky at this point, but the more likely set-up provides Boston with another 3-4" of fluffy snow, 1-3" west of Route 128 and 4-6" across SE Mass, with up to 6-8" across the Cape and Islands. If the track is a bit closer to the coast, these numbers slide up, if it's farther out to sea, these numbers slide down. You now how it goes around here, the track is everything. We'll also deal with a biting north wind tomorrow, gusts past 30mph and highs only in the 20s.
After this storm, the next several days look relatively quiet with temps in the 30s and 40s and just some rain/snow showers late Tuesday/Tuesday night.
Enjoy the weekend and upcoming school vacation!
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!
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.