And Down They Go

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Numbers have dropped for the storm:

Now before you go slinging mud, keep this in mind...

I gave snow amounts a couple of days ago because I felt there was a need to get out the word, not to fuel hype. If I talk snow, I give numbers. It's just the way I roll. I don't really like to dance around the subject, throw scenarios and 'what ifs' around. We're all busy, so I just get to the point.

We're all big boys and girls here. Things change. Storms have a mind of their own and sometimes don't play by the rules. This was one of them. Track, timing and precipitation amounts were right on. The storm's strength, on the other hand...

And that's where we start the discussion. With temperatures hovering in the mid and upper 30s we relied heavily on the fact the the storm will be strong and generate its own cold. That isn't happening. Not now, not tomorrow, not Sunday. So the numbers come down.

Timeline stays the same:

• Startup mid/late PM Saturday. Light snow/mix/rain.
• Rain gets the upper hand and pushes the snow briefly to 495 late at night
• Cold gets back into the act and pushes the snow back to the South Shore by Sunday morning
• Steady light snow through Sunday morning and early afternoon
• Splashover at high tide Sunday morning.
• Winds gust around 40mph at the coast Sunday

Pattern's still active! More on next week's event...later....much later.

Pete

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.

Strong Finish

Posted by Chris Lambert

An overall cooler day, but also a great end to the workweek as highs neared 70, low humidity continued and plenty of sunshine dominated the skies.  Now all we need is this to continue through the weekend right?