Nuisance... But Certainly No Blizzard

Posted by Chris Lambert

The forecast for this storm has been quite challenging to say the least, but the trend has been our friend the last 24 hours, and that trend has been to reduce snowfall amounts. 

I don't have any major updates this morning regarding snow totals, although, one thing I do see is this being a long drawn out event.  One that doesn't completely leave us until tomorrow night.  With that said, for most, this is a nuisance storm rather than a classic blockbuster.

Storm Bullet Points:

-Showers and wet snow start between 4-7PM today

-Rain and snow becoming steadier overnight.... rain near the coast, including Boston, and could sneak as far inland as the 128/495 belts briefly. 

-After midnight, the rain/snow line works back toward the coast. With temps near or above freezing, most main roads stay wet.

-Wet snow for many tomorrow morning, then on and off wet snow in the afternoon.  Won't total much with temps in the mid 30s.

-Could be periodic snow showers with temps near 32 or below tomorrow evening... that could slicken roads.

- Coastal flooding not a major concern.  Minor coastal flooding or splash-over possible near high tide at 10AM Sunday.

-Winds gust 30-40mph tomorrow at the coast, but not nearly as windy as the last two weekend storms.

When it's all said and done, snow totals add up to 4-8" of snow along and outside 495, north of the Mass Pike, with the highest totals across the higher elevations of northern Worcester County and southern NH.  2-4" in the Boston metro area, and less south of the city.  That 2-4" in the Boston area is mainly on top of the decks, grassy areas and car tops.  With temps above freezing, snow will melt and have a tough time piling up on the roads.  That'll actually prove true for most other areas as well.  Should be a quick clean-up overall, but the salt and sand are likely required Sunday night as temps dip below freezing and left over snow showers still fly. 

Have a good weekend... for updates while we're not on-air,  we tend to tweet a lot.  Follow the 7Weather team: @clamberton7 @jreineron7 @pbouchardon7.

Come On Ride The Train

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Heavy rain is on the move! All afternoon long it was stalled over Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Heavy pulses of rain traveled over the same towns and cities - a process meteorologists call "training" - resulting in flash flooding in some counties to our west.

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.