Deja Vu
Posted by Chris Lambert
There's not a whole lot to say about this current pattern we're stuck in. Each day seems to feature near seasonable temps, lots of clouds, occasional breaks of sun, and once and a while a snow shower or sprinkle. A few of these snow showers linger overnight, but other than a coating of snow outside 495 in some spots, don't expect much out of them. There's not a lot of moisture for the atmosphere to work with.
Monday features more of the same as any passing shower or snow shower is brief compared to the dry stretches we go through. However, the northwest breeze does pick up a bit.
The main show this week is the coastal storm that gets cranking across the mid-Atlantic by Wednesday. East to northeast winds pick up here, and with some low level moisture in place, a few pockets of light rain/drizzle and inland flurries may appear. Expect a cold and breezy day overall with cloudy skies.
Wednesday night and Thursday would be the time frame we really need to watch. The question becomes... is the area of high pressure to our north, strong enough to prevent this coastal storm from coming up to New England? Right now, it appears that the main area of low pressure stay just far enough south of us, that we avoid a direct blow from this storm. However, it's close enough that I expect rain and snow showers to be with us, as well as a strong east to northeast wind overnight Wednesday and into Thursday.
For what it's worth, I still won't rule out a farther north track with this storm. If that were the case, more significant wind, rain and snow would be an issue here.
Lots to track the next few days.
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.