Stuck In A Moment

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

I touched on this subject last week, storms that can get stuck in one spot for several days (to be fair, high pressure can also get stuck for several days) during the early spring months.....see where I'm going with this? Yup, yet another day with a bunch of clouds, blustery wind and seasonably cool temperatures. It's the same storm that was here much of last week! It's much much weaker but it will be here one last day.

By tomorrow high pressure finally starts to move the storm out of here----only problem is that high pressure actually pushes more clouds into New England---OMG! Indeed, Tuesday will offer another cloudy day, blustery & chilly conditions. Don't curse that high pressure too much....it helps us out by Wednesday-Thursday.

In that time-frame, a powerful storm will be moving through the mid-Atlantic with heavy snow & rain as well as high winds. Normally, these storm like to take a left turn up the east coast but with that high pressure in northern New England not willing to move, the brunt of that midweek storm will get shoved to the south of us. Yay high pressure. We will see some effects though:

*Coastal wind Wednesday-Thursday. Wind gusts 35-45mph likely

*This wind (combined with the ocean) will hammer our beaches for a couple of days---minor coastal flooding is possible at the high tides on Thursday & again on Friday

*Cloudy skies with scattered rain & snow showers on both Wednesday & again on Thursday. At this time, I'm not worried about any accumulating snow from this storm. Stay tuned though!

~JR

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.