And So It Begins...
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
Here comes another storm! Like all the others, this has issues with rain/snow lines and then amounts of snow. What is a given is this storm will batter the New England coastline with wind and waves. When we return to the beaches later this spring & summer, for many, a dramatic change to what they looked like last summer.
Today offers a smattering of rain & wet snow showers and a developing wind--especially along the coastline. Those raindrops & snowflakes aren't tied to the big storm, rather, just a bag of of moisture trying to steal the thunder from the storm. Umbrellas (that can withstand wind) will serve you well for much of the day. Tonight offers a few more rain & wet snow showers. I still don't see much accumulating snow overnight.
Tomorrow and into early Friday morning will be the brunt of the storm but I have to tell you---it won't behave like a classic winter storm where we get slammed with snow for 6-8 hours then we're done. it will be a slow, drawn out storm where it snows lightly (sometimes steadily) for several hours. Due to this, those snow totals you see on our special map will take some time to achieve. Also, because of the slowly falling nature of the snow combined with the month of March (sun is stronger than Dec-Jan snowstorms) our roads may just be mostly wet rather than white during the storm.Back streets, parking lots & driveways will still need to be scraped & plowed.
The biggest impact from this storm will be the aforementioned coastal concerns. We are watching 3 high tide cycles during this storm (perspective--during the blizzard last month, 2 high tides were affected and during the blizzard of '78 there were 4). The 6pm high tide on Thursday & the 8am high tide in particular where moderate to major coastal flooding is likely along the South Shore and Cape Cod (bay side). Areas that were greatly affected during the blizzard.
This storm will peel out of here by Friday afternoon & set us up for a delightful weekend. Sunny skies & temps in the 40s/50s both days.
More on the storm throughout the day.
~JR
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.
Warming Up and Unsettled
Posted by Chris Lambert
Well, it certainly was a great weekend weather-wise until this afternoon when the temps dropped and light showers moved in from west to east. Despite the cool down, the theme for this upcoming week is warmer with higher humidity. It'll also be unsettled at times.
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.