More Snow Ahead
Posted by Chris Lambert
Tricky storm with rain/snow/sleet lines, but here are my latest thoughts:
Storm Headlines...
-Starts well after the evening commute Monday... between 9PM-Midnight from southwest to northeast.
-Initial burst of precip is mostly snow, even at the coast, and possibly the Cape too from Midnight-7AM.
-Snow turns to rain quickly at the coast, around the time of the Tue AM commute
-Despite turning to rain in Boston before/near the commute, the 3-4" that falls by the change-over time of 7-8AM, creates a slushy/slick mess
-Between 128 and 495, the morning commute features snow, heavy at times, and treacherous traveling. The mix there starts near commutes end. (10AM)
-Northwest of 495, the cold holds and it's mainly snow, from Worcester, points north through the morning. Change to sleet/frz rain there in the PM.
-Onshore winds are strong Tuesday morning, but not nearly as strong or as prolonged as last storm
-High tides also astronomically low... coastal flooding won't be nearly as extensive as last storm. Minor erosion/splash over still possible, but no major threats.
Snow totals... Look under "special map" for more
-South Shore coast... 1-3" change to rain by the AM commute. 2-4" interior SE Mass
-North Shore coast... 2-4" with 4-6" just several miles inland
-Boston will pick up 2-4" in the city, but up to 4-6" from Newton to Arlington and nearby towns/cities just outside Boston
-Route 128 belt features many towns picking up 4-6" before the mix with sleet and rain
-495 belt/Worcester features many towns picking up 6-8" of snow before a mix with sleet and perhaps some rain by mid-afternoon
-North of Worcester and just north and west 495 features 8-12" of snow with minimal mixing.
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.