Balance
Posted by Jeremy Reiner
Yes, spring is finally here---the entire planet has an equal amount of daylight and for us in the northern hemisphere it will only get brighter. Now we just need to do something about this mid-winter pattern. The pattern happened before....anyone remember just 2 years ago (January 2011)? Yup, all that snow in just 5 weeks. It's happening later this year just later than we would like. Where is the endgame with this pattern?!? Sadly, it's not today, I think we have another 2 weeks before it breaks down. Patience Grasshopper.
Today will be bright with partly sunny skies. That sunshine is getting strong now that we are into spring and will be able to push temps into the low 40s by afternoon. A gusty west wind will add a chill to the air at times though. Partly cloudy skies tonight with lows into the 20s.
Tomorrow is a close call with a developing ocean storm. I think it will be too far away to bother all of us but it will toss some snow showers into coastal southern New England by late afternoon & night. IN fact, a couple of inches of snow quite likely out on the Cape/Islands late tomorrow night. A coating to an inch is possible along the south shore & up into Boston late tomorrow night.
Sunshine returns in small doses on Friday and in much larger doses for this upcoming weekend. A slow warming will occur as well with temps by Sunday reaching the mid 40s---"normal" for this time of year.
Happy Spring!
~JR
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.
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.