Going Through The Motions

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Good supply of sun today....unfortunately, the upper atmosphere was still cold, and all that energy was either reflected back to space (because of the snowpack) or it went to maintaining clouds and a few flurries.

Sigh.

Can't win, right? I'll let this graphic answer that:

There are a few footnotes to this graphic though. This forecast is very tough (just like all of them this season) because we aren't really tracking a storm. It's purely based on the energy in the upper atmosphere. Sure, there is a storm offshore, but it's movement isn't really of any consequence to us. The upper level energy is - and it can be very fickle and finicky. Still, I think there's enough there to rob moisture from the offshore storm and heave it back to Southern New England. Obviously, mine may not be the last word on this snow, so stay tuned for updated tonight...and right up until the event starts tomorrow afternoon.

Speaking of which, most of the accumulating snow will be overnight Thursday into the wee hours of Friday morning. Pacing is light and steady. Cold temps keep us all snow too.

Next up is the Monday storm. Potential nor'easter in the making here. The weather maps don't have a direct hit, but like past storms of this nature, I'm using the Southern New England Winter Storm Postulate (so named by me...as of this typing) which states that major storms that are forecasted to miss us a week or more away, typically end up hitting us, while storms that show us being hit a week or more away typically miss us.

Let's see if my theory holds.

(Wanna bet a pizza?)

Pete

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.