Glancing Shot

Posted by Pete Bouchard

First look at the radar this afternoon, and my heart almost skipped a beat.

Big batch of steady - and even moderate - snow was spreading across PA. No, it wasn't a surprise, we had expected this area to be hit with snow today. It's just that after 4 seasons of big snows here in New England, seeing that gave me flashbacks to previous years when the storms would sweep in from the Keystone State and hammer us with snow.

At least we have the misty watercolor memories of the way we were.

This time, it's just a glancing shot of snow. Most of us come away with nothing more than a cloudy sky - with fuzzy moonlight. Others a few flurries. But one Island may have the chance at some accumulation.

No, not that Island.

I'm talking about the one that sticks out into the Atlantic. The one southeast of the Vineyard.

With the storm regenerating just offshore, Nantucket will be close enough for some minor accumulation. It's possible that that island may even be split in two with the northern end getting a coating and the southern end getting 1-2".

Strange winter, eh?

And it's not winter we're seeing in the coming days. "Spring" resumes through Friday as the temperatures warm into the mid/upper 40s again.

The big event of the week now centers around Saturday. A sharp, bitterly cold front will slice through New England by midday, sending the temps in free-fall by afternoon. Few rainshowers may be around before they turn to snowsqualls, but the bigger concern is the possibility of a flash-freeze on Saturday as we go from low 40s in the morning to low 30s after lunch.

This cold that moves in will be short-lived, but it looks to last through Sunday and Monday. Morning temps will be a few degrees either side of zero. This could qualify as the coldest airmass of the season, and I suggest you don't take it lightly.

Pete

Full Day Of Sunshine

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

That's more like it. Sunshine all over the place. That dry air does have a crisp feel to it & will set us up for a cool Friday morning. Check out the forecasted low temps:

That's That!

Posted by Dylan Dreyer

It was cloudy and rainy all day yesterday...perfect for napping, sleeping, laziness. Then just as I'm about to go to bed an hour earlier than usual, the sun was nice and bright and defeated my whole plan to get some extra sleep. Bosco being a spaz didn't help much either.

Turning The Page

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Took all day, but the sun finally made an appearance this afternoon. That's after 2+ inches of rain clobbered parts of Southeast Mass. last night.

Almost Done!

Posted by Dylan Dreyer

I was lucky enough to go to the Sox game yesterday and man, that field can really handle some water! It was raining pretty hard for most of the game and everyone around us kept saying: "I'm sure they'll call it after this inning," "How many innings do you need to get in to make it count?" "If they weren't going out of town tomorrow, maybe they'll do a double header tomorrow," "Could have ordered a Bud heavy and let the rain water it down!" "I'm soaking wet." You get the idea...