Night Train
Posted by Pete Bouchard
Houses (and nerves) were rattled last night with what seemed like a freight train (with dual locomotives) barreling through the Commonwealth. Gusts topped 80 mph high atop Blue Hill in Milton, and a general swath of 60-70mph winds were present around Greater Boston and the South Shore.
Big question is why did the storm spare the Merrimack Valley and Southern NH hurricane-force gusts? (Granted, winds there weren't light, but they weren't to the tune of 60-80mph either.) That's because a squall line - or line of intense, convective rain - hit the former and spared the latter.
Now it's time to simmer down. Winds will still be around, but they will nag - not terrorize - us. Chill is setting in too. Highs tomorrow nudge the mid 30s, but Saturday we'll fall short of freezing in many areas. Winter is back!
And because of that, we're watching the weather maps for snow. One such event may be unfolding Sunday, but it doesn't look any worse than what we've seen this winter - in select spots.
This storm will flare up south of Long Island and intensify en route to the Gulf of Maine. That puts Eastern Massachusetts in the cross-hairs of the greatest accumulation, but the concern here is how strong the storm will be when it passes overhead. I'm throwing around the 3-5 inch amounts in my head, but I haven't yet put it to print just yet. West of Worcester, accumulations will be lighter.
More later.
Pete
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.
Pretty Good Weekend Overall
Posted by Chris Lambert
Sure, it's a cool start with many of the suburbs down into the upper 30s and lower 40s, but we'll warm up quickly through the day as that sun helps us out.