Gone With The Wind
Posted by Chris Lambert
An east wind about 5-10k feet up brought in moisture off the ocean, into the cold air in place. That produced those ocean-effect snow showers that seems persistent from Boston, north and west through the afternoon. It didn't total a lot, with most locations picking up 1/2-2" of fluffy snow.
As winds in the mid levels of the atmosphere turn to the north and northwest, those snow showers push toward the South Shore this evening, with the heaviest batches of snow across the Cape and Nantucket overnight. Additional snow generally totals a coating to an inch, with 1-3" for the Cape. As winds start cranking up from the northwest after 2:00 AM, our snow, is gone with the wind, out to sea. Other than some slippery spots on secondary roads, driveways and sidewalks, I don't see many issues for the morning commute.
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.
Strong Finish
Posted by Chris Lambert
An overall cooler day, but also a great end to the workweek as highs neared 70, low humidity continued and plenty of sunshine dominated the skies. Now all we need is this to continue through the weekend right?