The Bar is High

Posted by Pete Bouchard

While we wade through puddles and navigate snowbanks (via car or foot), the pattern remains active.

HOWEVER, the next round of wintery weather will be measured in flakes and inches - not in feet. And since the bar is so high after the blizzard, many will think this isn't even worthy of a paragraph in my blog...but I'll oblige nonetheless (what, you expect me to just talk about spring training?)

The bottom line is this storm won't have the power to heave the snow up into ALL of Southern New England. This storm system is beating-feet to the open Atlantic as it kisses us with a bit of snow.

Sure, there may be as much as 3" inches on Nantucket, but I'm more inclined to stick to the 1-2 than I am to up them (based on the latest trends).

OK, onward and upward. Although the pattern is active, the 'threat matrix' remains low. We'll watch another storm get freakishly large FAR offshore over the weekend, sparing us and Nova Scotia (a very snow-weary province). Wind and cold will be drawn down, but it's just for one day. 

Rest of the forecast is rather late-winter like: bright afternoons, refreezing at night and eventually, a warmup late early next week.

Dig it?

Pete

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?