In A Little While
Posted by Pete Bouchard
Have you noticed how quickly the snow is melting? Testament to the strengthening February sun. And while a small storm will kiss some parts of the Commonwealth with snow overnight, it's not going to delay the meltdown. 40s will rule the roost through Saturday.
Back to that snow 'event' tonight:
Kind of speaks for itself, eh? If you're weary of sweeping/scraping, then let the sun clean it up tomorrow. Most of the accumulation is over before dawn, with the exception of the Cape where it may still be flurrying.
Not a lot of cold behind this system, nor into the 1st half of the weekend. Highs will settle for the mid and upper 40s through Friday, then drop Saturday afternoon as the cold pours in. Sunday's highs will be a bone-chilling 34 or 35 in town. Just enough to crack freezing. (Hey, it's either that or a snowstorm...which will be forming offshore.)
Storms seem to be steering around us in the short term, but I'm not ready to let my guard down just yet. Old Man Winter may still have some tricks up his sleeve.
Pete
Come On Ride The Train
Posted by Pete Bouchard
Heavy rain is on the move! All afternoon long it was stalled over Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Heavy pulses of rain traveled over the same towns and cities - a process meteorologists call "training" - resulting in flash flooding in some counties to our west.
Saved by The Sea Breeze
Posted by Pete Bouchard
Although my forecast was busted today, there was one good thing that came out of it.
Stability.
That gray overcast that hung over the eastern half of the Commonwealth provided a stablizing influence to our atmosphere. The cool air blowing in from the ocean kept the temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s all the way back to Metrowest. While that makes for lousy short-and-t-shirt weather, it is poison to thunderstorms.
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!
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.