Storming Through It

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Storm mode again across southern New England this morning as I spend it with my meteorological BFF. It's a storm you would likely find this time of year....rain, wind and snow confined to the higher elevations of southern New England. No different this morning with the rain/snow line charging north into New Hampshire as I blog. Most towns in the Worcester Hills picking up between 1-4" of snow (higher amounts at the higher elevations).

Now it becomes a rain & wind storm. A big storm means a big bag of rain and many towns will get drenched with 1-2" of rain before tapering off by 5pm. Wind will also be an issue--especially along the coastline. Look for wind gusts between 30-40mph (gusts out on Cape Cod up near 50mph) for much of the day. That wind will peel out of here about the same time as the rain does...5-6pm. That wind is from the east and it will push & pile water up along the coastline setting the stage for the threat of minor coastal flooding at the midday high tide (12:07pm)

Usually with big storms, it's one nasty day and done-boom!,  back to sunshine. Sorry Charlie, not this time as our storm slams on the breaks and hangs with us for the rest of the week. Thankfully, it will weaken with each passing hour so by tomorrow we still have a cloudy day but only a few showers and much less wind. Raw with temps in the low 40s. Friday offers more clouds & still the risk of a shower at any time. Temps will be a little bit cooler--only flirting with 40.

The good news is we can get the sun back into New England by the weekend---a storm free weekend. Sweet.

-JR (And Pete too)

This Is How It Starts? Really?

Posted by Chris Lambert

So it's the unofficial start of summer this weekend and officially, the average high this time of year hits 70 degrees.  So you'd think we have a good shot at BBQ weather right?  Not much of a chance today with highs reaching near 50 this morning, only to fall back into the low to mid 40s this afternoon as a cold rain settles in. 

Take the Good, Take the Bad

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Rain, rain, rain...

...but for many today was a day of hurry up and wait. Sure there were showers, but not every minute was washed out. With the events unfolding tonight, that's about to change.

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.