Whatcha Really Really Want

Posted by Pete Bouchard

You knew this was coming. Today just had that chill-to-the-bone and impending-storm feel to it. Heck there was even a halo around the sun early in the afternoon (sometimes a sign of a pending snowstorm). By now, you may have an idea what's in store. (And at least at this point in the season we know how to drive in it.)

But here's what this storm isn't:

* a nor'easter

* a blockbuster (more than a foot of snow)

* a coastal flooding event

* a storm that will cause major power outages

* a long storm

* and, unfortunately, I can't call it our last...yet (we're still in the "shooting gallery")

What's to come?

* startup by midnight

* messy AM commute

* changeover to mix by EARLY AM

* some rain along the coast

Now I know what you're thinking. Does 2-4 really mean 12-18? No, no, no. We have this storm in-hand. We've analyzed this frontwards, backwards, upside down, sideways and diagonally. I'll leave it at that.

Spring is still coming Wednesday. And while we have to keep our guard up for another storm late week, the 7 day is quiet for now. I've often said that March can be a winter month, and unlike last March (where we went on a tear from the 18th to the 23 of 70s and 80s) it's looking like Old Man Winter will lay claim to this one.

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.