From Fog to Summah

Posted by Chris Lambert

Patience pays off today.  The mid-May sun angle is just as strong as late July/early August, and that  means the low clouds and fog burn off by mid-morning.  Once that occurs, temperatures jump up into the upper 70s and lower 80s.  Mid to late afternoon, a sea breeze at the coast drops temps back a bit, but overall, the beach won't be a bad place to be this afternoon.  The rain chance today is limited to an isolated shower or thunderstorm across southern N.H.  or northern Mass, close to the N.H. border.

The Sox game tonight is dry with temps near 70 to start, then falling into the 60s.  While the Sox game is dry, the overnight hours are not.  After midnight, more showers and storms move in.  A few of those showers and storms linger into the early morning hours Saturday, but from mid-morning to mid-afternoon, I do expect some dry stretches and temps spiking into the mid 70s.  Late-day and into the evening, more thunderstorms come rolling in, some of which may be strong.

Sunday features lower humidity for mom, and mainly dry conditions.  I say mainly dry, because I can't rule out a passing shower in a few towns, so keep the umbrella on standby just in case.

Have a good weekend!

Love That Dirty Water

Posted by Pete Bouchard

First widespread thunderstorm event of the season! Gutters, storm drains, parking lots, overpasses and culverts filled with the downpours this afternoon. While there were still some misses, there were plenty of hits - especially on the South Shore, where Braintree picked up over 1" of rain (and counting as of this typing).

Feast Or Famine

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Here were some rain totals from yesterday: Bedford with .04" and Fitchburg .65". Feast or famine...welcome to late spring. Truly the definition of the term *scattered showers*. The storm that created these showers is still with us today so the weather message is similar to yesterdays.

Precious & Few

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Well the rain finally came...at least for some. Lots of green blobs on the radar, but they're quick-moving and mostly light. As a result, the rain hasn't amounted to a whole lot across much of the Eastern Mass. The steadiest - and heaviest - rain has fallen over Western Mass. and Connecticut as thunder erupted this afternoon. Nonetheless, we'll grab all we can in this unsettled pattern, and there are more opportunities tonight and tomorrow.

Showers...wait..what?

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Something different on the way...some rain. It's from a storm that is weakening as it arrives but this storm can (and will) produce showers in New England. The morning hours will feature clouds, fog and some sun with just a slight chance of a shower then as we turn the page into the afternoon the chance of rain will begin to rise dramatically. As we roll into the evening, showers will be widespread (including Fenway Park) and perhaps even a few rumbles of thunder. Most towns will pick up between .25"-.50" of beneficial rainfall.