Summer Weekend? Not Quite

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Nice summery day today. After we fried the fog, the sun brought us to the brink of 80 in many spots - at least away from the coast. Clouds raced in by afternoon, and with a quick glance at the radar to our far west, we have our work cut out for us this weekend.

What I'm not seeing Saturday or Sunday is a warm, bright setup. We'll have to fight for our sun both days, and showers will threaten both early and late on Saturday and generally throughout the day on Sunday. That said, the threat is small, only around 40% Sunday.

In the wake of the surprise tornado in Stoughton yesterday, everyone's jumpy about the thunder threat. Who's under the gun tomorrow? Mainly north/west of Boston in the afternoon. Primary threat will be gusty winds and some small hail. Winds will whipping by late afternoon, with some gusts near or over 30mph.

Sunday will settle down, but with a front hanging overhead, there remains the risk of a few widely scattered and brief showers. Mid 60s ought to do it.

Cool snap next week should be snuffed out by mid/late week...as warm, humid air returns...along with a chance at a few storms.

To all the moms out there (and mine especially): HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

Pete

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.

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.