Change in The Air

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Now that was a cold front.

There wasn't a lot going on during the first part of the day...other than a major spike in temperatures. Highs soared to the mid and upper 70s - and even some 80s out through Rt. 2/Southern NH. Then the shoe - or better yet a back door cool front - dropped.

Thermometers dropped faster than the stock market on a day of bad earnings. We shaved 15-20 degrees in 20 minutes to a half hour! Boston dropped from 67 to 56 in about a half of an hour. The reason? The cool air that poured in was coming out of Maine and New Brunswick, where the ocean water temperatures are in the low 40s. Kick up a breeze across that water, and you have refrigerated air on the move...into our neighborhoods.

It'll be around tomorrow, along with some clouds. So we'll trade our 70s in for 50s and 60s. Not exactly a beach day, but still decent.

Better than decent for the weekend. More sun than you can shake a stick at. Cooling sea breezes will bring us back to the low 60s along the coast, but elsewhere we should be close to 70 both days.

At last I put a drop of rain on the 7 day. I'm not seeing a pattern change as much as I'm seeing a small storm curling up to New England late next week. Certainly not a deluge, but it could put down more than just a passing shower.

Be well....and we'll see you at the Walk for Hunger on Sunday!

Pete

Somebody Left The Gate Open

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

A catchy tune from a few months ago that is still in my head (an earworm of sorts) that will serve as the title of todays blog. That open gate will allow for some cooler air to slide into our part of the world late today & more so tomorrow. Before that happens though you can plan on another warm day with inland temps easily reaching the low 70s--even at the coast, the numbers will be pleasant, reaching the low to mid 60s. Heads up though along the coast, if you have outdoor plans after 4pm there will be a dramatic drop to the temps as the cool air arrives sending those temps from about 60 to 50 in just a couple of hours.

Cooldown of Sorts

Posted by Pete Bouchard

In this blocking pattern, oddities abound. Take for instance the upper-level steering. Our systems are now coming from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. So instead of tracking storms from NY and PA, I'm looking at the likes of Halifax and Fredricton - both maritime climates (heavy foreshadowing here).

This Space For Rent

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

This space for rent.....need to rant or express an opinion? You can have the space because I don't need much room here. It's the same ol same ol as we remain under the control of blocking high pressure---Chris, Pete & myself have blogged about this ad nauseam but as they say...it is what it is.

On The Dry End of a Block

Posted by Pete Bouchard

We've been lucky this spring. Sure, it's been a little chilly...and gray...but there hasn't been a lot of rain or flooding. In fact, since March 1st, we're almost 3 1/2 inches in the hole! Pretty telling.