Hail to the Warm-up

Posted by Pete Bouchard

I was at a school visit in Windham, NH today, and the topic was severe weather. You know, lightning, tornadoes...and hail. Just when I got to the hail part, guess what started falling out of the sky.

I think the weather gods liked the topic.

Anyway, it was hard to miss the hail today. If you were on the South Shore - right along the coast near Rt. 3 - it was a hail fail, however. Hardly enough cloudiness to pop a sprinkle, nevermind a downpour. Unfortunately, there's likely to be rain envy stewing tonight and tomorrow as the showers fade out.

Sun returns tomorrow in fine fashion. Great way to finish the workweek, fine time to see the Sox and a good time to rearrange your plans for the weekend...to possibly include shorts, t-shirts and a trip to the local beaches.

There will be lots of different takes on the forecast. From local forecasts to national, everyone will have a different take on the warm-up. But unlike investing in stocks, past history IS a good indicator of future results, and this is a setup that will set records and wilt flowers. Granted it's a dry heat, but so is a furnace.

The heat starts building on Sunday and carries through Tuesday. Gone are the seabreezes, the cool fronts and the clouds/showers. With those elements out of the way, we're going to cook. Highs will be in record territory Monday, with 90 degrees a serious consideration. Runners, this isn't about me, or the heat. It's about hydrating and taking it easy. PRs will have to wait. When we had this heat in 2004, about 20% of the runners didn't finish. Pretty good odds in retrospect, and probably due to the fact that everyone was well-prepared. Be that person.

We'll all be cheering, so at least you have that part covered.

GO SOX!!!!!!!!!

Pete

Strong Finish

Posted by Chris Lambert

An overall cooler day, but also a great end to the workweek as highs neared 70, low humidity continued and plenty of sunshine dominated the skies.  Now all we need is this to continue through the weekend right?

Still Good

Posted by Chris Lambert

How about yesterday?  The 82 in Boston matched the warmest temp we've had since September 13th.  Of course, with a wind gusting past 30mph and relative humidity near 18%, it certainly didn't feel oppressive. 

Top 10?

Posted by Chris Lambert

Lower 80s, low humidity and sunshine... would you call it a top 10 kind of day?  Only complaint, other than it not being the weekend, is maybe the wind was a bit much?  It certainly was gusty, at times blowing 30-35mph.  No sea breeze will move inland with a strong west wind like that.  

September 14th, 2012

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

September 14th, 2012. That's the last time Boston had a high temp of 80 (81 that day)--nearly 8 months ago. That streak should end today as yesterday's much advertised warm front did its thing, leaving us with a nice warm bubble of air today. I think metro Boston reaches the low 80s under partly to mostly sunny skies. One reason for the warmth is it's leftover super heat from the Midwest and also a fiesty west wind 10-20mph keeping that chilly ocean air at bay. All in all, a great late spring/early summer day.