Congratulations!

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We took the dogs (yes, there's an "s" on that...we're babysitting my fiance's sister's 4-month old puppy for the week...I forgot how exhausting having a little puppy is!) for a walk and they were pooped, then I ran only 2.5 miles and I was pooped! That heat really takes it out of you. So for those of you out there that ran 26.2 miles...or even half of that...congratulations! I am really impressed with your stamina even on a cool day, but with record-breaking heat, all I can say is "wow!"

Today will be cooler, but still quite warm in the upper 70s to lower 80s. It'll even be in the 70s on the Cape and Islands today now that we have a northwest wind, instead of a southerly wind. Tomorrow will be more seasonable in the upper 50s along the coast and lower 60s inland. Clouds try to work in very late in the day on Thursday, but most of the day looks sunny and pleasant near 70°.

A stationary front is going to set up shop and give us a good chance for some much needed rain. We'll see scattered showers Friday night and off and on rain on Saturday. The best chance of heavier rain will be Sunday afternoon and night, then it tapers back off to showers Monday morning. I know the timing is poor, but the ground certainly needs the rain!

~Dylan

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.

Unsettling

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Another day where we have cool, ocean air battling warmer land air leading to a clash of air. That means clouds, drizzle, fog, humidity (frizzy hair) for much of the day. It's not a washout though. The highest chance of rain is this morning--until 9:30am and then later this afternoon (after 3pm). In between, you will see a lot of clouds but also some sunshine at times. Even limited sun will be able to shove temps well into the 70s. This warm & humid air is what will lead to another round of showers & t-storms later today. Some of the storms will be intense. Like the past two days the strongest storms will be in western New England. Only isolated showers/ thunderstorms are expected along the coastline later today. Sox game will have the risk of some showers but they should be able to play that game. Welcome back Tito!

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.

Wild & Wacky

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Wild temperatures yesterday---from the 80s down into the low 60s in just an hour AND some heavy duty thunderstorms. The reason was a cool front that dropped in from Maine. That front is in western New England this morning and it's a chameleon as it will become a warm front and try to warm things back up during the day.