Down, But Not Out

Posted by Pete Bouchard

How nice was it today? Let's just put it this way: few days in summer can even measure up. Highs towered above 80 in many spots - this time excluding Greater Worcester. Reason being? The west/northwest wind. As it sweeps east from Worcester, it compresses and warms, boosting the afternoon temperatures along the coast - and even out through Cape Cod. Who made the '85 club'?

In the short term, the heat is down, but not out. I'm seeing a return to some milder temperatures by Thursday  - and even into part of the weekend. But it's not the heat that has everyone by the tail. It's the drought, which continues to deepen by the day.

Sure, the good news is all about rain (just when you don't want it - on the weekend), but that's a few days away. And the fire danger will remain high until those drops fall. This juicy storm that will crawl up the Eastern Seaboard holds a lot of promise, but I'm not going to label it a drought buster. It's a long road back, and one storm won't do it. Not that I'm snubbing it - like Axl did to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - I just don't want you to think it's a panacea.

Keep rockin'.

Pete

That's A Wrap--I Think

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

I hope I'm not jinxing us with this statement.."The recent wet pattern is over....onto sunshine & a more summer- like pattern.." The last time someone from 7 weather called a pattern change too soon we got a blizzard and 3 subsequent nor'easters (looking at you Pete!!--LOL). We don't have to worry about any blizzards or nor'easters but one never knows in the new world order.

Like A Waterfall

Posted by Pete Bouchard

If you were caught in those 'cloudbursts' today, you had more than you could handle in the rain department. Torrents fell in a short amount of time - what we deem 'flash flooding' in the weather biz. Since it happens suddenly, the National Weather Service has adopted the acronym TADD:

Bam! Pow!

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Bam. Pow! Those were some nasty storms last evening with some towns in metrowest & the city itself blasted with locally heavy rain, hail, lightning and strong wind gusts. A cool front is the culprit and that front will linger across the region again today. That means another round of some scattered showers & t-storms likely.

Thunderous Start to Workweek

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Heat and a bit of humidity fed a strong - and sometimes severe - line of thunderstorms today. By the time the dinner hour rolled around (6pm-ish), the storms had consolidated into a line. Everyone got a drink of water and a big drop in temperatures - some falling nearly 20 degrees in minutes!