Fig Tree's Alive!

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A few years ago my dad drove up for NJ without me knowing, went into my back yard, planted a fig tree, then went back to NJ. Imagine my surprise when I saw that in my backyard! Anyway, it made it through 2 winters ago and I assumed it was because of the mounds of snow surrounding it and keeping it insulated. I was a little more worried this past winter since it didn't have any snow for insulation. I did my best to wrap it, but I was nervous when I unwrapped it. I'm happy to announce there are buds on the short little branches growing up from the base of the tree! Last year there wasn't enough time for the figs to develop and get big enough to eat, but I'm hoping with the early Spring this year we'll get to eat some!

Today is going to be seasonable for this time of year with a mix of sun and clouds and highs in the upper 50s. Wednesday and Thursday look a bit unsettled with more clouds than sun and a few spotty showers each afternoon. Friday is sunny and dry with highs cool in the mid 50s.

The weekend forecast is iffy with a storm system sitting to our south. Saturday looks dry, but if that storm heads a little further to the north we'll see more clouds and showers on Sunday. This will not be a repeat of last Sunday's storm and would just be scattered showers instead. We'll follow that for you!

~Dylan

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.