Stuck in A Moment

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Well, we're two days into solar summer, and we have yet to see any bold sunshine.

Wait, what? Solar summer? When did that start? And what does it mean?

Simply put, it's the three months (May, June, July) where the days are longest and the sun angle highest in the sky. It's a solar milestone, not a climatological one.

Doesn't mean squat, however, for the pattern we're in. Solar summer or not, we're still in a blocking pattern and the jetstream is being rerouted smack dab over New England. This rerouted jetstream means we're litterally at the fork in the road. Storms go north, or they go south; and all the while we are on the cool side of this fork. We missed the warmth by about 300-400 miles!

Many are ready to stick a fork in this pattern. Already the emails, tweets and posts are wondering about the coming summer: are we heading for a cool, rainy season?

Hold on, pardner. There's plenty of May ahead to work out the kinks. While I do see this pattern holding on until the middle of the month (not constant clouds/rain, but a tendancy toward more wet weather than dry), there are signs it might loosen up by the second half. Besides, timing is still good. The weekends will feature some clearing and warmer temps.

Including this one. At first, I was a little gunshy about promising sun for Saturday, but now there are signs we may get some real clearing by afternoon - at least north of the Pike. Sunday is a bright day, but there still may be some cool breezes coming from the northeast. So although the sun's back, the heat isn't...until early next week, we're we make a foray into the 60s and 70s early on.

"I'll buy that for a dollar!"

Pete

Take the Good, Take the Bad

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Rain, rain, rain...

...but for many today was a day of hurry up and wait. Sure there were showers, but not every minute was washed out. With the events unfolding tonight, that's about to change.

How To Spin This

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

So....what would you like to hear first? The good news? Bad news? Let's start with the good news....

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!