We've Been Here Before

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Little deja vu today? Feel like you've been in this weather situation before (wet start to workweek)?

You're not paranoid or delusional. We were in this same boat last week (albeit a little drier on Monday). And the finish to the week will be the same - brighter, sunnier. Heck, if the weekend weather holds, we could again be near 80 both Saturday and Sunday (still not ready to guarantee anything...sea breeze and clouds could play spoiler).

So you're probably thinking the pattern still hasn't changed. Well, it has, but we're stuck in a moment...that we can't get out of (sorry, had to finish the song lyrics). As we head into summer, the weather pattern slows down. Sometimes, when fronts/storms stall, they stall for days. That's the case this week. We'll just have to wait for the kick in the pants to push things along on Thursday.

The greatest chance of heavy rain will be in Western Massachusetts during the next two days. With the front stalled almost directly over the Connecticut River Valley, the road is cleared and paved for the rain to play Follow the Leader. In upwards of 2-3 inches of additional water may fall there! For us, I expect nearly another inch of rain the next two days.

Try and stay dry.

Pete

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.