Firming Up The Forecast

Posted by Pete Bouchard

There was a weather epiphany of sorts when I looked at the weather map this afternoon. Gone is the trepidation, the fretting, the aura of a wet weather pattern - and with it the noncommital extended forecast. I have more confidence in forecasting sun, warmer temps, and an overall summery feel to the extended forecast.

And it starts with the weekend.

But hang on. We're not jumping right into the upper 80s and 90s in the coming days. It's just that veil of uncertainty has been lifted and the signs are pointing to more 70s and 80s versus 60s (or even 50s) and 70s.

First off, the storms from today...fading fast this evening and put to bed for the night. There were reports of small hail in Danvers, Middleton, Mansfield and Lakeville. This mini outbreak was courtesy of a pool of cold air thousands of feet up. The sun popped the clouds, the clouds grew into storms and now the storms are fizzling as the sun goes down.

Tomorrow it's a front that will kick off the storms. What's changed about the forecast is the development of a southwest wind which will boost us to the near 80! More of the same on Saturday, although 80 is the topmost limit of the temperature range.

Showers may arrive over the weekend, but they will threaten overnight Saturday, then exit pre-dawn Sunday. Good timing or what? (Kind of like the Cs!)

Get that jungle hopping tonight folks. I wanna be able to hear you here at Channel 7. Come on, we're only a few blocks away.

Gooooooooooo Celtics!!!

Pete

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.

Storms, Heat, Sea Breezes

Posted by Pete Bouchard

What a day! Breakneck temperature swings, thunder, tornadoes in Western Mass....and we're still in late May!