Eyeing the Midweek Rain

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Not a half bad day. Brightened up in the afternoon after a mostly cloudy start. We found cooler readings at the coast with highs "only" in the low 70s - or even upper 60s. Debate will rage on whether that is cool or mild. Some need the long sleeves/sweatshirt with those temps, while others are content with shorts and t-shirts. I play Switzerland on this issue and don't take sides or label it "cool" or "mild". I'm sure the debate won't be settled anytime soon....kind like whether Paul McCartney was better in the Beatles or with Wings.

Don't need Brother Michael or Auntie Gin to tell you it's quiet this week. I have a wet, cool day slated for Wednesday and the some slow improvement on Thursday. That weather system is sandwiched between a couple of quiet days tomorrow and Friday. Then there's the weekend. Timing is good for sunshine and warmer temps: the pattern is slow and deliberate.

And that nudges up my confidence in the extended range. We can see the rain coming, and we can see the rain leaving. Timing isn't much of an issue, but amounts are. Wednesday's rain could be anywhere from 1/2 to 1", depending on the formation of a low pressure system off of NJ. If this low forms, it will cut off most of the rain streaming up from the Deep South. If it doesn't, the downpours come home to roost.

More on this later...I'm still smarting over the Celts.

Pete

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!

Rear-view Mirror

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

As we exit our recent soggy pattern we do so with one more weather system capable of producing scattered showers & t-storms. This cool front is a slow mover (aren't we all on Monday mornings?!) up in northern New England right now. This slow moving front will settle into our part of the world very late this afternoon bringing a chance of some scattered t-storms between 4-pm. Until then you have a great day with mostly sunny skies along with temperatures in the low 80s. For some, a bit on the humid side for much of the day.

We'll Take Average

Posted by Chris Lambert

Well, we had a lot of clouds this afternoon, but at least not a lot of rain.  Sure a few showers were out there, scattered about, but hopefully they didn't ruin any plans you had with dad.  Temps made it into the mid to upper 70s, which is close to the average for this time of year.  In fact, the whole 7-day forecast is within 5 degrees of average each and every day.  That means lots of upper 70s and lower 80s on the board.  Not bad being average this time of year, huh?

Happy Father's Day

Posted by Chris Lambert

Happy Father's Day to all you dads out there, and to my dad as well.  So what's on tap for the day?  Golf, grilling, just hanging out? Whatever it is, all and all, it's still a pretty good day for dad weather-wise.  I wish I could say the Father's Day forecast exactly repeats Saturday, but we do have a few late afternoon showers to track.