Sand Space A Premium

Posted by Chris Lambert

Hazy, hot and humid weather continues through the weekend, and that means, the beaches fill up fast on this first August weekend.  High tide is early this afternoon, so get those towels laid out this morning as sand space starts shrinking quite a bit by lunchtime. 

With all that hazy sun, sunscreen is a must and drinking lots of water is not a bad idea either.  Also, the good news is that at the coast, temps will be a bit cooler as winds turn to the southeast, capping highs at the beaches in the low to mid 80s, and perhaps even falling back below 80 across Cape Ann.

So what about a rain chance?  I can't rule out a couple of isolated storms from popping up with the high heat and humidity, but those isolated storms will tend to be NW of Boston. 

Sunday will feel a bit more tolerable thanks to a stronger breeze, but all and all, it's still a very muggy day. 

I know a lot of you need some help with watering the lawn, and I think Mother Nature provides us with help Sunday night and Monday morning as a cold front slides in.  The threat of severe storms seems to be low, thanks to the timing of the front (cool part of the day), but the atmosphere is loading with moisture so some big rain-makers could certainly come through! 

Lower humidity arrives Monday afternoon and Tuesday.

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!

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.