That's What I'm Talking About

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Dry, fresh air has finally made it into New England. Got so humid this weekend, I was wondering if palm trees were going to sprout up.

OK, maybe it wasn't THAT sticky, but it sure felt like South Beach with that humid airmass. Today's was a lot more comfy, and all that summer sun was the icing on the cake. A puurrrfect day.

Tomorrow's not too shabby either. I'd even give it the nod for the pick of the week. The reasoning is plain and simple: comfy air, light sea breeze, blue skies. And hey, Wednesday's not half-bad either, but it will fall short of Tuesday's standards. We'll slide into the latter half of the week with storms on Thursday and eventually A STORM on Friday and Saturday.

Yes, I have an "elephant in the room" alert. This storm looks juicy and organized. No threat for anything tropical, but we may tap into a plume of tropical moisture over the Southeast US. That means rain...and lots of it. Enough to qualify as a possible washout by Saturday. We'll see how the timing works out, but I wanted to give you a heads up.

Finally, it's with a heavy heart that we announce Dylan Dreyer's departure. She'll be taking off for the big city (second only to Boston) by the end of the month. Dyl, you'll be "mist" terribly. Here's the 411 from her blog this AM...sigh....

So as I'm eating a steady diet of scrambled egg and bacon sandwiches on white toast with a side of grits each morning and slurping on Miami Vices poolside with a warm, tropical breeze each afternoon, news spread of my departure. I'm still here for another month, so I won't say my goodbyes just yet but I do want to mention it. I've met some best friends and my fiance here and, trust me, this is going to be extremely bittersweet for me and I absolutely love Boston and all the people here. But we've still got plenty of weeks together, so I'll continue to tell you my mundane stories in this blog every morning!

Pete

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!

More Warmth

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

You have another warm & humid day with many towns repeating yesterday's weather. That means we start with clouds & fog for a bit before hazy sun gets going. That hazy sunshine will boost temps up into the low 80s by early to mid afternoon across much of the region. At the same time a cool front will begin dropping out of Maine (backdoor front) which will quickly send temps from the 70s/80s down into the 50s/60s by late afternoon & evening. Also, when this front rams into the warmth & humidity it will spark a few showers & thunderstorms during the afternoon.

Summ-ah!

Posted by Pete Bouchard

With the snap of the fingers we were thrown into summer this afternoon. Heat, humidity, A/C and shorts - with a hazy sun to boot. But with the sea breeze knocking back the temperatures (and bringing in a round of downpours this evening), there are changes afoot.

Feet First

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Right into summer. Warm & humid weather expected for much of the week. Good?.....Well, keep in mind that warmth & humidity are the 2 key ingredients for thunderstorms. The last being something to *lift* that warm/humid air. Usually a front is a good device to do such that. Today, we will have a cool front approach New England very late in the day & evening. That may lead to an isolated storm or two after 4pm but most towns just have a fair amount of clouds, warmth & humidity. Temps will climb to near 80 by afternoon.