Muggies Return

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Humidity's on the rise in the coming days. Nothing we haven't seen before, and nothing as torrid as we've been through. One of the mitigating factors this time around is the cloudcover. There's more of it, and it will temper the heat.

We talked about how this humidity will fuel the storms, and we weren't messing around. They won't either. If you get a storm, you've got a problem. Torrential rain will be a concern as the steering currents in the upper atmosphere remain weak. That means ponding, street flooding and brief rises on local streams.

Not everyone is under the thunder threat tomorrow. Most storms will form north and west of Boston tomorrow afternoon. From the South Shore to the Cape, we should stay dry until late evening.

Thursday will still see a thunder threat, but it's mainly in Eastern Massachusetts this time around.

Weekend's still a tough call. A lazy front will mosey over New England Saturday, and our forecast hinges on it clearing the coast by Sunday morning. If it doesn't, Sunday could be damp to start, and cloudy to finish. I have my doubts about this front dragging its feet, therefore, I'm playing up the Sunday forecast as brighter and less humid. Obviously, much can change by the time we get to the weekend, so this isn't the final word...

...but this is:

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!