Massive Downpours

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Heavy-handed storms pounded Southeast Mass. this afternoon with many spots from Fall River to Chatham picking up 2-3 inches of rain in a matter of an hour! It all came around high tide in Fall River, so without a place for the water to go, it flooded roads, parking lots and many basements.

Those downpours fed off soupy, moisture-laden air that was hovering over the Commonwealth all through the day. As the storms pass off Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard this evening, we're changing out the airmass and lowering the humidity.

Tomorrow won't be refreshing or cool, but the air will seem a little thinner than today. Storms will stay away too, and with highs near 80, summer will seem to return for a day...

..or two. Friday is also warm and sticky, with an outside chance 40% of a storm.

With Hurricane Leslie lurking offshore, the weekend is turning wetter. It's not Leslie herself who will hit us with water, but the fact that as she lollygags offshore she will back up weather systems in the Northeast. That means the front that would normally swing through late Saturday stalls over us on Sunday and washes out the day. Here's the catch though: if Leslie gets a move on, Sunday could dry out in the afternoon.

In the meantime, we'll just wait for her next chess move.

Pete

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!

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.