A Chill In The Air

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

It was only a matter of time. That first day where it's cloudy, chilly and breezy--the day that tells you, Fall is approaching. Today was that day as most towns failed to make it out of the 60s for afternoon temps. It gets better. #Sarcasm

Those clouds were actually produced by the sun's energy bouncing into some very cold air upstairs. When the sun sets, those clouds will quickly fade away setting us up for a cold night. Check out these numbers:

Yowza! Look at Norwood's temp as well as Boston...that's some range! That happens this time of year and will likely happen again on Wednesday morning. Dry air is the culprit. It can certainly cool off fast but it can also warm up fast this time of year (as well as spring). That means afternoon temps will easily reach the low 70s. In fact, by Thursday, afternoon temps will approach 80!

Ok, early fall is fine by me.

~JR

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.

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.