Damp Pattern

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Probably not the headline you were looking for, eh?

But this upcoming week isn't like the weekend. We're not bogged down in a north/northeast wind with rain and raw temps. This time around, we're right on the edge of warm, humid air. I'm here to tell you that it won't be swinging into New England this week, but just being near that airmass means our temps won't stray too far from 70 either.

Warm front tries to push through tomorrow. This time of year, it rarely makes it, and I'm not seeing a whole lot of evidence that it will this time around either. So we're looking at lots of clouds tomorrow with very little in the way of wet weather. Best chance of a shower is tomorrow afternoon and evening. Still in the clouds (and showers) Wednesday as the warm front sits virtually motionless across Long Island.

So where's the good news this week? See the first paragraph. About 70 tomorrow, mid/upper 60s Wed/Thu/Fri. I'm hopefull that we might see some clearing by Thursday afternoon, but I'm not making any promises. Seems that every time I think I have the timing of the sun/rain down, the next set of weather maps comes out with a totally new timetable for their arrival/departure.

Long range there's something all the maps can agree on. After this weekend, it'll start to feel more like October around here. I have my money on a good frost/freeze the second week of October too.

We'll get them 'skeeters!!

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!