Short Respite

Posted by Pete Bouchard

With all that wind out there, you'd think there would be a train load of cold air coming in tonight.

*crickets chirping*

Apparently, all that wind was for naught. Certainly, the temps did cool off, but the serious cold from last week...remains in the record books (for the record, it was cold enough for a record low temperature at Blue Hill).

Anyway, we have a two day respite in the weather pattern. Some nice, sunny, mild days ahead. The only caveat will be along the coast with the southeast breeze. Temps will hover NEAR 60 with a cool breeze off the water. With plenty of sun, however, the cool air will be offset...until late in the afternoon when the sun goes down.

Long range, we're eying a storm for the Friday/Saturday timeframe. Some wind, some rain...and possibly some downpours. That's not yet written in stone, however. The heavy rain is still questionable only because we're not certain we will tap into the plume of tropical moisture sitting offshore. If we keep it away, we'll have run-of-the-mill rain. If we bring it in, 1-2 inches of water is not out of the question.

More later.

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!