Planes, Trains & Automobiles

Posted by Chris Lambert

State Trooper: Do you have any idea how fast you were going?
Del: Funny enough, I was just talking to my friend about that. Our speedometer has melted and as a result it's very hard to see with any degree of accuracy exactly how fast we were going.

Well, I certainly have good news this week.  No matter the mode of transportation, we won't have to deal with too many weather related travel issues.  Not only here in the Northeast, but also in the Midwest, the Plains, and the Southeast.  Notice I left out the West Coast? The Pacific Northwest will have issues with rain, wind and mountain snow the next several days.  If you do have flights out that way, hopefully you make out better than Neal and Del.

Around New England, the trend is to keep it quiet, and in our area, keep it dry with temps trending up a bit.  Highs hit the upper 40s this afternoon and mid 50s by Thursday and Friday.  More clouds are around on Wednesday, but the big ole area of high pressure that dominates our weather the next couple of days, is strong enough to keep the big ocean storm to our southeast, offshore.   A breeze picks up across the Cape and Islands Wednesday, but that's about it. 

A cold front comes crashing in on Saturday with a couple rain showers, and a rush of cold air pouring in by late in the day and at night. It'll certainly feel like winter by the 2nd half of the weekend as highs on Sunday only reach the middle to upper 30s. 

Have a great week everyone and best of luck traveling!

Strong Finish

Posted by Chris Lambert

An overall cooler day, but also a great end to the workweek as highs neared 70, low humidity continued and plenty of sunshine dominated the skies.  Now all we need is this to continue through the weekend right?

Still Good

Posted by Chris Lambert

How about yesterday?  The 82 in Boston matched the warmest temp we've had since September 13th.  Of course, with a wind gusting past 30mph and relative humidity near 18%, it certainly didn't feel oppressive. 

Top 10?

Posted by Chris Lambert

Lower 80s, low humidity and sunshine... would you call it a top 10 kind of day?  Only complaint, other than it not being the weekend, is maybe the wind was a bit much?  It certainly was gusty, at times blowing 30-35mph.  No sea breeze will move inland with a strong west wind like that.  

September 14th, 2012

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

September 14th, 2012. That's the last time Boston had a high temp of 80 (81 that day)--nearly 8 months ago. That streak should end today as yesterday's much advertised warm front did its thing, leaving us with a nice warm bubble of air today. I think metro Boston reaches the low 80s under partly to mostly sunny skies. One reason for the warmth is it's leftover super heat from the Midwest and also a fiesty west wind 10-20mph keeping that chilly ocean air at bay. All in all, a great late spring/early summer day.