Countdown Is On

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Still giving thanks for this wonderfully sunny day. Wow! Tons of sun and (somewhat) mild air!

Low clouds are starting to sneak in on Cape Cod, and I think they'll continue so slither in overnight on a light ESE breeze. They'll most likely settle in for the night inside I-128, so many of us will wake to mostly cloudy skies.

While we may start Black Friday gray, it won't stay that way. More sunshine will chase away the clouds, although I'm thinking clouds will still be a feature in the sky. Temperatures hardly budge, but I think we'll spread those mid 50s a little farther north tomorrow.

Then the "event horizon" approaches on Saturday. Sure, it's just a measly cool front with a few scattered light showers, but it also is the catalyst for a complete pattern change over much of the Northeast. After Saturday, we'll be hard-pressed to get out of the 40s for the forseeable future AND we'll have to watch each and every storm for accumulating snow or mix as it moves near New England.

One such storm system was slated to arrive by Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday. However, some of the latest weather maps are now saying we may just see some flurries as it passes well to our south! While this signal was first shown in last night's runs, this morning's run confirmed (and built upon) it. And while I hesitate to jump on one model run, two makes a trend...and starts to confirm a forecast.

That's why you don't see much in the way of crazy weather by middle of next week. That said, things are much colder too, and a little wiggle in the track could mean we're seeing accumulating snow all through Massachusetts. We'll keep you apprised.

Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!

Pete

Feet First

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Right into summer. Warm & humid weather expected for much of the week. Good?.....Well, keep in mind that warmth & humidity are the 2 key ingredients for thunderstorms. The last being something to *lift* that warm/humid air. Usually a front is a good device to do such that. Today, we will have a cool front approach New England very late in the day & evening. That may lead to an isolated storm or two after 4pm but most towns just have a fair amount of clouds, warmth & humidity. Temps will climb to near 80 by afternoon.

Warming Up and Unsettled

Posted by Chris Lambert

Well, it certainly was a great weekend weather-wise until this afternoon when the temps dropped and light showers moved in from west to east.  Despite the cool down, the theme for this upcoming week is warmer with higher humidity.  It'll also be unsettled at times. 

Pulling The Fade

Posted by Chris Lambert

Our fun in the sun ends this afternoon as morning sunshine fades behind thickening clouds.  As those clouds increase, a few showers break out this afternoon from west to east, with the highest chance for rain late afternoon and this evening.  Most of the showers are light, especially the early afternoon ones, but a heavier shower or two is possible near day's end and early this evening.  Highs reach the mid to upper 60s around noon, then fall back to near 60 mid to late afternoon thanks to scattered showers.  These showers are brought to us by a warm front.

Back and Forth

Posted by Chris Lambert

Quite a few clouds in the sky at times this afternoon, but the atmosphere lacked ample moisture to produce showers, so we made out just fine with temps near 70.  Even the coast made it well into the 60s before the onshore wind knocked temps back.