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

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.