We're All Over the Place

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Chilly, foggy morning, then a milder afternoon. But thanks to the heavy overcast, the temperature jump was a little tardy today. It's just now that we're climbing into the low and mid 50s...but here's the catch: we're not seeing those numbers drop all that much tonight.

Balmy readings in the low/mid 50s go all the way back to Buffalo! We'll "bask" in those mild readings tonight as the wind stirs and showers move our way. Wet weather can be expected first thing tomorrow before the door slams shut and winter makes a brief comeback. (Read: just for a day.)

Don't go to work or school tomorrow thinking the mild air will hold throughout the day. As the upper atmosphere's temperatures crash, so will ours by afternoon and evening. Wind chills will make it feel like upper 20s to low 30s by the evening drive.

After Thursday's return to reality, we'll moderate the temperatures throughout the weekend. This comes with a batch of wet weather though - one of many that will pester us through Tuesday.

Also next week: even milder air. Highs will soar into the 60s (!!!) on a gusty southwest wind before the cold air rushes back in (again) by midweek. Is this the last round of mild air? Not sure about that. There is no long-term deep-seated cold settling in (yet). Seems that every time we cool down, temperatures warm up before the precipiation arrives.

We'll see how it pans out in the weeks ahead.

Pete

Like A Waterfall

Posted by Pete Bouchard

If you were caught in those 'cloudbursts' today, you had more than you could handle in the rain department. Torrents fell in a short amount of time - what we deem 'flash flooding' in the weather biz. Since it happens suddenly, the National Weather Service has adopted the acronym TADD:

Bam! Pow!

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Bam. Pow! Those were some nasty storms last evening with some towns in metrowest & the city itself blasted with locally heavy rain, hail, lightning and strong wind gusts. A cool front is the culprit and that front will linger across the region again today. That means another round of some scattered showers & t-storms likely.

Thunderous Start to Workweek

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Heat and a bit of humidity fed a strong - and sometimes severe - line of thunderstorms today. By the time the dinner hour rolled around (6pm-ish), the storms had consolidated into a line. Everyone got a drink of water and a big drop in temperatures - some falling nearly 20 degrees in minutes!

Rear-view Mirror

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

As we exit our recent soggy pattern we do so with one more weather system capable of producing scattered showers & t-storms. This cool front is a slow mover (aren't we all on Monday mornings?!) up in northern New England right now. This slow moving front will settle into our part of the world very late this afternoon bringing a chance of some scattered t-storms between 4-pm. Until then you have a great day with mostly sunny skies along with temperatures in the low 80s. For some, a bit on the humid side for much of the day.