Clear Sailing

Posted by Pete Bouchard

After a fiery day, temps shot down last night after the cold front passed....and the Texans went home. Pretty mellow today as we hovered in the mid 40s with a sunny cameo.

Quiet stretch coming up. One that will see the same-ol-same-ol: cold shot of air, slow moderation, close to 50 by week's end. Nothing new there...

...or maybe there is.

A subtle frontal passage on Saturday morning may be the only signal of the coming pattern change. At first, it's just enough to get your attention: dropping our high temperatures from near 50 on Friday to the mid 40s on Saturday. Nothing of note there, right? Ah, but the devil's in the details. Let the record show that the front dropping in is connected to a storm backing up over Labrador, which is a result of a return of...

...the Greenland Block.

If you recall, in year's past, this term meant snow (most of the time). Far be it for me to deny that the threat is comin' back around again.

Whereas I was full of denial yesterday, today I am beginning to believe, Morpheus. We surely aren't heading into a deep freeze, but our temperatures will be just cold enough for snow.

As of late, every time we get a storm, it tracks to our west into New York or Vermont, the temperatures rise, and we see rain. This block over Greenland means that the cold won't pull out. It will be pinned down across New England, forcing the storms to travel just off of Long Island, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. This doesn't completely guarantee snow over ALL of our viewing area, but it throws the odds in favor of more white than wet.

Certainly there are fine points to the forecast that need to be worked out, but consider this an early heads up for the Sunday-Tuesday time frame.

Pete

Can Only Go Up From Here

Posted by Chris Lambert

Rain and drizzle continues tonight as temperatures drop into the mid 30s to 40 degrees.  Any burst of heavier precip drags down colder air, and elevations above 1000 feet in northern Worcester County  or southwester NH see wet snow mixing in overnight.  No shovels or plows needed for us, but it is a sure sign how cold the atmosphere is for late May.  As of this writing, Mt. Mansfield in VT has picked up 7.5" of snow and Whiteface Mtn. in NY has picked up 18"!

This Is How It Starts? Really?

Posted by Chris Lambert

So it's the unofficial start of summer this weekend and officially, the average high this time of year hits 70 degrees.  So you'd think we have a good shot at BBQ weather right?  Not much of a chance today with highs reaching near 50 this morning, only to fall back into the low to mid 40s this afternoon as a cold rain settles in. 

Take the Good, Take the Bad

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Rain, rain, rain...

...but for many today was a day of hurry up and wait. Sure there were showers, but not every minute was washed out. With the events unfolding tonight, that's about to change.

How To Spin This

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

So....what would you like to hear first? The good news? Bad news? Let's start with the good news....