Hurry Up & Wait

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Nice quiet day. Breezes were light, the sun at times hampered by clouds, the temperatures seasonable.

Fine by me....as I gaze at the weather maps and what may be unfolding late Sunday through (possibly) Thursday.

The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last. -Willy Wonka

For snow lovers, the anticipation is probably gnawing away at you. You're looking at a change in the pattern; potentially the first major storm of the season; and all of it coming during the holiday season. There's lots that COULD happen, but right now, nothing is definitive. The short range is a slam dunk, while the extended range remains befuddling.

And while timing issues may become a little clearer in the next day or two, the rain/snow line may take up until we're on the brink of the storm(s). This time of year, without a snowpack and with the recent spat of above normal temperatures, marginal temperatures can wreak havoc with a snow forecast.

Suffice it to say that the first go-round from Sunday afternoon through Monday will have LIGHT precipitation. (Which also favors more wet than white. Heavy precipitation can manufacture its own cold air.) The second storm is bigger, colder, and will be a LONG duration event. Some of the weather maps we use have it going from Tuesday through Thursday! While I think that may be a stretch, it certainly means SEVERAL inches of snow is possible.

But I'm really getting ahead of myself on this. Enjoy the p & q in the next couple of days, and we'll let the details fall into place.

Pete

That's A Wrap--I Think

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

I hope I'm not jinxing us with this statement.."The recent wet pattern is over....onto sunshine & a more summer- like pattern.." The last time someone from 7 weather called a pattern change too soon we got a blizzard and 3 subsequent nor'easters (looking at you Pete!!--LOL). We don't have to worry about any blizzards or nor'easters but one never knows in the new world order.

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!