Nice Days Are Numbered At 2

Posted by Chris Lambert

A bit on the cool side, but otherwise, it was a beautiful afternoon with temps in the 40s and lots of sunshine.  Our beautiful December weather is numbered though, with 2 days left in the short term. 

Overnight, mainly clear to partly cloudy skies prevail, and temps head into the 20s.  It'll be a chilly night, but if you like to gaze at the sky, it'll be a good night to look up.   The Geminid meteor shower peaks overnight with 50-100 meteors per hour.  Peak time is around 2:00AM, but some "shooting stars"  grace the sky as early 9:00-10:00PM. 

We'll continue the quiet weather Friday and Saturday, although, Saturday will be about 10 degrees cooler with highs in the upper 30s.

That colder weather sets the stage for snow to move in for some on Sunday.  Snow starts early in the morning, even at the coastline for Boston and the North Shore. It won't be heavy, but some minor accumulations are possible.  Precipitation becomes steadier late morning, into the afternoon, and by then, an east wind increases as well.  That changes the snow to rain across the coastline, and likely out through route 128 as well.  Outside 495, north of the Pike, has the best chance to stay all snow, perhaps picking up at least a few inches of snow by Monday morning. 

Looks like we'll catch a bit of a break late Monday, into Tuesday with clouds and periodic drizzle and flurries around.

Tuesday night into Wednesday, we track a developing coastal low, up the eastern seaboard.  This one has the potential to be a big storm with heavy snow and heavy rain and strong winds.  To early to draw snow maps, but best chance of snow will be inland and best chance of rain at the coast. Lot's can change 5-6 days out, so we'll continue to track this potential.

Summ-ah!

Posted by Pete Bouchard

With the snap of the fingers we were thrown into summer this afternoon. Heat, humidity, A/C and shorts - with a hazy sun to boot. But with the sea breeze knocking back the temperatures (and bringing in a round of downpours this evening), there are changes afoot.

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.