Nice Weather Ends

Posted by Chris Lambert

Temps run about 8-10 colder today despite quite a bit of sunshine.  That colder weather sets the stage for some wintry weather over the second half of the weekend.

Sunday starts off cloudy, but mainly dry, with morning temps running in the 20s.  As moisture arrives from our west, flurries and light snow breaks out mid to late morning, and steadier precipitation works in during the afternoon and evening.  As steady precipitation moves in, an east wind increases, changing snow to mixed sleet/rain to just plain rain.  First locations to see that changeover will be near the coast, last locations... west of 495, especially north of the Pike.  Towns across northern Worcester County and southern New Hampshire will stay mainly snow/sleet.  

In terms of snow totals, I expect a coating to an inch of snow from Boston to I-495 with the better chance for an inch or so, out near I-495. Expect 1-3" across the Merrimack Valley, along 495, and through most of Worcester County, north of the Mass Pike.  In northern Worcester County, near the NH border, and through much of New Hampshire, west of Nashua, I expect 3-5" with locally higher amounts in the mountains.  (For more detail, check the "special map" section on our web site)   For the Pats game... any slushy coating of snow starts melting away as snow turns to rain and temps hover in the middle to upper 30s.

Monday looks raw with leftover showers and drizzle with temps in the upper 30s to 40.

Round 2 makes it's way in here Tuesday, into Wednesday morning.  This storm will be more powerful, but signs are trending to a warmer track, which means more rain on Tuesday with heavy snow deep inland across central and northern New England.   As the storm drifts east, rain may change back to snow late Tuesday night/Wednesday, but at that point, most of the precip is done falling.  Being 5 days out, the track could change of course, but right now looking more wet than white.

Back and Forth

Posted by Chris Lambert

Quite a few clouds in the sky at times this afternoon, but the atmosphere lacked ample moisture to produce showers, so we made out just fine with temps near 70.  Even the coast made it well into the 60s before the onshore wind knocked temps back.

Pretty Good Weekend Overall

Posted by Chris Lambert

Sure, it's a cool start with many of the suburbs down into the upper 30s and lower 40s, but we'll warm up quickly through the day as that sun helps us out.

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.