Snow? No

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Messy afternoon turns into a messy night. The cold doesn't seem to want to budge out there, even as the air warms the middle atmosphere. The end result? Ice. Up to a quarter inch is possible Metro West and out around Worcester. Lots of scraping expected by morning.

Also expected: slowly rising temperatures. For that reason, I think the icing will have stopped by the morning commute. Nonetheless, it will be slippery as the ice from the overnight hours will still be around.

Won't have to worry about snow, ice or subfreezing temperatures in the long range. We're all about the rain in the next two storms. What about the block in Greenland? The much-ballyhooed pattern change? Well, it's all there, but the block is in the wrong spot, and the pattern did change...just another version of warmer than normal. I tell ya, I'm about ready to throw in the towel on snow this winter.

Well, almost. There's always early February...climatologically the snowiest (with the exception of last year) part of the winter season.

After all the heartbreak from last week, make this a good week.

Pete
 

More Warmth

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

You have another warm & humid day with many towns repeating yesterday's weather. That means we start with clouds & fog for a bit before hazy sun gets going. That hazy sunshine will boost temps up into the low 80s by early to mid afternoon across much of the region. At the same time a cool front will begin dropping out of Maine (backdoor front) which will quickly send temps from the 70s/80s down into the 50s/60s by late afternoon & evening. Also, when this front rams into the warmth & humidity it will spark a few showers & thunderstorms during the afternoon.

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.