El Sol

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

This time of year I can be somewhat mean to my buddy El Sol. I tease him a lot on TV, calling him a *flashlight* or a *flickering candle* but today will be good to have him around for the day. You can thank a rather large (but fast moving) area of high pressure. The other thing about that high pressure system is that it will prevent much, if any, wind---always big this time of year. Temps will reach the lower 40s, all in all a nice December day in store.

Friday marks the first day of winter( officially arriving at 6:12 am) and there will be a storm---I guess, technically, a winter storm but there will be no rain for most of us. Here's what I'm thinking for Fridays storm:

*Rain from 5am until 5pm.

*Locally heavy rain from 10am-4pm, most towns pick up an inch of rain.

*Plan on some sleet, freezing rain on the outer Rt 2 corridor (from Fitchburg-west & north) from 4am Friday until 9am Friday.

*Wind will be an issue for the coast from 10am until 3pm, where wind gusts between 30-50mph are likely--especially south shore/cape/islands.

Needless to say, a rather stormy end to the week. As we roll into the weekend, cold high pressure settles in for a long winters nap providing us with dry conditions on Saturday, Sunday & Monday. Temps will run a little cold each day with most towns in the 30s for afternoon highs.

Still looks like some flurries and or patchy light snow possible very late Christmas Eve and through Christmas Day---not enough to hamper travel. ;o)

Have a great day, enjoy that sunshine!

~JR

Come On Ride The Train

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Heavy rain is on the move! All afternoon long it was stalled over Western Massachusetts and Connecticut. Heavy pulses of rain traveled over the same towns and cities - a process meteorologists call "training" - resulting in flash flooding in some counties to our west.

Unsettling

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Another day where we have cool, ocean air battling warmer land air leading to a clash of air. That means clouds, drizzle, fog, humidity (frizzy hair) for much of the day. It's not a washout though. The highest chance of rain is this morning--until 9:30am and then later this afternoon (after 3pm). In between, you will see a lot of clouds but also some sunshine at times. Even limited sun will be able to shove temps well into the 70s. This warm & humid air is what will lead to another round of showers & t-storms later today. Some of the storms will be intense. Like the past two days the strongest storms will be in western New England. Only isolated showers/ thunderstorms are expected along the coastline later today. Sox game will have the risk of some showers but they should be able to play that game. Welcome back Tito!

Saved by The Sea Breeze

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Although my forecast was busted today, there was one good thing that came out of it.

Stability.

That gray overcast that hung over the eastern half of the Commonwealth provided a stablizing influence to our atmosphere. The cool air blowing in from the ocean kept the temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s all the way back to Metrowest. While that makes for lousy short-and-t-shirt weather, it is poison to thunderstorms.

Wild & Wacky

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Wild temperatures yesterday---from the 80s down into the low 60s in just an hour AND some heavy duty thunderstorms. The reason was a cool front that dropped in from Maine. That front is in western New England this morning and it's a chameleon as it will become a warm front and try to warm things back up during the day.