Cold Times

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Well, it's here.

No, not 2013, I'm talking about the arctic air. We've held it off for as long as we could, but now that we're into midwinter (with a regionwide snowpack) we were just delaying the inevitable. But before you start stewing gallons of hot cocoa and stockpiling cords of firewood in your living room, I want to call your attention to the mini warmup for the weekend. Certainly not enough to melt outdoor ice rinks and vanquish the snowpack, but it's a good sign that the deep freeze will be short-lived.

Next two mornings are tough though. Windchills tomorrow morning will be near 0 with a steady (not strong) breeze. And although Thursday morning is colder, there isn't a lot of wind. Sun will dominate the short term forecast too and afternoon highs will be manageable: mid and upper 20s.

Couple of mid-winter milestones coming up: the latest sunrise is Friday, and we'll start gaining a minute or more of daylight by the 5th.

Small steps folks, small steps.

Pete

The numbers are in for 2012. Thanks to a very warm spring and winter, last year will go down as the warmest on record in Boston.

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.

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.