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.

That's A Wrap--I Think

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

I hope I'm not jinxing us with this statement.."The recent wet pattern is over....onto sunshine & a more summer- like pattern.." The last time someone from 7 weather called a pattern change too soon we got a blizzard and 3 subsequent nor'easters (looking at you Pete!!--LOL). We don't have to worry about any blizzards or nor'easters but one never knows in the new world order.

Like A Waterfall

Posted by Pete Bouchard

If you were caught in those 'cloudbursts' today, you had more than you could handle in the rain department. Torrents fell in a short amount of time - what we deem 'flash flooding' in the weather biz. Since it happens suddenly, the National Weather Service has adopted the acronym TADD:

Bam! Pow!

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Bam. Pow! Those were some nasty storms last evening with some towns in metrowest & the city itself blasted with locally heavy rain, hail, lightning and strong wind gusts. A cool front is the culprit and that front will linger across the region again today. That means another round of some scattered showers & t-storms likely.

Thunderous Start to Workweek

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Heat and a bit of humidity fed a strong - and sometimes severe - line of thunderstorms today. By the time the dinner hour rolled around (6pm-ish), the storms had consolidated into a line. Everyone got a drink of water and a big drop in temperatures - some falling nearly 20 degrees in minutes!