Familiar Pattern

Posted by Pete Bouchard

You wanna crown it a thaw, crown it a thaw. But you first have to have a winter. So far, we've only had 9 below normal days (three were only 1 degree below normal) since (meteorological) winter began on December 1st. That's an awful lot of above normal weather - 4 were in double digit warmth.

This new pattern is nothing foreign to us. We've been here before - this was the same pattern we had before the big (and brief) freeze around the holidays. Will we return to the cold? Perhaps, but that is for later forecasts. As we all know, long range forecasts (7-10 days) can be riddled

with error.

In the meantime, it's all about above normal temperatures. Highs tomorrow and Wednesday will jump (but not soar) into the 40s. This won't put us in meltdown mode, but it will chew away a lot of snowcover. For those with backyard ice rinks, nighttime temps will still drop below freezing each night. It's not until late week that we might have some issues with complete meltdowns. By then, overnight low temperatures will be near or a little above freezing (Fri-Sun). It's also when we might make a run at the upper 50s for the Pats game!

There is only one weather system in the pipeline this week. It comes late on Friday with a good batch of rain. Should exit by Saturday morning without a whisper of cold air behind it.

Pete

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. 

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.