The Climb

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Wha? A Miley Cyrus shout-out?

Try the temperatures. Not a huge leap coming, but we'll put the pot on simmer, and see what happens.

I'm optimistic about hitting the low 40s each afternoon, but with the strong, persistent wind, it will most likely feel colder (30s). Oddly enough, the warmup will start tonight as clouds move in and a few flurries break out after midnight. There might even be enough for a spotty coating of snow across Southern NH and Northernmost Massachusetts (from Gardner to Salisbury).

Even with limited sun, the numbers are much milder than today. But we can't hold it off forever. The cold air comes rushing back - you guessed it - just in time for the Pats game Sunday. While tailgating will see us either side of 40, by kickoff we'll only be a couple of degrees above freezing. No matter, when the Pats take the field, we'll all get that warm feeling inside.

Deep freeze expected next week. Long-duration stuff here, people. Got two storms on my radar: one close brush (maybe some more SE Mass. snow) and another big one (think cold, fluffy snow areawide) on Friday.

Relax. Plenty of time to sort it out....

...and watch some football!

GOOO PATS!!!!!!

Pete

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.