A Preview Of Spring

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

A week ago today I blogged about our coldest day of the winter with daytime highs only in the teens. What a difference a week makes as we will chase record highs across the northeast. Many towns are already starting the day at normal *high* temp levels--mid 30s--and we will only go up from here reaching the 50s by afternoon. In fact, our temperatures will be even warmer overnight tonight with many towns between 55-60!

To get all this warm (and fuzzy) air will require some work and that takes place in the form of wind. Not much wind this morning but during the afternoon that wind will really crank between 20-30mph and by tonight expect that wind to gust between 40-50mph--highest in Plymouth/Bristol counties as well as Cape Cod. At those wind gusts (50mph), some wind damage--and power loss is likely tonight. Rain will also be an issue from midnight & beyond with numerous downpours. Most towns will pick up between 1-2" of rain by early Thursday morning.

Thursday starts stormy: Windy & rainy but after 9am, sunshine returns and that wind will settle just a bit. The temps also get an attitude adjustment with the numbers starting near 60 by 7am but then falling into the low 50s by late morning and then into the 40s by afternoon. Seasonably cold weather returns for Friday & the weekend.

~JR

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.

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.