Brush With A Storm

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Well, that wind finally brought the house down. Temperatures hovered near freezing all day thanks to the colder airmass and the afternoon clouds. Even a few flakes flew out on Nantucket as a small, compact storm flared up and shot offshore.

Tonight the deep freeze sets in with temperatures falling into the teens in many spots. Highs tomorrow will struggle to make freezing most everywhere. Then we set our sights on another storm developing offshore.

It's not a biggie, or a least it won't be as it moves over us Sunday afternoon and evening. Nonetheless, roads may slicken a bit, and there might even be enough to put the plow blade down on Cape Cod. The despite all its potential, the amounts will leave the snow hounds wanting:

Or at the very least saying, "is that the best you got?" Indeed, this winter has been about weak storms, big disconnects (between the cold and snow) and missed opportunities. Far be it for me to call off the season, but time is getting short for a blockbuster. Climatologically, we are entering our period of most intense snowstorms (see the Blizzard of '78), and as I look out 7-10 days, nothing is cooking. Unless we get some sign that the pattern will be shaken up, or at the very least injected with moisture (we've been below normal since late 2011!), our goose is cooked.

Make it a good weekend...and if the Pats can't be in the 'bowl, let it be the

'9ers!!!!!! Go SF!!

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.