It's NOT the Blizzard, But...

Posted by Pete Bouchard

We're in a busy pattern. Storms are zipping by with out much introduction or fancy send-offs. In between, we seem to string together some windy, partly sunny days like today.

Then come the big ones.

And we start drawing comparisons between the record-setting blizzard earlier in the month (OK, two weekends ago). Well, Dan Quayle, I know the blizzard, and this is no blizzard.

But it is a big storm. And as such, it deserves an detailed look. (First off, let's not step over the next two days. Chilly weather, plenty of wind, and limited sun - brightest on Friday - now back to the storm.)

• Startup time is late afternoon Saturday. Winds will be increasing, but we're marginal with the cold. As a result, most along the coast will see mix/light rain. Light snow elsewhere. Roads will slowly get slick, but NOT impossible to travel.
• Later in the night - after 9-10pm- the pacing will pick up and the snow will start to take charge, snuffing out the rain all the way to the Cape Cod Canal.
• Heavy snow through early morning Sunday. Roads will be tough to travel, and yes, your flight will most likely be delayed or cancelled. (Although I don't run an airline, so I'll let them have the final word.)
• East/northeast winds will pile water up along the coast, so a moderate coastal flooding event is possible at high tide Sunday morning. We'll keep an eye on this variable.
• Storm slowly winds down through Sunday afternoon - give it until mid afternoon along the coast.

What can you expect? See the amounts below...but I reserve the right to fidget with that 8-12 and pull it into the city based on colder numbers in the days ahead.

Pete

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!