No Cold?....No Snow.

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

We're still in a stormy pattern and it's time to start chatting about our next storm---heading this way for Wednesday. It will be mainly rain as there is no arctic air to be found in southern new England (kind of important if you want a snowstorm.) There will be a burst of some wet snow for a few hours at the start of the storm (5am Wednesday) but plan on using umbrellas over shovels & plows.

Before that happens, we have a day that will offer mainly cloudy skies and seasonably mild temps---mid 40s. The other great thing about today---little to no wind. We'll hold into the dry conditions well into the evening hours with temps settling back into the upper 30s.

Ok---back to that storm. Wednesday is a stormy day--just not snow. Look for the precipitation to arrive around 5am Wednesday & be with us for about 12 hours---tapering off 5-6pm. Most towns will pick up between 1-2" of rain and that rain will come with wind along the coastline, gusting at times between 20-30mph. In terms of snowfall before the rain---primarily confined to the Worcester Hills and the highest elevations at that. (our *special* map in the maps section details how much snow falls before changing to rain).

This storm gets rather clingy---sticking with us for Thursday & even Friday, albeit in a much weaker state. Each of those days will offer cloudy skies and a scattering of rain showers. Those rain showers will mix with wet snow showers on Friday. Drier & brighter weather slides into New England just in time for the weekend--breaking the pattern of weekend storms. Yay.

Have a great day!

~JR

How To Spin This

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

So....what would you like to hear first? The good news? Bad news? Let's start with the good news....

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.