Shaking the Storm

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Maybe it's because I've been buried in the weather maps, but it seems like we haven't seen the sun in ages. (In reality it's been just a day...it was out yesterday.)

This stormy pattern kinda gives you that sense of ever-present clouds AND foreboding. While the pattern may have shifted away from weekend storms, it's still active and fidgety.

Watching the last bands of heavy rain push north of the Commonwealth this afternoon. Oddly, the stronger precipitation was able to bring down the colder air and switch us over to mix or snow from Fitchburg to Lawrence and across the border from Merrimack to Portsmouth, NH. I'm not worked up about accumulations as the storm is in its death throws, but there might be a few areas of refreeze tonight in those areas. Elsewhere, fog, drizzle and lighter winds will rule the night.

Our attention then focuses on the backside of the storm tomorrow. Much ado about nothing for a good part of the day, but late in the evening - and the music's seeping through (sorry, some Paul Simon jumped into my head) - as the cold air returns on a northwest wind, we could mix in some wet snow. Accumulations will be slight, spotty and unworthy of an accumulation map, but watch for some slick spots after dark and into the night.

Sun's back on Friday and througout the weekend. Temperatures will be right near 40 each afternoon, and we can let our hair down (OK, some of us) for a few days.

But we're not out of the woods. Big, burly storm will drift off the Mid Atlantic coast - prompting mass panic in the media no doubt - before it decides whether to come into New England. Still a lot to work out, but accumulations would be major, not minor. Timeframe is Thu-Fri - prone to change. What's to fear? Well, the storm mostly misses us now. If  you've read my blogs before, you know my rule: if the storm seems to miss us in the long range, it's one to watch. If they show it hitting us 7 days out, chances are it won't.

Call it counterintuitive meteorology.

Pete

Take the Good, Take the Bad

Posted by Pete Bouchard

Rain, rain, rain...

...but for many today was a day of hurry up and wait. Sure there were showers, but not every minute was washed out. With the events unfolding tonight, that's about to change.

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!