A Stormy Blog

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

The storm is here--sort of. For some of you, it's snow & wind while for others it's just cloudy skies with a few flurries. Plan on a messy day for much of southern New England---especially across southeast New England. We have made some changes to the snowfall forecast since last night....for the area between I-95 and Rt 24 across Bristol county---our special map reflects those changes (higher totals). Here's the latest thinking regarding the storm:

*Snow is steadiest along & east of I-95 and as you approach the coastline, raindrops will take over at the coast later this morning for a few hours.

*Patchy snow is expected west of I-95 this morning but it will become steadier by afternoon & this evening.

*Plan on widespread-steady snow for just about everyone tonight---this is when we get most of our accumulating snows.

*Some of that snow is going to be the heavy-wet variety and that combined with wind may lead to power disruption--especially across southeast MA. Even along the coast & out onto the Cape--scattered power loss is likely due to wind gusts between 40-50mph for several hours today through tomorrow.

*Coastal flooding is a concern for the high tides this morning (~7am), this evening (~7pm) and especially tomorrow morning (~8am). The Friday morning high tide will be the most problematic of the three. Minor coastal flooding (some shore roads closed) is likely for all 3 high tides in metro Boston & points north with moderate to major coastal flooding (shore roads  & basements flooded with minor structural damage likely) on the south shore out onto Cape Cod (bay side). Beach erosion will be incredible with this event---our beaches have been hammered the past 5-6 weeks.

*Storm is a slow mover so look for morning snow & wind tomorrow that will slowly taper to clouds by early Friday afternoon.

*Sunny & warmer weather does return just in time for the weekend.

More through the day.

~JR

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.

Pretty Good Weekend Overall

Posted by Chris Lambert

Sure, it's a cool start with many of the suburbs down into the upper 30s and lower 40s, but we'll warm up quickly through the day as that sun helps us out.

Strong Finish

Posted by Chris Lambert

An overall cooler day, but also a great end to the workweek as highs neared 70, low humidity continued and plenty of sunshine dominated the skies.  Now all we need is this to continue through the weekend right?

Still Good

Posted by Chris Lambert

How about yesterday?  The 82 in Boston matched the warmest temp we've had since September 13th.  Of course, with a wind gusting past 30mph and relative humidity near 18%, it certainly didn't feel oppressive.