Meltdown Mode

Posted by Chris Lambert

Yes, the title of this blog could apply to the snowfall forecast for the recent storm.  Let's be honest, it was bad, real bad, just no way around it.  Many towns neared 2 feet of snow... the winner of them all?  Blue Hill Observatory in Milton with 29.8"!

Worcester has hit the 101" mark for the season, over 68" of it falling in the last 5 weeks.  That 101" makes it the 6th snowiest winter of all-time!  Boston has picked up 55.9" so far this winter, with 47.1" falling since Feb. 3rd.   In other words, we've had 4-5.5 FEET of snow since our furry friend Phil forecasted an early arrival of Spring.  Hey, at least we "spring forward" tonight... clocks ahead one hour.

The title of the blog is also meant for the snow on the ground.  That March 9th sun angle is about as strong as an early October sun, and that means it'll do a good job melting the snow on the ground.  If you're done shoveling/plowing and cleaning up, today's a great day to take the kids skiing or sledding.  Local ski resorts did great with this event, and the sledding hills are full of snow.   Tomorrow's forecast is pretty much the same.  Watch out tomorrow morning again for black ice as we go through this melt/refreeze cycle.

50s by Monday!

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!