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!

Feet First

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Right into summer. Warm & humid weather expected for much of the week. Good?.....Well, keep in mind that warmth & humidity are the 2 key ingredients for thunderstorms. The last being something to *lift* that warm/humid air. Usually a front is a good device to do such that. Today, we will have a cool front approach New England very late in the day & evening. That may lead to an isolated storm or two after 4pm but most towns just have a fair amount of clouds, warmth & humidity. Temps will climb to near 80 by afternoon.

Warming Up and Unsettled

Posted by Chris Lambert

Well, it certainly was a great weekend weather-wise until this afternoon when the temps dropped and light showers moved in from west to east.  Despite the cool down, the theme for this upcoming week is warmer with higher humidity.  It'll also be unsettled at times. 

Pulling The Fade

Posted by Chris Lambert

Our fun in the sun ends this afternoon as morning sunshine fades behind thickening clouds.  As those clouds increase, a few showers break out this afternoon from west to east, with the highest chance for rain late afternoon and this evening.  Most of the showers are light, especially the early afternoon ones, but a heavier shower or two is possible near day's end and early this evening.  Highs reach the mid to upper 60s around noon, then fall back to near 60 mid to late afternoon thanks to scattered showers.  These showers are brought to us by a warm front.

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.