Spring Forward

Posted by Chris Lambert

The hour of sleep is lost, but the fact that Winter's grip will soon subside, is not.   Still lots of snow to melt, and for that, we need the help of the sun.  Sunshine is most abundant away from the coastline today and that restarts the snowmelt process we had yesterday.  Before that process restarts, be careful of slick spots this morning on driveways, sidewalks, and secondary roads as black ice formed overnight.  After 10:00AM, that should become less of a problem as temps rise above freezing.

Yesterday, we sure had an interesting temperature pattern with highs in the upper 30s at the coast to the mid 50s outside 495!  The reason for that was the onshore wind. Water temps are only running in the mid 30s to lower 40s.  Giving that the overall pattern doesn't look much different today, we may indeed see a similar temperature pattern this afternoon.

Temps warm-up even more Monday and Tuesday, and that means 50s for many!  Monday still features mid to upper 40s at the immediate coast, but warm enough to melt more snow.  Tuesday brings us rain... and it WILL be rain this time.  Depending on how the evolution of a wave of low pressure forms along this front, we could wring out at least an inch of rain.  While that wouldn't cause significant river flooding, we may see swollen streams from snowmelt and rain, and I certainly can see us dealing with big puddles/ponding on the roads for the Tuesday evening commute.

Wednesday is a transition day.  We'll near 50 by mid-day, but that active west wind advects in cold air late in the day and by Thursday morning, you'll feel the difference.   A colder pattern is where we stay into the weekend. 

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. 

Top 10?

Posted by Chris Lambert

Lower 80s, low humidity and sunshine... would you call it a top 10 kind of day?  Only complaint, other than it not being the weekend, is maybe the wind was a bit much?  It certainly was gusty, at times blowing 30-35mph.  No sea breeze will move inland with a strong west wind like that.