Can We Get March 2012 Back?

Posted by Chris Lambert

Let's start with the good news.  The weather remains dry through the weekend with some sunshine,  most of it coming this morning and again Sunday.

Sooo... that's where my good news ends.  The bad news?  It'll still remain cool with a reinforcing shot of cold air pouring in tonight.  To get that cold air to hold its ground, we need a strong NW wind on Sunday.  That we'll have as well.  With high temperatures running in the mid to upper 30s, the wind chill factor hovers in the upper 20s Sunday afternoon.  Do you have your green layers ready?!

The colder than average pattern holds through next week.  The problem is, a storm also comes marching in Monday night and Tuesday.  Snow and mixed precip break out after midnight Monday night. With winds increasing out of the east to southeast, the city and coastal communities will see a quick change to rain.  Between 128 and 495, that transition takes longer, with perhaps up to a couple inches of slop still on the ground for the morning commute.  Outside 495, the battle to changeover to rain is even slower.  Several inches of snow/sleet are possible north and west of 495, included the city of Worcester.  The best chance to see 6+" is the higher terrain of northern Worcester County, into southern NH, west of Route 3.  Clearly it's not the biggest storm we've had, but enough to make a messy Tuesday AM commute, and enough for some to use those shovels and plows again. 

The storm wraps up late Tuesday afternoon, with just some leftover snow showers north and west of Boston Tuesday night.

Officially, Spring arrives Wednesday at 7:02AM.  Unofficially, we'll still be in Winter mode with highs in the upper 30s.  The 2nd and 3rd days of Spring don't look much better temperature wise.

Remember last March?  The 6 day stretch of March 18th-23rd averaged 75.3 degrees for the high, with a peak of 83 degrees on the 22nd.  Can we get last March back? 

Can Only Go Up From Here

Posted by Chris Lambert

Rain and drizzle continues tonight as temperatures drop into the mid 30s to 40 degrees.  Any burst of heavier precip drags down colder air, and elevations above 1000 feet in northern Worcester County  or southwester NH see wet snow mixing in overnight.  No shovels or plows needed for us, but it is a sure sign how cold the atmosphere is for late May.  As of this writing, Mt. Mansfield in VT has picked up 7.5" of snow and Whiteface Mtn. in NY has picked up 18"!

This Is How It Starts? Really?

Posted by Chris Lambert

So it's the unofficial start of summer this weekend and officially, the average high this time of year hits 70 degrees.  So you'd think we have a good shot at BBQ weather right?  Not much of a chance today with highs reaching near 50 this morning, only to fall back into the low to mid 40s this afternoon as a cold rain settles in. 

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....