More White Than Green Ahead

Posted by Chris Lambert

Dealing with the cold is one thing in March.  Having to deal with another winter-like mess of snow, sleet, and rain is another.  That hand is dealt to us Monday night and Tuesday.

Let's get to the St. Paddy's Day forecast first.  It'll be cold and breezy, highs in the mid 30s with wind chills down in the mid 20s, but at least we have the sunshine!  The core of the cold settles in overnight, with many of the suburbs dropping off into the mid teens and even some upper single digits possible in places like Pepperell and Orange.  That cold air set's the stage for Monday night and Tuesday's mess as it's slow to leave.

Storm Headlines:

-Starts well after the evening commute Monday... for most, it'll start near midnight.

-Initial burst of precip is mostly snow, even at the coast, and possibly the Cape too from Midnight-4AM.  

-Snow turns to rain quickly at the coast,  before the Tue AM commute

-Despite turning to rain in Boston before the commute, up to a few inches that falls by the change-over by 4-5AM, creates a slushy mess

-Between 128 and 495, some mixing with sleet and rain is likely by the AM commute esp. near 128 (7-9AM), but a slow and slippery ride is expected.

-Northwest of 495, the cold holds and it's mainly snow, from Worcester, points north through the morning.   Change to sleet/frz rain there in the PM.

-Onshore winds are strong Tuesday morning, but not nearly as strong or as prolonged as last storm

-High tides also astronomically low... coastal flooding won't be nearly as extensive as last storm.  Minor erosion/splash over still possible.

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!