Hope Springs Eternal

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

Let me tell you something my friend. Hope is a dangerous thing. Hope can drive a man insane. --Red, Shawshank Redemption.

Buried under another 4-8" of snow this morning as yet another storm takes a swipe at new England and delays the arrival of spring. The worst of the storm is behind us with the heavy snow just now shifting offshore and milder air beginning to take hold. We'll still see pockets of precipitation throughout the day but it will be in the form of sleet inland & just plain rain along the coast-south shore. Travel will be poor across the region during the entire day so allow for extra time if venturing out.

Thankfully, the storm is eager to leave so by evening (5pm) those pockets of snow,sleet & rain will shut down and only clouds will stick throughout the night. The storm is a fast mover so that means you'll hear some wind tonight--gusting from the west 15-25mph. Watch for areas of refreeze this evening & tonight.

Sunshine is back tomorrow but seasonal temps are not. Despite that powerful March sun, highs will crawl into the upper 30s---nearly 10 degrees below normal for this time of year! Another close call of a storm with an ocean storm--should be far enough away to spare us any big snow but some scattered snow showers are likely. Sunshine returns by Friday & will stick with us into the upcoming weekend.

~JR

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!