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When it comes to the weather, it seems that everything is going to extremes. What is causing this?
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When it comes to the weather, it seems that everything is going to extremes. What is causing this?
After being stuck in the cool 40's yesterday, highs on Sunday will be quickly rising in the afternoon climbing into the 50's to near 60 in a few isolated spots. Tonight will be cool, clear and calm...but not as cool as last night thanks to a warmer SW wind direction. Lows will fall into the 30's overnight.
The weekend weather is all about wind direction and airmass. Northerly winds are directing cool air from Canada over the region today. Winds are gusty on the Cape & islands and will die down during the afternoon. Temps at 850 are near 0 C, so cool northerly winds with this kind of airmass will help to keep temps mostly in the 40's to near 50 even with 100% of the sun. Ocean effect cloudiness will be effecting the Cape and the islands into the afternoon.
The main issue this evening (besides traversing through the snow) will be the cold.
This storm is exceeding our earlier estimates in many cases. Snowfall rates have been 1-2" per hour at times.
A historic and powerful Nor'easter will lash New England this afternoon through early Sunday. The most significant threat remains tree and power line damage from heavy, wet snow and strong winds. A secondary threat would be the potential for minor to moderate coastal flooding, particularly during the high tide overnight around 2AM.
A major nor'easter is about to pound southern New England with heavy rain, snow and wind.
We are forecasting the first snow of the season for many folks in southern New England.
High pressure south of New England will provide a dry day for the region. A mid-level cloud deck in western New England with early dense fog in the Valleys. Some of these clouds are trying to spread eastward during the morning through afternoon. Sunshine will be most abundant at the coast. A mix of sun and clouds across the region today with highs in the upper 50's and lwr 60's.
Sunny dry and breezy SW winds today, Gusts to 20 to 30 mph by midday and afternoon. Highs will be cooler than yesterday...58 to 64. There are clouds in the far northern and western reaches of New England associated with an upper low which continues to lift into Canada. Those clouds will primarily stay there, but a few puffy cu's may pop with the heating of the day across the interior. Winds will be diminishing tonight with lows dropping into the 40's with clear to partly cloudy skies.
As Clouds begin to break with late morning with increasing sunshine, The sun will allow this front to quickly advance northward this afternoon with warmer air surging behind it with gusty winds out of the SSW. This low brought tropical rains, now it will bring in tropical warm air behind it with highs climbing into the Lwr 70's across eastern MA for the afternoon hours with mostly sunny skies. This should turn into quite a balmy & beautiful afternoon. Winds will be gusting to 30 to 40 mph for many south facing coast lines.
Rain will be filling in for the rest of the morning. Periodic heavy rain will track up the coast through the afternoon and evening delivering a widespread 1-2" of rainfall with locally heavier amounts unto 3" in areas which end up seeing more persistent pockets of rain track through mixed in with quieter moments. The peak of the rain will be from 12 PM-12 AM...but a few downpours after midnight can not be ruled out even though there will be a trend to taper to showers overnight through early Thursday.
The clouds will begin to thin this afternoon for some partial sun to emerge. A breeze from the SW will allow temps to rebound back into the mid-upper 60's with any breaks of PM sun. The Warmest spot will be SE MA and locations towards the coast.
Dry westerly winds are shifting in behind a spoke of energy which moved through last night. This was a weak front accompanied with a few scattered showers which has pushed off the coast where this front will stall. Skies have cleared for mostly sunny skies and breezy conditions today...Highs will again be in the mid-upper 60's.
The Upper low over james Bay continues to wrap in seasonable dry and cool weather into the Northeast today with breezy WSW winds. There are more clouds north with partial sunshine. In the south, sun filled skies all morning through the early afternoon before clouds begin to build & increase during the afternoon. Highs in the Lwr-mid 60's. Not as windy, but still an active wind which could still gust to 30 from time to time.
The rain and humidity is long gone. The winds of change have moved in today as low pressure deepens and pulls into southern Canada. The winds are providing a refreshing clean and dry airmass with the definite feel of fall. Bright sunshine this morning will give way to building PM cumulus thanks to cooler air aloft and a piece of energy which will move in later today which could trigger a late PM sprinkle or shower farther inland. Highs will average above normal in the mid-uppr 60s with some areas at the coast nearing 70. The winds will provide a chill to the air.
New Hampshire has seen record numbers of leaf peepers, but reviews have been mixed.
High pressure SW of New England is firmly in control today wrapping in warming light WNW winds which will warm the eastern facing beaches today. Temps in the valleys this AM are in the 40's, with temps in the 60's in the hills. Sunshine with highs in the Lwr-mid 80's by this afternoon.
Temps are starting off crisp and cool early this AM, but will quickly be on the rise today. At 9:30 AM we have already come close to where our highs were Friday...and we have quite a bit more daylight to go! By late morning, widespread 60's...by afternoon, highs will be in the 70's and lwr 80's.
Summer is going to take one final run at New England and the timing couldn't be better.
AccuWeather is predicting another brutally cold and snowy winter for a large part of the country, especially states in higher latitudes.
Heavy rain and flash flooding surprised residents on the North Shore Tuesday morning.
On Sunday, we will track another band of steady rainfall moving in off the water. A few scattered showers around & north of Boston in the morning, but the trend will be for a batch of heavier rain to shift into Northern New England during the afternoon as energy passes around the upper low to our south.
The heaviest rain is exiting New England and we will see a very gradual improvement for the rest of the day. Satellite observations are showing a significant dry slot which will be shifting in during the afternoon hours. This should alow for breaking sunshine in SNE to develop...especially south of the Pike. Where sunshine emerges temps will spike into the Lwr-mid 70's thanks to some warmer air aloft. Where clouds remain, temps remain in the 60's
High pressure is close enough to provide enough subsidence for some increasing PM sunshine across the north with skies becoming partly sunny. This stable sinking air should allow for some brightening to the skies this afternoon in the south as well...with more clouds south of the Pike closer to the front. Winds are extremely light today, but expect them to shift onshore this afternoon for a feeble onshore wind. This will keep it slightly cooler at the beaches in the mid 70's with many inland areas in the upper 70's and Lwr 80's, especially if we break into any period of sunshine...which I am expecting to develop this afternoon.
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