Calm Saturday Does Not Reflect Sandy's Impact
A calm Saturday did not reflect what Sandy has in store for the coming days.
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A calm Saturday did not reflect what Sandy has in store for the coming days.
This is going to be a powerful and damaging event but likely not be a catastrophic event.
It looks like Sandy is going to hit New England no matter what its track is at this point.
If we take a direct hit Sandy would go down in New England weather history joining some of the more memorable storms like the Blizzard of '78 and the Perfect Storm.
Our midday and afternoon models are pouring in and forecasting some significant changes in the ultimate track of Hurricane Sandy.
Some major developments in the past 24 hours with regards to Hurricane Sandy and its eventual track up the Coast…First of all, Sandy strengthened overnight into a category 2 hurricane.
The likelihood of New England feeling some effects from Sandy is increasing.
So you may have heard… meteorologists up and down the East Coast are all on heightened alert this week. What has all of our attention? A little storm currently located about 325 miles South of Jamaica.
The cold air is coming. You will feel it if you go outside this evening, pouring in from Northern Canada, a somewhat unusually cold air mass for this date in October.
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for just about all the suburbs away from and along the coast Friday night into Saturday morning.
So the big question for many will be - does this mean that all the mosquitos will die off and EEE and West Nile fears will end?
The main weather action will occur at night, around midnight in western Massachusetts and near dawn on Wednesday in eastern Massachusetts.
Rainfall amounts will be 1-3 inches, leading to the potential for some localized street flooding just in time for Wednesday mornings commute.
Expect to see a lot of rain showers over the next week.
The Storms Prediction Center has put much of southwestern New England in a moderate risk category for severe weather. Unfortunately, an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out later today.
Multiple homes and cars sustained significant damage in the Arlington area, the actual path of the microburst, which extended for about a mile with wind speeds from 70 to 80 miles per hour.
We are at the very start of what promises to be one of the longest stretches of hot and humid weather of the summer.
Anyone with outdoor plans today should keep the storm threat in the back of their mind, no matter where you are in New England.
Some of these showers could briefly be heavy and while the timing is not indicative of producing any severe weather, it cannot be ruled out.
The big question on everyone's mind - will the weather cooperate? The short answer is, for the most part, yes.
It is going to feel a lot more like summer around here this weekend. Friday will also be the most uncomfortable day of the stretch with humidity levels at their highest.
This year's blueberry season is one of the best ever and it's a great time to go "u-picking" at Parlee Farm in Tyngsboro.
There is also a real chance at hitting 100 degrees today in Boston, which would be the first 100-degree day in the city in June in 60 years.
This could be our first 100 degree day in June in 60 years!
Summer officially begins on Wednesday at 7:09 p.m., and will likely coincide with our first 90-degree day of the year.
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