Weather Wisdom

A vastly improved forecast

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:12:16 GMT

No watches, no warnings, no thunder, no rain. Finally, a long stretch of dry weather is on the way. Our wet June pattern is going to quickly transition into a more typical summertime pattern. For at least for the next...

Heavy rains slipping south, improving conditions on the way

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:32:53 GMT

Quite the day of rain and storms again. Some areas saw road closures and flooded basements. The line of showers and thunderstorms that caused all those issues is pushing south towards Cape Cod. The rest of the evening will see...

Sunshine fading for Dad's day

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 14:36:39 GMT

Happy Fathers Day! Our weather today will be going downhill, but in a slow, not dramatic fashion. A frontal system is going to pass through the area late today and with it comes the chance for showers. Dry conditions overall...

Wet morning, but drier afternoon and better weekend

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:00:11 GMT

Happy Flag Day, mid-June is certainly usually much better than this. Our latest nor'easter is now pushing east and the rain will taper off later this morning. This storm has given the area exactly what any nor'easter would: heavy precipitation,...

Wet pattern to continue

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:14:21 GMT

Be careful what you wish for. That saying is stuck in my head as I think back to the first week of May after 4 weeks of virtually no rain. Since that time we have had 8-10 inches of rain...

More soaking rain on our doorstep

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:40:57 GMT

More rain is on the way. There are flood watches up from Virginia to Maine this morning for all the heavy rain on the way. Areas in green along the east on the map below have the potential for flooding...

Clearing with some sunshine today

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 14:05:50 GMT

Our storm is now pulling away to the north and east of the area and the rain is all but done. One of the reasons I didnt want you to cancel outdoor plans from mid-morning onward is that we have...

Torrential rain for several hours overnight

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 03:00:45 GMT

Torrential rain will continue for several hours overnight. This has prompted flood warnings to be issued for nearly the entire southern New England area. These warnings are mostly for small stream and not big river flooding. Please be sure to...

Andrea's impact and the weekend forecast

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:47:55 GMT

Dont cancel the weekend plans. That is my advice for the upcoming weekend. We do have rain on the way, but most of the weekend is going to be dry and rain free. Lets get right to the overview and...

Perfect day of weather won't last

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:39:11 GMT

Are you a morning or night person? Any regular reader of my blog knows what the answer is for yours truly. I have been a morning person most of my life. Except for that weird period post puberty when I...

Ideal weather followed by some more rain

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:07:03 GMT

June can be hot or June can be cold and June can be almost anything in the middle. The month reminds me of December in a similar way. June is the start of summer and it can be more like...

Wet and muggy today, much cooler Tuesday

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:01:40 GMT

Yesterdays severe weather that occurred over northern and western New England is not history. Marine air just around ground level helped to knock the stuffing out of the storms as they moved to the coast. This not only preventing any...

Great afternoon, but storminess coming

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:32:03 GMT

Near record heat today, hot all weekend

Fri, 31 May 2013 12:10:38 GMT

After a warm and muggy night a pair of very hot days is on the way. Today, temperatures are going to approach record levels. The record for the next three days is 96F and even in Boston we will come...

Many areas to see 4 days of 90 degree heat

Thu, 30 May 2013 13:30:03 GMT

For those of you who hate the heat, Monday will be cooler with highs back near 80F. Its been a cool spring for the most part and a 4 day heat wave is going to be a shock to the...

First heat wave of season on the way

Wed, 29 May 2013 14:39:09 GMT

Knowing we have 3 to 4 days of heat on the way, you cant imagine how exciting it is to a gardener to hear the sound of rain at 5AM. Bleary eyed I ran to my computer to check the...

Super weather next two days, heat wave ends the week

Mon, 27 May 2013 12:21:40 GMT

A chilly morning with temperature in the 30s and 40s will transition into the 70s this afternoon under completely sunny skies. Our nasty storm of the weekend is now to the north and we are left with drier and warmer...

Improving towards a great day of weather Monday

Sun, 26 May 2013 15:58:51 GMT

I found a lot crazy things because of the weather the past two days. First, the temperature in the house was under my turn the heat on threshold of 60F, standing at a chilly 58F this morning. As I sit...

Raw and cold now, but Memorial day looks nearly perfect

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:26:34 GMT

Here we are Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start to summer. Did you put your heat on yet? I know this really isnt what we all want for weather this weekend. However, its going to get a lot better. Today...

Raw and chilly this weekend, but also not a washout

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:08:44 GMT

Youve been hearing about the weekend weather for the past few days and by now I am sure you know it wont be perfect. Cool and wet is the theme for this years Memorial Day weekend although its not a...

Not the greatest of Memorial Day weekends

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:16:06 GMT

Memorial day looks better. Thats about all I got this morning in terms of a nice weekend. Unfortunately a slow patterns is going to get stuck over the area for the next several days. Let me go through the next...

Unsettled weather with big temperature swings

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:00:44 GMT

After a stormy weekend last weekend across the nations mid-section I blogged about how tornadoes form and why we dont see them much across New England. Little did I realize over the next two days one of the stronger tornadoes...

Why so many tornadoes in the Midwest

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:27 GMT

Tornado on the ground! The past several days have seen many tornadoes in the nations heartland. Today, we saw the deadliest outbreak of the year. Here in southern New England tornadoes are not a common occurrence, however we do get...

Changing weather each day this week

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:41 GMT

The difference between summer warmth and humidity and springtime clouds and showers can be just a few miles apart this time of year. Over the next few days that dividing line is going to waffle north and south through New...

The wonderment of spring

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:40:51 GMT

What a morning. Did you get a chance to notice just how amazing the start of this day was? I know that rushing around getting ready for work, getting the kids out the door, and all the other hecticness of...