Hurricane Tracking Chart

Here is the best version I have found of a hurricane tracking chart that you can print out.

6/03/11 Coolish, but normal weather for the week.

After a taste of summer and summer like weather, cool air will stick around for the weekend.

An onshore wind will keep it coolest at the coast with highs only in the upper 60's on Saturday, although with bright sunshine! The air will be dry.

Cool air will be at the coast with winds coming in off of the Atlantic Ocean. Warmest in the interior.

 Nighttime lows will dip down into the 40s with some isolated upper 30's in the cool valley areas.  Frost will not be an issue, except for far northern NH and VT.

Cool beach weather.

Front map, our next weather maker is presently over Western Ontario and Minnesota. The Texas heat will stay south

6/02/11 A quiet, calm & crisp weekend.

High pressure builds in from Canada providing for a few dry and cool days. (Very typical after a severe weather outbreak in the northeast US)  Great to get out and do outdoor activities, except for the beach perhaps. The air will be very dry providing a nice cooling chill if you partake in any swimming, etc.  Great for a hike or biking tho!  Chance of rain moves in later on Sunday.

6/01/11 5 Day Forecast & Tornado Watch Update

Update 1:00 PM EDT Wed June 1. 

TORNADO WATCH  IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT 

A tornado watch includes the cities of Boston, Concord, Manchester, Worcester, Hartford, Portland, NYC and Philadelphia

A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
   TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
   AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
   THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS
   AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM the NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/watch/ww0411.html

After some afternoon and evening thunderstorms tonight, expect crisp cool conditions for the upcoming weekend!  Lows will be in the 40's outside the city.

6/01/11 Hello Meteorological Summer!

Today will feel like summer again.  A warm front pushed through overnight and now we can expect warm and humid temperatures for the remainder of the day.  However, conditions are setting up today for some strong to severe thunderstorms.

A strong southwest wind will bring in a more humid air mass, with gusts at times up to 25mph. Scattered storms may form during the day. A morning line a strong storms will push through the northshore by 9:15 AM

8:40 AM UPDATE  Severe Storms in Northshore, MA - NH

As a cold front approaches a strong line of storms will form ahead of the front that could produce strong winds, large hail and heavy rainfall.

Storms should form between 3pm and 8 pm

The cold front will pass through later this evening and drop temperatures and humidity once again and the next 3 days look to be clear and refreshing.  Refreshing as in, nighttime lows will be in the 40's!

First Day of Hurricane Season!

Today is June 1. It is the first day of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Typically we do not have to worry about hurricanes here in New England until mid July until November, as the water temperatures are too cold this time of year this far north to sustain anything strong.

The last hurricane to directly strike New England was Bob in 1991, yes it has been 20 years!

 

Hurricane Bob video near Boston.


Hurricane Bob over RI/MAHurricane Bob
Threats from New England hurricane can vary greatly depending on track, movement, and speed.

The 1938 hurricane caused tremendous damage to a lot of New England (but was not really a hurricane once it reached Connecticut - it became an extratropical storm), but had a wind gust to 186mph at Blue Hill, just south of Boston.

Track of the 1938 Hurricane

5/31/11 End of May.. Dry and just about perfect.

How do you define the perfect weather day?  It depends on what you are doing. Some would love a lot of snow, especially skiers and snowboarders. Others want it hot when there is a beach day. If you are just wanting to enjoy a good day, then today and the next few days (except Wednesday) will be your ticket!

Cool dry Canadian high pressure has moved into much of New England behind a backdoor cold front. Gone today is the high humidity and temperatures. Expect mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 70's today, even some upper 60s right at the coastline. Today should be a normal weather day. It will be warmer in Western Mass today as the cold front pushes back through as a warm front.

Cooler temps at the coast, with mid to upper 80s well inland. Lower Humidity

Areas of fog will great you in the morning again but will burn off.

Wednesday - We are back in the warm sticky air for the 1st day of June. Expect highs in the mid to upper 80's with higher humidity.  An approaching cold front will trigger some thunderstorms and some of these storms may become severe later in the day with high winds and hail. Much of the stronger storms should be north of Boston and into NH.

Thursday - Friday and Saturday -   Cool and dry with lots of sunshine highs in the lower 70's nighttime lows in the lower 50's!  Humidity and temperatures increase by late Sat into Sunday.



 

5/30/11 Memorial Day Forecast

To usher in the unofficial start of summer, summer like temperatures and humidity will be with us today.  Highs will be in the upper 80's to lower 90's today.  It will be humid with dewpoints in the middle 60's.  Morning fog and clouds should break bringing in some sunshine during the day today. A light sea breeze will keep it slightly cooler right at the coastline.

A cold front will slide through later today, sparking off a shower or thunderstorm.   The morning line of showers and thunderstorms (MCS) will weaken throughout the morning and move south and east of the Boston/Cape area.

Most storms should be below severe levels, but a random storm could produce hail and gusty winds. It will not be a washout of a day.

Tuesday-  High pressure builds in with cooler and drier temperatures.  Expect highs in the lower to mid 70's.

Wednesday - A warmer, humid airmass moves back in with highs in the low to mid 80's. There is the chance for more scattered thunderstorms.

Weather Word - MCS  is a complex of thunderstorms that becomes organized on a scale larger than the individual thunderstorms and normally persists for several hours or more. A mesoscale convective system's overall cloud and precipitation pattern may be round or linear in shape.

MCS over NY, CT and MA on Monday 5-30 morning.  Usually form during evening hours and persist overnight, die out during the day time.