10/06/11 Autumnal Mornings! -Record High Temps by Sunday!

Did you feel it, yes, that is some good autumn crispness in the air. Maybe some of you saw some frost or a freeze, well the threat is even high come overnight into Friday morning as a cool Canadian high sets in. It beats rain tho!

Thursday Morning Lows. Areas away from the coast and the Cape will see temperatures drop to or below Freezing. Urban areas will not see a frost overnight.

This COOL high will warm up significantly over the weekend and allow temperatures to climb back into the 80s by Sunday. Interestingly enough areas in New England will be warmer than those in the Carolina's or even northern Florida!

Weekend weather map, Oranges and yellows are warm, Greens are cooler and the blues are coldest. (Note the Greens and Yellowish Greens into the Carolina's and Florida!)

A cool start with record high temperatures likely on Sunday with highs in the mid to upper 80s with low humidity!

10/04/11 After 13 days, a shift to the better...

On Sept 21, I wrote about a stalled out weather pattern that would set up over the east coast, now 13 days later, this extremely stubborn low that came with reinforcements will move on out of the picture later today.

A band of heavy rain set up over the Northshore this morning, producing flooding and up to 4" of rain. You can click the image below to see it add up.

Radar for Tuesday morning rain noting heavy thunderstorms.

Today's weather will be influenced by the low that is tracking off to the east this morning with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible throughout the day.

The pattern will change from the low over the northeast as seen on this map below.

The low is cut off from the main flow of the jet stream allowing for the same weather to repeat over and over again.

However, by Wednesday and into the weekend, a ridge of high pressure will replace this low and allow for a clear sky and comfortable temperatures, very seasonable for early October.

Same type of map as above, showing the high over the Great Lakes by the weekend. We will be on the east side of the high - indicative of cooler drier air from Canada (follow the small white arrows).

 

 

 

 

A cold air mass will be in place and with clear skies and calm conditions, a widespread frost and a freeze is likely outside of 128/95 Thursday night as temperatures will fall in the lower 30s and upper 20s in many locations.

10/2/11 It's Colder in Florida than in Boston!

Believe it folks, a punch of cool autumn air had swept all the way to Florida this morning!

Cold air has pushed into northern Florida this morning with temperatures in the upper 40s, while Boston is in the lower 60s.  Even places in Alabama and the high mountains of North Carolina are in the 30's!

This cold pool of air will work its way into New England over the next 48 hours and will finally bring some drier conditions and cooler temperatures.

However, for now, low pressure over PA will keep us damp and rainy for the day with a few breaks from time to time. There will be some sun later today.

As the low spins over PA, some drier air south of New England will work in today

The moisture over PA will move in Monday and into Tuesday. The cooler air that is just to our east and south will not fully arrive until Tuesday.

For today - Scattered rain this morning, with some breaks by afternoon, High of 63

And of Note:

Hurricane Ophelia is a strong Category 3 hurricane that will bring strong winds up to 73mph to Newfoundland on Monday.