11/22/11 Pre Turkey Day Storm!

A cold start to the morning today with many locations in the lower teens in NH VT and Maine, Boston was 34, due to the ocean air, but just inland temperatures fell way below freezing.

This cold air mass will help set up a major storm for the evening tonight into Wednesday, especially for areas north of Boston.

Up to a foot of snow could fall in some areas!  Luckily for those traveling in MA, it will be too warm and rain will fall.  However, a change over to light snow at the very end of the storm late Wed night is possible for all areas.

Travel north into NH, VT or Maine could be tricky and treacherous.

The storm will not be a typical Nor'easter however, as it will be already developed as seen on the satellite image this morning over Missouri. There is not a dip in the jet stream to have it ride up the coast or get a lot of energy from the Atlantic Ocean.

Weather map for mid day Wednesday showing the low track south of Cape Cod, heavy rain is expected in Mass. Colder air will filter in behind this storm to bring light snow showers,

Most of the east from the Rockies to the Atlantic will be sunny!  Rain in the Pacific coast and Snow in the northern Rockies at high elevations!

As a note, the cold arctic air that is building in Alaska will be making a dip south come December!

11/20/11 More warmth...

A 65 degree day in November is a very nice treat. Isn't odd how we think of this as being warm, when in July, 65 for a high would be a chilly day?   Then again too a July 65 would be very humid and sticky, today will be nice and dry.

A strong breeze from the southwest ahead of a cold front will bring in the warm temperatures, winds could gust as high as 40 mph on the Cape later today!!

Most areas across Massachusetts will be in the 60s today!

A cold front will push through late tonight into Monday morning, bringing in a much cooler airmass for the week. However the weather pattern is very zonal and there are no major dips to bring the cold air in with a rush, so most of it will stay locked in Canada.
Temperatures will fall to the 40s by Monday.

A potential strong rain storm will approach New England on Wednesday, with wind and heavy rain. It will be warm ahead of the front. Cold air wraps in behind the storm and will likely end as a light snowfall.  Heavy snow could fall in Northern Maine and New Brunswick and Quebec.

Travel will be hampered on Wednesday with a heavy rains.