4/27/12 Freezing Tonight.. bundle up the plants!

The remnants of the past weeks Nor'Easter will finally be pushing off the Maine coast today, as a cold area of high pressure takes control over the northeast US.

The old Nor"Easter which has kept our weather unsettled over the past week will finally be kicked out to sea today, as a cold area of high pressure moves in!

With cold high pressure moving in overnight tonight, a FREEZE WARNING has been issued for much of Southern New England, except the immediate Boston area, the Cape, Islands and Providence, where Urban Heating and Ocean temperatures will keep temperatures above freezing.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOW 30S.

* TIMING...MIDNIGHT UNTIL 8 AM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL
INTERESTS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT
TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS
SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.

Cool, but sunny conditions will prevail for the weekend, and a gradual warm up is 

forecast for next week 

4/24/12 The Aftermath of a Nor"Easter

An unsettled weather pattern will be with us over the next week.  With the passage of the Nor'Easter yesterday, residual clouds and showers will remain for the rest of the week along with some cooler air.

Our weather pattern can be seen on this mornings satellite image. As the low spins over Ontario, it will take several days to move east and will spin in a mix of sun and clouds over New England.

A simplified view of the weather for the next week.  Warm high pressure will keep the south, Mid Atlantic and Ohio Valley in early Summer warmth, while a small battle zone will set up between New England and the Mid Atlantic and on the north side, cooler weather will prevail as winds come in from Canada. Although it will not be COLD, highs will be normal, near 60 with the chance of passing showers, primarily along the south coast.

Much above normal temps are seen over the Ohio Valley. The Northeast remains near normal.

The week ahead will be tough to forecast when you can expect sunshine and when you can expect a rain shower.

4/22/12 Major Storm to Move Up the Coast.

A late season nor'easter in set to cause some problems across the Northeast and into Appalachia overnight tonight and Monday.

For the Boston area, a cold front will struggle to push through Massachusetts and become stalled through the center of the state. This will be a focusing area as a developing low pressure over the Gulf of Mexico and Florida will move northward bringing heavy rain and winds.

It will be too warm in much of New England so expect heavy rains, however, further west into New York and PA, cold air will work in as another low over Iowa merges with the Gulf low and will create a damaging late season snowstorm, where over a foot of snow could fall .

Storm is similar in nature and structure to that of the Great Blizzard of 1993, with the exception of cold air in place due to time of year.

Impacts for the Boston Area:

• Heavy Rain thru Monday afternoon up to 3-4 inches possible
• Flooding of small streams and poor drainage areas likely
• River flooding not expected due to dry winter and spring and drought conditions
• Strong winds along the coast up to 40 mph
• High surf possible.