6/29/12 Hot weather returns

A heat wave is expected to invade the Boston area this weekend (3 or more days above 90).

The massive heat that has been building in the Rockies and south will move in today and stay with us until Sunday, when a bit of a cool down back into the 80s returns for the holiday week.

It will be coolest along the coastal areas and south facing beaches today.

For today, Friday, a few scattered showers and thunderstorms will move through during the morning hours, then reform later in the day. Expect mid 90s in most places, except upper 80s at the beaches with upper 70s to lower 80s on the Cape. Dew point levels will be dropping today, so it will not feel as humid today or tonight, but will rise over the weekend.

Our heat today is being transported in around a very HOT high pressure to the south. The flow for New England will be mostly west though so the extreme heat remains south.

Scattered Thunderstorms are possible each day, but no areas of organized rain is expected.

6/25/12 Cold then back to summer heat. Rain today!

A strong cold front is pushing its way across New England this morning that will bring heavy rains and thunderstorms across the region as the morning progresses.

Forecast radar image for 11 AM this morning, with one heavy band of showers and thunderstorms moving through Eastern MA.

As the front moves through, over an inch of rain could fall from the storms.  An area of low pressure will form just off the New England coast and will keep the rain from moving too far offshore and keep the clouds around more much of the coastal areas.

Tuesday looks to be a very cool and damp day with a few breaks of sun from time to time especially in southern locations.

Temperatures on Tuesday will be 10-12 degrees cooler than normal.  As the area of low pressure off the coast spins, it will allow for clouds to rotate around it and make for a cloudy day except for the southern parts of New England.

The cool is short lived once again and heat will return for the weekend.

Heat will build across the south east and move into New England for the weekend with temperatures getting into the upper 80s and lower 90s.   It will once again be short lived as a cold front will push through late Sunday into Monday.   Debby will be a slow mover off the FL coast.