3/19/12 Summer heat to invade New England just as Spring arrives.

I sure hope that many of you enjoyed yesterdays record smashing high temperature of 74 in Boston during the last days of Winter 2012!  That was nothing!! I hope you are ready for some mid to upper 80s by mid week!!

The Vernal (Spring) Equinox begins at 1:14 AM tonight, as we now will have more daylight and less darkness.

Today however, one of those pesky cold ocean backdoor cold fronts will push into coastal New England, providing a sharp line between warmth and chilly air. It will be short lived. Many will see temperatures rise to the lower to mid 60s by noon today, then a backdoor front tries to push westward but only makes it into extreme eastern MA.

A backdoor cold front will start along the coast of MA around Noon and push inland throughout the afternoon, dropping temperatures dramatically. Shown are the temperatures for NOON and 4 PM in areas that will see frontal passage.  Overnight lows will be chilly into the 30s for most areas.  The front reaches the CT river valley by 8 PM.

An extremely strong area of high pressure will win out this week as it pushes warm air into the Northeast US.  The only locations that will not see the warmth will be those on the outer Cape and the Islands where the winds will be blowing over the colder ocean.

A typical summer pattern sets up along the east coast with a Bermuda high bringing in warm air from the Caribbean all the way into New England this week.

The heat arrives on Thursday, full force with highs reaching the mid and upper 80s in some areas. Coastal areas will be much cooler.