3/8/12 Bring on Spring -

If you liked yesterday, you will love today!  Temperatures will climb once again into the mid 60s today with lots of sunshine!

A few clouds will roll in from time to time mixed with sunshine. The bulk of the heavier clouds and rain does not arrive until around 5 or 6 PM today.

The forecast radar showing scattered showers over much of the northeast at 8 PM tonight. Expect much of the rain to break up as it heads toward the east, but showers are expected from 10 PM thru 8 AM tomorrow morning.

After the cold front pushes through, it will cool down to seasonable levels with highs back into the 40s. This may be the last cold wave for quite some time as the model data indicates much warmer temperatures return by Sunday and into the following week.

3/7/12 Mild weather - look for an Aurora!

Not much change in the thinking of whats happening. A brief warm up is here with highs nearing 20 degrees above normal for tomorrow.  

Today - Bright sunshine with a high in the mid 50s

Thursday - a stiff south wind will bring in temperatures into the mid 60s for the day. Clouds will approach late in the afternoon, likely after sunset, with a few showers beginning around 10 PM.

Friday - A cold front pushes through overnight with a few sprinkles left over for the morning commute, then clearing.

Temperatures will fall for the weekend, BUT.. this may be one of the last cold spells for the next 2 weeks as a shift to mild weather returns for mid March!!

NOAA outlook for March 12-16 showing much of the country is above normal in for temperatures!

NOTE:  A solar storm is happening and could produce a very pronounced Aurora over the northern States for the next few nights. Take a look (if light pollution does not get in the way)

3/6/12 A nice warming trend..

Warmer weather is on the way this week!

As noted yesterday, high pressure will build to the east allowing a warm flow of air to come up from the south and warm our temperatures into the mid 60s by Thursday!  A cold front approaches overnight Thursday with some showers but should clear out by day break. 

3/5/12 A Sunny Stretch.. Cold to start - Mild to finish

Cold Canadian high pressure will bring a touch of winter back into the Northeast for today and tomorrow. Expect temperatures to be below normal for these two days with highs only in the 30s and nighttime lows back into the teens.

A weak low pressure over Virginia is bringing light snows to that area of the country. This low will track south of Cape Cod today. A few thick clouds on the Cape may be expected as the low strengthens. For the Boston area, just a few passing clouds can be forecast.  A strong high over the central US will move east by Wednesday and the southwest winds will usher in Spring like temperatures into Thursday with highs reaching the 60s for most areas. A storm over southern California will bring the chance of rain and a cold front with it overnight Thursday into Friday morning.

Clockwise winds around High pressure will bring in mild air from the south on Wednesday and Thursday with high temperatures reaching the 60s for southern New England. A cold front will push through overnight on Thursday into early Friday morning and drop temperatures back to the 40s.   Mild weather returns late next weekend.

3/4/12 March Highlights & the Week Ahead Forecast

Sunday Weather - Clouds for much of the day today. High 43.  Rain for the Cape.

The line of clouds was expected to stay about 60 miles further out to sea than it ended up today, so the forecast that did call for sunshine today has been replaced with clouds.  Areas on the Cape will see some scattered rain showers today. The whole system moves slowly eastward today clearing from west to east and reaching Boston by 5 PM. Some peaks of sun will be seen by mid afternoon.

Cold weather returns for Monday and Tuesday and then a return to mild 60 degree weather for mid and late week!

3/3/12 Warmer today, showers maybe a clap of Thunder

Thankfully, for us here in the Boston area, the severe weather that struck the South and Midwest yesterday is weakening and moving off the east coast.  We will only see a morning filled with overspreading rains that are associated with total storm.

This image shows what will be our weather for the day on Saturday. A weak area of Low Pressure will form off of Long Island today, and track over Cape Cod by early afternoon. This could initiate a brief thunderstorm, especially over Cape Cod and keep the chance of showers and rain in the forecast for much of the day. It will though usher in warmer air and push temperatures to rise into the lower 50s as a warm front moves from the south to the north.  Expect temperatures to begin to rise around noon.    The warmth will  be short lived as a cold front, now over PA and NY will push through around 4 PM today.  As can be seen, some clearing could be seen after 4 PM as the drier colder air moves in so expect some sunshine late in the day.

Temperatures will warm into the 50s for eastern New England today. A chance of a thunderstorm exists over the Cape. A cold front pushes through to dry and clear the sky out around 4 PM in the Boston area. Expect a gusty West North West wind.

The entire storm system. The low over the Great Lakes will weaken and move into Canada. A mix of  clear and clouds are expected on Sunday. The heavy/severe weather stays south.

Sunday will see a mix of Sun and Clouds across Boston.  The rain across the south with move North but should stay over the Cape with scattered showers and the clouds reaching a line from just south of Boston to Providence and Groton, CT.

The week ahead - Cold air will push into New England for early in the week then a major warm up will occur later in the week with temperatures potentially reaching the 60s by Thursday.

3/2/12 A cold day, with sun, warming overnight!

A cold front which pushed through New England last night has moved to the south. This front will stall just south of Long Island for much of the day today allowing a cold flow of air from Canada to filter in over a freshly fallen snow pack. This will not allow temperatures to get out the upper 30s today.

High pressure will keep temperatures cool over New England today. A MAJOR storm is developing over the Ohio Valley today surging warm moist air northward. This will bring extreme severe weather to parts of TN, KY and OH today. This surging air will move in overnight into the New England as a warm front.

Today's high temperatures across New England. Where snow has fallen, temperatures will have a hard time rising out of the 30s today as any solar energy will first be used to melt the snow, then warm the ground and air. Where there is no snow, the air will warm faster and temperatures will get into the 40's.  (This is one reason why the winter has been so mild, lack of snow)

Of important note. A very serious severe weather threat is expected today over the Ohio Valley. This event could rival other famous tornado outbreaks that have happened in the past. 

A late evening Thunderstorm could pop up over Western New England

A cold front will push through New England Saturday afternoon and could trigger a thunderstorm or two.

Saturday - A warm front ushers in heavy rain overnight and pushes temperatures into the 50's. Some areas north and west of Boston where snowfall is deep could see some Freezing Rain tonight, then warm.  Expect rain to be heaviest around 8 AM - 2 PM.  A cold front will bring a possible  thunderstorm between 2 & 4 tomorrow afternoon.