Downpours to come

The heavy rain remains to the west of the Boston area tonight. However, we did get some downpours this afternoon up here in Plymouth. Tonight, the axis of the heavy rain will slowly shift eastward and arrive in Boston during the morning rush. Downpours will continue off and on until the evening hours. Although, when it is not pouring the rain will be steady. The strongest winds will come before the heavy rain-during the night tonight. But, there could be some windswept rain early tomorrow. The remains of Nicole may actually gain strength before crossing over the region tomorrow evening with additional showers. The weekend will be cool, but dry. Another storm may come into the NE next week, as we go from drought to flood throughout much of the East.

Alerts:

A Wind Advisory is in effect for the entire Boston area until noon Friday.

A Flood Watch is in effect for all of New England, Including Boston.

A Flood Warning is in effect for the Pemmi River up here at PSU. The river flows under a bridge at the bottom of the campus. Record flooding is possible.

East Coast rain totals so far: inches

Wilmington, NC: 21.2!
Baltimore: 7.0
Washington: 5.2
Philly: 4.7
PSU: 2.5
Greenfield, MA: 2.1

Boston, MA forecast:

Tonight: Overcast with occasional showers after midnight. Very humid and windy with a low of 70. South wind of 25-30 MPH with gusts to 45 MPH in Boston and 55 MPH on the Cape and Islands.

Friday; Showers and downpours in the morning, then downpours and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Windy and very humid with temps DROPPING to 58 by 6 PM. South wind of 20-25 MPH with gusts to 45 MPH in Boston and 55 MPH on the Cape in the morning. Diminishing and shifting to NW at 15-25 MPH in the afternoon.

Friday night: Showers until 9 PM, then mostly cloudy. The wind diminishing and cooler with lows around 50. North wind of 15-25 MPH early, decreasing to 5-10 MPH after midnight. I expect the Sox-Yanks game to at least have a delay.


Rain totals:Inches

1-2: The Cape and islands.

2-4: Most of the Boston area, including JP. Some isolated 5 inch amounts are possible.

4-6+ Northern and western New England, including up here at PSU.

Weekend forecast:

Saturday: A great fall day with mainly sunny skies and highs in the mid 60's. NW wind of 10-20 MPH.

Saturday night: The first frost is possible outside of Boston. Clear with lows around 45 in Boston and around freezing in some of the cooler suburbs.

Sunday: Sunny, but cooler. Highs in the upper 50's.

Monday: Another storm may come into the region. Showers possible with highs in the 50's.