One Last Day

Today will be the last warm day for the next week. Expect temps to reach in the mid and upper 70's with a breeze. However, the wind will shift to the NE tonight, ushering in cool and cloudy conditions to southern portions of New England as a cold front goes past us, then stalls to the south However, at the same time high pressure will try to come down from Canada behind the cold front.  It will never really make it to the Boston area until the weekend, but there will be a sharp cutoff between clouds to the south and sun across northern New England. 

Boston, MA area forecast: 

Today: Mostly sunny, high 77. West wind 10-15 MPH, shifting to NE late in the day. Temps may drop after 5 Pm. 

Tonight: Becoming cloudy. Low 53. Slight chance of a shower. NE wind 10-15 MPH.

Wednesday and Thursday: Cloudy from Boston area points south with patchy drizzle, and a slight risk of a shower. Mostly cloudy with some breaks of sun possible Northwest (NW) of route 495 .  Sunny in northern New England. High around 60 in Boston area, a bit warmer NW of route 495.  NE wind 15-20 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH along the coast. 

Wednesday night and Thursday night: Cloudy with drizzle, and a slight chance of a shower on Wednesday night, a better chance on Thursday night. Low 56. NE wind 10-15 MPH.

Friday: Cloudy over all areas with a periodic showers possible. High 65. NE wind 10-15 MPH. 

Tropics: No storms in Atlantic. Major typhoon just north of Guam in pacific, winds of 155 MPH. 

Cool and Dreary

Wow! The storm really intensified last night. It started looking like a tropical system, and not real sure why it was not named. Steady winds of close to 50 MPH with gusts over 60 were reported in the southern New Jersey area. It dumped close to 5 inches of rain near Philly as it slowly moved onshore early this morning along the Jersey coast. The storm has slowly drifted northward, and is directly over New York City. The storm is expected to move back over the open waters of the Atlantic, and move just south of Nantucket. The storm is expected to lose strength during the day tomorrow, but still spread rain northwards into southern New England. The wind will continue to gust to around 30 MPH on Cape and islands, and possibly close to 25 in the Boston area. However, the wind will not be a huge issue.  Because of an east flow it will stay showery and breezy here through early Sunday. 

Red Sox forecast: Showers tonight, windy. Make sure to bring the rain gear. Temps around 60.  Expect at least a delay. Tomorrow-the field will still be wet, but the rain should be over. 

Expect some rains for soccer practice, and the field will be wet. Maybe some heavy pockets of rain, especially over SE mass. However, it depends on your towns exact rules if it is cancelled or not. 

Weekend forecast: 

Tonight: Showers, Breezy. NE wind 10-20 MPH with gusts to around 30 MPH. Low 59. Patchy fog. 

Saturday: Showers, Breezy. NE wind 10-20 MPH with gusts to 30 mph. High 62. Patchy fog. 

Saturday night: Raw. Cloudy with mist and drizzle, low 58. NE wind 10-15 MPH. 

Sunday: Foggy and drizzly in the morning, then slow clearing. High 71. NE, shifting to SW 5-10 MPH. 

Tropical Update: Fred was a major hurricane, and now has fizzled to a tropical storm with 70 MPH winds. The storm is still about 800 miles off  the cost of Africa, not expected to threaten any land. Watching thunderstorms off the coast of Texas for possible development. 

Major nor'easter- in Jersey

The storm has gathered strength again off the coast of New Jersey, and has started to drift west.  It will produce heavy rainfall and wind gusts to around 55 MPH or so along the New Jersey and Maryland coast. Then the storm will be pushed by a SW flow towards Nantucket, but at the same time be falling apart by early Saturday. Expect some showers and wind here, but not a huge storm. 

Local alerts/news: High surf advisory in effect from 10AM to 8PM  tomorrow for the islands. Rip currents can be expected. Be sure to stay out of the water along the south coast. There was frost  in parts of New Hampshire (NH), Maine (ME), and Vermont (VT) last night. Locally, temps dropped to 39 in Norwood, MA last night, and 42 in Taunton and Bedford. In JP (Jamaica Plain) temps dropped to 50. 

Boston area forecast: 

Tonight: Clouds coming in, low 54 in Boston, and 50 in suburbs. NE wind 10-15 MPH. 

Friday: Becoming cloudy and breezy. Showers arrive on the cape and SW New England  by mid morning, then push into Boston around 3PM. Cool. High 64. NE winds 15-20 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH in Boston, and 35 MPH on cape. 

Friday night: Showers likely. Low 56. NE wind 15-20 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH in the evening, decreasing to around 15 MPH after midnight  

Saturday: Cloudy, breezy, and cool with some showers and mist around. High 64. NE wind 10-20 MPH. 

Saturday night: Clearing is expected after midnight, low dropping to 56. 

Nor'easter?

The major storm as of yesterday at this time has fallen apart. There are some light showers around the mid-atlantic states, but that is it for the rain. The storm has also not moved at all over the last day and so the rain for the Boston area is pushed back a day, if it all.  However, the wind is still gusty. A wind gust of 31 MPH from the Northeast (NE)  was recored earlier this afternoon at Logan. Even stronger winds are being recorded on the New Jersey shoreline. The gusty winds are expected to continue through Friday.  The low pressure may regather strength as it heads towards land. The models are still not agreeing. Some models have the storm gaining strength, (a tropical cyclone is highly unlikely) and slowly churning northwards towards the Boston area. That would produce heavy rain and wind gusts to 35 MPH on the coast.  Other models have the storm not ganging strength much, and slowly brushing past the cape.  That outcome would produce some light showers, and winds gusting to around 25 MPH. There is even a 3rd possibility.  This model has the storm gathering strength tonight, and moving West and then Northwest towards Philly and producing heavy rains there. The storm would eventually get pushed here by another weak system, but it would be just some showers late friday. The most likely outcome at this point is somewhere in between the first and second possibility. Either way, it will be cool and cloudy. Expect temps to only reach the low 60's the next 2 days. 

Local forecast:

Tonight: Partly cloudy, low 54 in Boston and 46 in suburbs. NE wind 10-20 MPH

Thursday: Some sun in the morning, becoming cloudy by 2 pm.  Cool. High 62. Gusty NE wind of 15-25 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH, and gusting to 35 MPH on Cape. 

Thursday night: Cloudy until 3am, then a chance of showers. NE wind of 10-20 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH. Low 57. 

Friday: Showers likely, some of the rainfall could be heavy. Cool. High 61. NE wind of 15-25 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH, decreasing to 10-20 MPH with gusts to 25 MPH. The wind may stay gusty on the Cape. 

Saturday: Some rain is possible in the morning, otherwise expect slow clearing by mid afternoon. High closing in on 70. The winds will die down. 

Nor'easter

Hey, I am back in Boston after a trip to the Vineyard, and then to my neighbors wedding. I start my senior year of High School at Another Course To College in Brighton on Thursday. My blogs may become a bit less frequent, as I need to focus on my studies.  

A major storm is centered just off the coast of North Carolina. It has brought close to 10 inches of rain over the last couple of days to parts of  costal Carolina and Virginia. It is also bringing very strong winds and rough surf. At this point, it is not tropical. However, it may become a Tropical Storm(its name would be Grace)  as it drifts over the open waters tonight and tomorrow. Either way the effect is going to be the same. There is a high pressure stalled to the north of us, and the big pressure difference will create strong wind gusts starting tomorrow. The wind will become strong out of the East and Northeast starting Tomorrow , gusting to around 30 MPH along the coast around the Boston area, and 40 MPH on the cape and islands. The strongest winds will be on Thursday and Thursday night, ahead of the approaching storm. However, the high pressure will keep the rain away for at least one more day. The rain is expected to begin in the form of showers on Thursday afternoon, and become more frequent and heavy overnight. The showers will last through Friday and maybe into the early morning hours on Saturday.  However, the models are in disagreement. Some models have the storm strengthening into a major Tropical system and making landfall on Friday. Other models have it being blocked by the high, and moving well to the south of the Cape and falling apart.  At this point, somewhere in between seems the most likely outcome. 

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, low around 58.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, becoming windy. Cool, high 67. NE winds of 10-15 mph in the morning becoming 15-20 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the afternoon. 

Wednesday night: Cloudy. Low 54. NE winds 15-20 mph with gusts to around 30 MPH. 

Thursday: Cloudy in the morning, then showers likely after 3pm. High 64. Very windy. E/NE winds 15-25 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH in Boston area, and 40 MPH  on the cape. Winds may gust close to 50 for a brief time on the outer cape and Nantucket. 

Thursday night: Showers, some showers may produce heavy rainfall. Low 58. Windy. E winds 15-20 MPH with gusts to 30 MPH, and 40 MPH on the cape. 

Cool

Today was cool with temps only reaching 64 at Logan. However, the sun will continue to shine until at least Wednesday. There is a a storm forming off the South Carolina coast. It may try to form into a Tropical Storm later this week as it spins and spins in the very warm water. At this point, it is not very organized at all. Either way, it will crawl up the coast towards Nantucket by the end of the week. Something to keep an eye on for this week. Otherwise, expect great conditions. 

Local Forecast

Tonight: Clear and cool- low 53 in downtown Boston , about 49 in JP and about 45 outside the main urban centers.

Labor day: Sunny, light Sea breeze. High 67 at the coast and about 74 west of route 495. 

Monday night: Clear, low 57 downtown, and around 50 outside the city. 

Tuesday: Sunny, warmer with a high around 79. Except around 72 on the cape. 

Tuesday night: Partly cloudy, low around 60. 

Great weather is ahead, including for Labor day weekend. ! Low humidity and temps in the 70's can be expected. However, there is a storm system to the south and heavy rain is falling just south of Long Island. Some sprinkles may try to sneak on to the Cape and Islands over the next few days. The big High pressure system (means good weather)  over us should protect us from any big storms for at least the next week. 

Local news: The low this morning on the Vineyard was 41. We are now back in JP. 

Local forecast: 

Today: Partly to mostly sunny, high 77. Light sea breeze. It may become cloudy for a time in SE Mass. 

Tonight: Clearing, low 54.

Friday: Partly to mostly sunny. High 79. Light SE wind. Some sprinkles are possible over the Cape, and especially the Islands. 

Friday night: Clearing, low 56. 

Saturday and Sunday: Sunny, high around 75.