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Rainy Tuesday in store, and latest on Thanksgiving storm promising travel delays
A stormy pattern is unfolding during this holiday week. The first event is obvious – if you’ve looked outside. Showers are spreading across the Commonwealth with this speedy, tidy weather system. All told, a beneficial .1 to .4 inches of rain is in store, with showers exiting after 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures will attempt to mount a...
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Tracking a Thanksgiving storm threatening rain, snow in New England
There’s much more action in the weather world this week. It seems like Mother Nature flipped the switch from quiet to stormy just in time for Thanksgiving. We’ll get another shot of rain on Tuesday, with amounts that are tolerable and tame. It appears as though a quarter to half inch is possible along with a slight bump upward in...
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Rain continues Friday, showers break off Saturday
While not as wet as Thursday – and punctuated by a few sunny breaks – we’re still seeing some showers as the storm holds fast in New England. Our final batch will come Friday afternoon and into tonight.
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Grab your rain coat — showers move in Thursday morning
The rain is here at last! Serving up a dent in the drought, suppressing weeks-long wildfires, building back reservoirs and groundwater, replenishing soil moisture and providing plant/tree uptake before winter. This almost feels like the onset of the rainy season in the West. Thankfully, we’re not in that kind of situation drought/wet season cycle…yet. First wave of rain pushes through...
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Is snow coming Thanksgiving weekend? Here's what we know
With the snap of the fingers, we’ve entered a whole new realm in the weather pattern. Thursday’s rain is welcome, but there’s already lots of buzz and speculation on a potential Thanksgiving snowstorm. If you’re reading this, you’re likely searching for something concrete to make plans around. After all, it IS the holiday season, and the last thing you need...
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Dry Wednesday before soaking rain (finally) moves in
The rain is hours away, but the radar is looking bleak. Fear not and trust in the process. Our upper-level storm system to the west will spawn a whole new storm off of New Jersey late tonight and fill it with rain. Our rain. That is likely to put a dent in the drought with some spots topping one inch!...
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How much rain could parched New England see later this week?
It seems that every two to four years we slip into a major drought in southern New England. We had a severe drought in 2016, a rather deep drought in 2020 and 2022, and now one in autumn of 2024. It took a long time to get into it, and it will take long time to get out of it....
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Another day of fire danger as frigid temps take hold
Yet another day of high fire danger. Although winds won’t be as strong as Tuesday, humidity remains very low, and extremely dry conditions (obviously) continue. High temperatures struggle to make the upper 40s on Wednesday. Our airmass is below normal – even for mid-November. Normally we could muster 52 this late in the month. It’s not until the 22nd that...
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Dry, windy conditions continue, freezes likely this week
The glaring weather headline Tuesday is the wind. While not exceptional for our tough New England standards, it’s a recipe for rapid fire spread in our tinder-dry conditions. But what about the rain the other night? That was mostly negated by the near-70-degree temps Monday. Gusts and low humidity will finish the job and keep us vigilant through Wednesday. Keep...
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Showers pass, dry conditions and winds return
The showers have come and gone, leaving many of us wanting. Amounts were paltry in the face of rainfall deficits that reach into the double digits, but every drop helped. Sadly, we won’t be gathering any more storms soon, so this one will have to do for the week. Even more concerning is the return of the wind on Monday....
