We’re making a (small) move

Posted by admin January 2, 2009 (4 days ago) at 3:20 pm

Hey folks:

This blog is moving. Please visit us at our new home - just as easy to remember - www.weathernewengland.com.

All the items from here have been packed up - and we’re already posting at our new home.

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The NECN Weather Team just can’t stop busting a move! Check out the Charleston!

Posted by Matt Noyes December 24, 2008 at 8:13 am

Normally, you’ll find serious weather posts on our blog. But with the holidays, and such an active weather pattern that’s kept us quite serious most of the time, we’re so excited to let loose for the holidays that we could just…DANCE! Thanks to the folks at JibJab, we’re able to! Enjoy our NECN.com Director of Digital Media, Ted McEnroe, as he also dons the elf gear to join our weather team of Matt Noyes, Tim Kelley, Joe Joyce and Danielle Niles, dancing our way through whatever winter has to offer.

Like this dance? Check out our disco and country dances too- we’ll put them in the Santa Tracking section of the blog, accessed by clicking here! Click here to make your own “Elf Yourself” dance!

Tracking Santa - Update #2 - 6:00 AM, Christmas Eve Day

Posted by Matt Noyes December 24, 2008 at 6:09 am

We have video confirmation that Santa has indeed departed the North Pole at 6:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time. Santa’s first stop of Christmas has been to the boys and girls of Providenyia, Russia. Reports are that it’s cold in Eastern Siberia this morning, and the northern lights make a beautiful backdrop for Santa as he races across the night sky. We’re priviledged to have obtained some video from Santa’s North Pole departure, and I’ll share it with you here. -Matt

Want to see ALL the Santa Tracking updates from today? Click here!

Tracking Santa - Update #1 - 5:30 AM, Christmas Eve Day

Posted by Matt Noyes December 24, 2008 at 5:31 am

Here at NECN, our Santa Tracker is up and running! It was a last-minute delivery for the high-sensitivity “Rudolph Tracking Device,” but after a few hours of hard work, I was able to get the new part in, and the tracker is up and running. This high-sensitivity Rudolph Tracker is a very sophisticated item, and some may say it’s more than we need, given the brilliance of Rudy’s beak. But with thick fog and periodic rain expected in New England tonight, we weren’t taking any chances here at NECN. Some of the first images are coming out of NORAD. Santa was test flying when this video was taken, but we expect confirmation that he’s in the air soon, and I’ll keep you posted! -Matt Noyes

Want to see ALL the Santa Tracking updates from today? Click here!

Video Blog: Warmer air en route for Christmas, but the pattern remains active into the weekend

Posted by Matt Noyes December 23, 2008 at 10:14 pm

A warmup remains in the forecast heading into the holiday, and while a wintry mix may begin Christmas Eve Day in Central and Northern New England, all spots should transition to rain by late afternoon, with the North Country the last to change over after 2″-4″ of sloppy snow, with some higher amounts in the higher terrain. Though this is the leading edge to warmth, cool air will not be far away, and today’s video blog…
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My School Forecast, December 23, 2008, Matthew Dwyer - White Christmas a lock for spots with over 5″ of snow

Posted by Matt Noyes December 23, 2008 at 1:39 pm

Matthew Dwyer discusses his fear of thunderstorms after experiencing a damaging downburst wind in 2005. He’s not alone. “Brontophobia” is the fear of thunder and is common in kids and adults alike! I actually make school appearances several times per week and discuss thunderstorm safety, weather safety, and how to enjoy weather as best we can.

Speaking of enjoying weather, many of us will enjoy a White Christmas! Those with less than 5″ of snow (and especially less than 4″) will find it hard to retain a full inch of that snow for Christmas morning with warmer temperatures and rain on the way, but the rest of us won’t melt all of the “money in the bank” we have on the ground.

My School Forecast, December 22, 2008, Dylan Bengston - Chance of a White Christmas? Now 90%-100% for most!

Posted by Matt Noyes December 22, 2008 at 9:46 am

Our My School Forecast today was for a young man who sounds like he could use a little more snow in his life on the Outer Cape. Dylan writes, “I’m not expecting any snow in my forecast, but I’ll still be happy.” Spoken like a true Cape Cod snow lover. Unfortunately, the Outer Cape from Orleans to Chatham all the way down to Nantucket now have a pretty low probability of a White Christmas - with the warm rain on Sunday eating away much of the snow that had fallen, sub-50% chances from earlier in the month have dwindled to sub 20% chances, and even that’s simply due to inherent uncertainty in the 3-5 day forecast, and will continue getting lower in the next two days. For everyone else in New England, a White Christmas is a virtual lock, even if there will be some big puddles after Christmas Eve rain. With so much snow on the ground, most spots will certainly still have plenty left on the Big Day.

Weekly Weather Word Contest, winner for week of December 15-19, 2008

Posted by Matt Noyes December 22, 2008 at 9:46 am

The Weekly Weather Word Contest featured a wonderful surprise for the winner this week. Announced a day delayed from the normal Friday winning announcement (due to the big storm last week), a fifth grade student at the Merrymount School in Quincy, MA, took home the top spot in the votes by our panel of judges. What a surprise his family was in for when they found out they’ll be able to dine off the fruits of their son’s labor! BOKX 109 American Prime Steakhouse in Newton, MA, generously volunteered a $100 gift certificate to this week’s winner of the contest!

Located in Hotel Indigo, BOKX 109 is Newton’s newest gem - open seven days a week and located just off the Grove Street exit of Route 128. See their website for more on the restaurant, a big thank you for their generosity, and a huge congrats to our winner! Please note that the Weather Word contest will take a brief break for the holiday, with a new word returning at 6:51 AM on January 5, 2009! Happy New Year, everyone!

As the advertised “wall of snow” approaches, live chat with Matt, live coverage on NECN, and interactive opportunities for everyone

Posted by Matt Noyes December 19, 2008 at 10:04 am

We’ve been tracking today’s storm for days - after producing record snow in Las Vegas, dense fog in Houston, heavy snow and sleet in the Midwest, and a snow blitz through the Great Lakes, this well-defined storm is making a bee-line for New England. During the afternoon, snow will fall at one to two inches per hour for most of Central and Southern New England.

Through it all, we’ll bring you continuing coverage on NECN, here on WeatherNewEngland.com, and on the weather page of NECN.com. Live radar updates can be found on NECN at the top of each half hour as I track the wall of snow and its trip to New England. A live interactive chat will take place starting just after 10:30 AM (immediately after my on-air update) on Boston.com. Through it all, we cherish your reports, as our viewers serve as the eyes and ears for NECN across New England, in addition to our team of reporters fanned out across the region.

To submit photos to the Sky Scenes group for air on NECN, click here. If you’re already a Flickr member, you’re set to go. If not, it’ll only take you a minute or two to sign up and start submitting!

To send us text emails and updates and let us know what’s happening in your neighborhood as the storm rolls on (with snow measurements, please!), email weather@necn.com, and your email will go to our entire team.

We’ll keep you posted every step of the way as this storm plasters New England. In the meantime, enjoy this collection of images from the mark this storm has already left on our nation:

- Matt and Team

Gearing up for a Friday frenzy of snow…will this be as bad as the horrific commute of December 2007? Weatherwise, yes…BUT…

Posted by Matt Noyes December 18, 2008 at 5:31 pm

Our Thursday respite brings brief peace of mind to the body and mind for many. Snowblowers, plows and shovels were back in action for much of New England yesterday, and the heavy, wet nature of the snow made for back-breaking work for some. It appears as though we can consider those few inches a warm-up for the much larger snowstorm, slated for Friday…
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