Winter Weather Advisory North

Posted by Joe Joyce November 30, 2008 at 6:54 pm

Most of the wintry weather has come to an end in Southern New England. Temperatures remained borderline all afternoon to keep precipitation in the frozen form of sleet & freezing rain in valleys and hills of Western Mass, & CT. The Winter Weather Advisory has been cancelled south. Expect rain and showers for the rest of the evening. Some areas will pick up an 1″ by the time this all ends by dawn. Speaking of the morning sun…by that time, temperatures will have risen to either side of 50 degrees…especially along the coast. Winds will pick up out of the Southeast tonight and help push in this mild air. Expect a mild breezy start with skies becoming partly sunny.
Those of you in Northern New England…You are just getting going. Winter Weather Advisory until Late Tonight. Precipitation is starting as snow, except along the coast. Snow will accumulate up to an 1″ before mixing over to sleet than rain. Snow will have a better chance of accumulating in the northern mountains where 2-4″ are possible before mixing over to sleet & Freezing Rain. Travel will be dicey this evening so be prepared for delays and even a few accidents with all the volume on the road.
The Pavement is still retaining heat…so I do not anticipate things getting very icy…but some untreated surfaces may get slick…before the warmer air moves in later. A Rainy start by dawn will give way to quickly improving conditions Monday

Wondering About Winter? Here is the Winter 08-09 Outlook

Posted by Joe Joyce November 30, 2008 at 2:53 pm

With the beginning of meteorological Winter upon us…here is a look into what we can expect this winter.

The End of Times

Posted by Joe Joyce November 30, 2008 at 8:42 am

Today markes the official END to Hurricane season. Without the sun directly warming the oceans in the Northern Hemisphere, the oceans are cooling enough to the point where tropical development is very hard to come by. This Hurricane season will be remembered for IKE, which wiped out Galveston, TX and Gustav, which threatened to strike New Orleans, but at the last second mercifully took a left and spared the city. This hurricane season featured 16 named storms, 8 became hurricanes, 5 became major. Above normal tropical activity for this season…very much expected with the Atlantic in it’s multidecadal warm phase. Also being that it’s the last day of November…it is the END of meteorological autumn. Tomorrow will mark the official start to meteorological winter…December, January, February…the three coldest & snowiest monts of the year.
Now we have that out of the way…and the Holiday weekend is coming to an End, today is a big travel day and we have weather moving into New England! Read more

Forecast update on tomorrow’s storm…

Posted by Danielle Niles November 29, 2008 at 9:07 pm

Well, I have two pieces of news - #1, the latest models seem to be in fairly good agreement with the previous run, so the timing of the precipitation tomorrow doesn’t need to be altered at this point; and #2, this storm is a quick hitter… Read more

All eyes on tomorrow’s storm…

Posted by Danielle Niles November 29, 2008 at 3:09 pm

What a nice start to the weekend! We’ve seen plenty of sunshine today mixed with a few fair weather clouds, making for a great Saturday afternoon. Tomorrow, clouds will be on the increase as a storm system nudges closer to New England. Read more

Weak Front- Heavy Precipitaion- Blame Cyclogenesis

Posted by Tim Kelley November 28, 2008 at 9:10 pm

Caution, wet roads are turning icy.. again.. tonight. Rapid cooling is resulting in Black Ice. This will be the case through Saturday Sunrise.

Where were you when the front went by Wednesday? From Eastern Massachusetts to much of Maine, this was more than a weak cold front. This statement from..
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME..
THE CITIES OF…ELLSWORTH…BAR HARBOR…BLUE HILL…
EASTPORT…MACHIAS…CHERRYFIELD
705 PM EST FRI NOV 28 2008
…ISOLATED RUMBLES OF THUNDER CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF
COASTAL DOWNEAST MAINE UNTIL 9 PM EST…
DOPPLER RADAR IS INDICATING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE COASTAL WATERS. IN ADDITION TO THE
THUNDER…BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS MAY ACCOMPANY ANY STORM.
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Weak front moves through tomorrow; More potent storm slated for Sunday night…

Posted by Danielle Niles November 28, 2008 at 12:46 am

After a beautiful Thanksgiving Day in the weather department, a weak cold front will bring a brief period of unsettled conditions to New England on Friday… Read more

Thanksgiving Feast of a Forecast

Posted by Joe Joyce November 27, 2008 at 11:39 am

A fine day across most of the six state region to celebrate this Thanksgiving. A good day to be thankful for the climate we live in, where life threatening weather is a rarity. Even still, the coastline is still recovering from the recent blow we had which produced significant beach erosion and the power is still out in some Maine communities along the coast. Our Thanksgiving will be quiet with light winds out of the west-southwest. The Upper level low is pulling away, but still a few clouds remain in it’s wake. Partly cloudy skies will be the rule today through tonight before our next front arrives tomorrow. This front will come with a few light showers during the morning & midday. It will likely be cold enough in the northern mountains for snow showers. Once this front passes, all is well with the weather again for the rest of the weekend! The weekend looks sunny and not too cold. But watch out! There will be plenty of weather to watch coming up the coast! Read more

A Thanksgiving Day forecast to be thankful for…

Posted by Danielle Niles November 26, 2008 at 12:16 pm

Well, I’m sure plenty of New Englanders are out and about today- traveling to their Thanksgiving destinations! Here’s a rundown of the forecast for today and tomorrow, as well as your weekend outlook… Read more

Storm Continues in Maine

Posted by Tim Kelley November 25, 2008 at 7:48 pm

Though the surface Low Pressure has Stalled in New York, an Occluded Front is slowly pushing east along the Maine Coast. This front is the focus of Torrential Downpours and Damaging wind.

This view from Scituate MA during the morning High Tide.
The 10PM High Tide continues to cause Beach Erosion and Damage, especially east from Portland. Read more

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