Jeff Harrington

First Alert Weather Aug 9

Another 90+ degree day today will have us hitting heat wave status

Temperatures are expected to break 90 in Boston today, making this stretch a heat wave

First Alert Weather Aug 2

Muggy Sunday, First Alert Monday for heavy rain

Keep wiping that sweat away, the muggy weather is here to stay! Temperature wise – it’s very similar out there today to what we had yesterday. Temperatures in the low-to-mid 80s under a mostly cloudy sky. A weather maker unwinding over the Midwest and Great Lakes has been tossing clouds our way. Eventually the rain sits over us on Monday….

First Alert Weather Jul 22

First Alert: Storms bring flash flooding risk, power outages

Severe thunderstorm and flash flood warnings have been issued Tuesday for parts of Connecticut, where a tornado watch is also in effect. Get more here.

First Alert Weather Jul 21

Beautiful day Monday ahead of severe weather, wildfire smoke Tuesday

We’re expecting beautiful weather on Monday, followed by severe weather and the return of wildfire smoke on Tuesday.

First Alert Weather Jul 14

First alert: Severe storms in northern New England, record heat possible in Boston

It could be a memorable weather day. It’s rare we have a severe storm threat level this high in northern New England, and Boston could top 100 degrees.

First Alert Weather Jul 7

Flash flooding threat today in parts of New England. Here's what to expect

It’s already been raining for hours across Connecticut, Rhode Island right to Buzzards Bay. This area is at greatest risk for flash flooding. It’s not out of the question for half a foot of rain to fall in just six hours. That’s worst-case scenario. That’s why this zone is under a level 3 of 4 flash flood threat. Given...

First Alert Weather Jul 3

FIRST ALERT: It's officially a heat wave, and Boston hit 100 degrees today

It’s officially a heat wave in Boston and the area is on track to have back-to-back 100-degree days. Here’s the latest weather forecast.

First Alert Weather Jul 2

First Alert: Severe thunderstorms as heat wave gets underway

The heat wave starts Wednesday. We’ve got four First Alert days in a row for the stifling heat that begins in earnest Thursday. In Massachusetts, severe thunderstorm warnings were in place in Worcester County, Norfolk County, Hampshire County, Middlesex County, Franklin County and Hampden County until 1 a.m. Thursday. Connecticut’s Windham County and Tolland County also had severe thunderstorm...