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Mild, Clear Start to the Week
We have a new kind of air arriving in New England this morning. It’s a much less humid kind of air, thanks to high pressure from Canada moving in behind last night’s cold front that generated a few showers and thunderstorms. Most of us are already in the lower humidity, but it’s going to take a little while longer...
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Sunshine And Spot Storms Saturday Afternoon
Humidity ramped up in all of New England last night, resulting in a foggy start for most of us. Much of the fog has burned off, but there are still patches of low clouds. Also, a cold front moving in from the west and north is generating a few showers and a thunderstorm this afternoon, especially in the lakes and…
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Thunderstorms Pass Through Mass. After Tornado Threat in Maine
A powerful storm system moved into New England Wednesday, sparking severe thunderstorm warnings across the northern half of the region and in western Massachusetts. A severe thunderstorm warning was in place for parts of Massachusetts Wednesday evening, after much of New England was under severe thunderstorm watches. A tornado warning was issued at one point in southern Maine. The alerts…
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New England's Beautiful Weather Weekend Begins
There are so many activities being held in New England this weekend, many solemn and many family fun, and fortunately the weather is cooperating for most of it. It was almost a little brisk Saturday morning, with temperatures in the 40s north and 50s south. That fresh breeze from the northwest brought in a pretty blue sky and very low…
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Sun to Shine in New England for Another Day, Before Rain Arrives Thursday
We can credit high pressure from Canada for this beautiful Tuesday in New England, a stretch that will continue overnight into Wednesday. It will be clear overnight, with lows in the 40s and 50s north and 50s to low 60s. As the high pressure system moves east Wednesday, we have the return of a humid breeze, with mostly sunny skies….
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Labor Day Ends With Sun, Storms for Some
As the clouds cleared nicely in southern New England with temperatures close to 80 degrees, another front caused showers and thunderstorms to develop in New York and cross from Vermont to New Hampshire early this afternoon. There has been small hail and strong wind reported with some of these storms that are now moving into Maine. Severe thunderstorm warnings were…
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Improving Weather for Labor Day — and Beyond — in New England
The slow-moving front that brought us a mostly gray Sunday is pushing east and out to sea on Monday, Labor Day. That means improving weather for areas that are still seeing a few showers in eastern New England in the morning. Much less humid air is working in from the northwest, with increasing sunshine and temperatures pretty close to 80…
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Suddenly, A Heat Wave
Despite all that rain-soaked topsoil associated with Henri, we did manage to break 90 in many spots yesterday, including Logan Airport in Boston that got to 91°. That was a bit of a surprise, as a weak sea breeze reversed and the high temperature was at 4 o’clock in the afternoon. Today, we have high pressure settling right over New England…
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Streak of Nice Sunday Weather Continues
We are on a streak of nice Sundays that’s going to continue today. Our heat wave finally relented late yesterday with a cold front from Canada. Now we have fresh clean air coming in from the north. It’s coming from eastern Canada so there should not be smoke in the sky either, it’s blue sky and cirrus clouds with a...
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Sun and Showers Sunday Afternoon
For most of New England it is not raining, but it is a rather gray Sunday afternoon and evening. There is a weak front easing from north to south across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, generating a couple of showers and and thunderstorms. There’s also a weak wave of tropical low pressure near Long Island generating some lighter rain, with...
