THUNDER

Could the fourth time be a charm for the launch of the Black Brant XII rocket for NASA?  After a delay last week due to thunderstorms, and two more delays Saturday and Monday nights due to unfavorable upper level wind, the next opportunity is this evening, Tuesday, at 8:05p.m. with a 40-minute launch window.  The delayed shuttle launch will...

Today (Tuesday): Sun & clouds, isolated PM sprinkle, shower far north. Highs 60-65.
Overnight Tuesday Night: Clouds diminish. Lows around 40.
Wednesday: Sun & building clouds, a few PM showers. Highs 60-65.

Today (Tuesday): Sun & clouds, isolated PM sprinkle, shower far north. Highs 60-65. Overnight Tuesday Night: Clouds diminish. Lows around 40. Wednesday: Sun and building clouds, a few PM showers. Highs 60-65.

Two wins to close out a road trip and an influx of new faces has spirits as high as they have been all season for the Celtics. As Chris Forsberg writes, those positive vibes are refreshing to see and could save Boston’s season.

New England has been close to the jet stream winds aloft this week – the fast river of air, high in the sky, that steers storm systems and separates cold air to the north from warm to the south.  Being close to the jet stream doesn’t always mean stormy weather, as the last two days have proven, but it...

Today (Wednesday): AM showers, PM sunny breaks. Highs around 50.
Overnight Wednesday Night: Quiet air, variable clouds. Lows in the 40s.
Thursday: A period of rain, mixed with snow North Country. Windy. Highs in the 50s.

Today (Wednesday): AM showers, PM sunny breaks. Highs around 50.
Overnight Wednesday Night: Quiet air, variable clouds. Lows in the 40s.
Thursday: A period of rain, mixed with snow North Country. Windy. Highs in the 50s.

Heavy rain, and flash flooding, continues across parts of New England right into tonight. The heaviest and steadiest rain, along with the highest risk of flooding, continues to be found in northern New England. In southern New England, we’ll continue to see pop up showers, downpours, and even a few embedded thunderstorms tonight, but the activity will be more sporadic....

Heavy rain, and flash flooding, continues across parts of New England right into tonight. The heaviest and steadiest rain, along with the highest risk of flooding, continues to be found in northern New England. In southern New England, we’ll continue to see pop up showers, downpours, and even a few embedded thunderstorms tonight, but the activity will be more sporadic....

A cold front is draped across New England and continues to sink to the south this evening. We will have scattered showers with a chance for a thunderstorm during the evening commute across Boston, Worcester and through Hartford. The showers slowly move out of Portland, Manchester, and Burlington, and drier air takes over for the rest of the night. Southern...

Sunday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the 60s to near 70. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 40s and 50s. Monday: Partly cloudy, breezy. Highs in the 50s to near 60.

A cold front that’s been approaching New England for a few days finally sweeps in Friday night, bringing changes in time for the weekend.

Humidity is on the increase today — not only can we feel the change in the air, but the atmosphere is responding with variable clouds and soon, showers and thunderstorms.

Today (Tuesday): Humid, gusty, showers/downpour. Highs around 70. Overnight Tuesday Night: Locally damaging wind gusts, showers to rain & thunder. Lows in the 60s. Wednesday: Downpours, thunder. Windy Cape Cod. Highs in the 60s.