thunderstorms

Severe thunderstorms crossed southern New England Sunday night, bringing torrential rain and high winds that knocked out power for thousands of people. An intense squall line hit the Boston area, across Massachusetts, parts of Connecticut and much of Rhode Island. At one point it prompted a tornado warning in Connecticut, though there was no immediate word on whether one had…

Monday: Quieter day with good supply of sun and a brisk breeze. Quick snow shower or gusty squall possible in the mountains as cold shifts in our direction.

Sunday: Increasing clouds pm. Evening rain and gusty winds. Highs in the mid 50s.

Communities are cleaning uprooted trees, downed power lines and destruction left in the path of damaging wind and thunderstorms that moved across Massachusetts Wednesday. Statewide, more than 240,000 customers were without power at one point in the evening. As Thursday ended, nearly 29,000 customers remained in the dark. “You look around and it looks like a tornado came through,” said…

Thousands remained without power Thursday night a day after storms ripped through New England.

Districts being forced to cancel school because of power outages has become a recurring problem during the pandemic.

Clean up is underway in many Massachusetts communities where an overnight storm brought down trees and powerlines, which knocked out power to tens of thousands.

Communities are cleaning uprooted trees, downed power lines and destruction left in the path of damaging wind and thunderstorms that moved across Massachusetts Wednesday.

Friday clouds break for increasing sunshine, bringing a great day to New England with high temperatures either side of 80 degrees. Temperatures will be a bit cooler at the coast, where a light wind means an afternoon sea breeze and a bit milder inland.  Although the weather stays quiet through the first half of Friday night, clouds will thicken and…

Friday: Fair and quiet. Highs near 80.
Overnight Friday: Clouding up, rain by dawn. Lows around 60
Saturday: Occasional showers and thunder, humid breeze. Highs in the 70s.
Sunday: Fresh breeze, sunny. Highs 75-80.

Today: Fair and quiet. Highs near 80. Overnight Friday: Clouding up, rain by dawn. Lows around 60. Saturday: Occasional showers and thunder, humid breeze. Highs in the 70s. Sunday: Fresh breeze, sunny. Highs 75-80.

Wednesday: Sunny, breezy and pleasant. Highs in the 70s. Overnight Wednesday: Mostly clear and cool. Lows in the 40s and 50s. Thursday: A chance of morning showers, afternoon rain and thunder likely. Highs in the 70s, 60s north.

The new, fresh and splendid air was evident from the get-go Wednesday morning. A west-northwest breeze shows no signs of abating and is expected to produce gusts of 25 to 30 mph right into Wednesday evening. Coupled with high temperatures in the 70s, the feeling may actually be a bit cool for some of us in elevated terrain or on the…

Today: Sunny, breezy and pleasant. Highs in the 70s. Overnight Wednesday: Mostly clear and cool. Lows in the 40s and 50s. Thursday: A chance of AM showers, PM rain and thunder likely. Highs in the 70s, 60s north.

A First Alert has been declared for New England on NECN, focused especially on an afternoon severe weather threat between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., which is most pronounced for New Hampshire, Maine and northern and western Massachusetts. People throughout the region will surely remain on guard with plenty of heat and humidity available to fuel any storms that develop….

Today: Variable clouds, hot and humid, chance midday shower, scattered PM storms. Highs around 90. Overnight Tuesday: Clearing, fresh breeze. Lows around 60. Wednesday: Invigorating air, fresh breeze, sunny. Highs in the 70s.

Flash flood warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings were in effect in much of New England Monday afternoon. See a list of severe weather warnings in your area. After a busy weekend of thunderstorms, more arrived on Monday, though none had been expected to be as widespread or as strong around the Boston metro area as they were Sunday.  The...

Monday night: Mostly clear, patchy fog, humid. Lows around 70. Tuesday: Continued hot and humid, scattered afternoon thunder. Highs around 90, heat index near 95.

Monday evening: Oppressive humidity, a few storms. Temperatures in the mid-80s, cooler on the coast. Monday overnight: Mostly clear, patchy fog, humid. Lows around 70. Tuesday: Continued hot and humid, scattered afternoon thunder. Highs around 90, heat index near 95.