weather systems

A weakened Tropical Storm Marco is dumping rain on Louisiana as Laura builds strength in the Gulf of Mexico.

Steady as she goes in the weather department. We have another sunny start this morning, a few high thin clouds in southeastern New England will move out. Temperatures starting off in the 50s and 60s, climbing right up to 80° by lunchtime. That’s when we will see bubbling cumulus clouds with a few spot showers or thunderstorms this afternoon. High…

An oppressive heat wave baked Western Europe this week, setting record high temperatures in France, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. In India, a severe drought has choked water supplies in the city of Chennai, exposing its 9 million residents to a major shortage. And after the United States’ wettest 12-month stretch on record, towns across the Midwest and the...

It was a Mother’s Day to remember: steady rain, raw temps and even some snow in the higher terrain of Western New England (in addition to the Bruins’ 6-2 win).

A mix of snow, sleet, and rain develops in Western New England by midnight.

Though clouds thicken enough over Connecticut and western Massachusetts to bring some sprinkles and light rain showers by day’s end into the evening, most of New England enjoys a fabulous day with temperatures climbing to around 80.

A weak warm front over southern New England is generating patchy dense fog to start off today with temperatures mostly in the 50s.

Patchy fog early on Wednesday should evaporate leaving us with mostly sunny skies and cooler temperatures, or a lot of spots that hit 90 degrees yesterday are closer to 75 to 80 today. At the beach, with an onshore flow, temperatures will be in the 60s.

There will be a few breaks of sunshine this morning, but clouds will quickly fill in. Light rain will also develop but it won’t be a pleasant afternoon. Expect a cold rain for the remainder of the afternoon and evening.

Showers are possible overnight and will clear out during the morning on Easter.

Temperatures cooled to freezing with patchy fog and frost last night and will do the same tonight, then warm to the 50s with sunshine by day.

The soggy weather sticks around for our Thursday. Maine is included in the flood threat as a Flash Flood Watch has been posted for Downeast Maine, including east central areas farther inland, through Thursday afternoon, as 3-4” of rainfall is expected.

As the high-pressure system moves further east away from New England, there’s a little window for tropical cyclone Irma to get closer to New England tomorrow morning.

A cold front swings through New England today. Clouds and showers give way to sunshine by the afternoon. A mild day across the area with highs reaching into the upper 70s with slightly cooler temperatures at the coast. Partly cloudy overnight with lows near 60 degrees south and mid 40s north.