Cold Spell!

Hello readers!

Over a year has passed since my last post on here, but I found new motivation to start up again! I have been studying meteorology in college for nearly 2 years now, so my forecasts will now have more thought and logic put into them. Participation in a forecasting challenge has substantially increased my weather forecasting skill.

Now for the weather…This weekend has been a preview of early spring as Boston hit 50 degrees both yesterday and today. The average high temperature for today in Boston is 40 degrees, so definitely a warm weekend when comparing the actual high temperature with the average high temperature.

Mother Nature is far from ready for spring. When taking a look at the large scale pattern, A massive cold pool of air aloft will drop down from the North Pole and into Southeast Canada. This massive cold pool of air will sit and wobble throughout next week, but does not enter our neck of the woods. Since this cold pool is massive, it will have a significant impact on our weather for the week ahead. Colder than average temperatures are likely while storm chances up in the air.

This section will focus on the weather in the Boston area for the next week. Colder air is moving into our area at the surface and especially aloft. Boston is currently 44 degrees, and is expected to be around freezing by morning. The temperature will hold near freezing and will begin to drop in the afternoon. Active winds and limited sunshine will make Monday feel like a mid-winter day. Teens are expected Monday night.

As mentioned above, the rest of the week looks cold but a chance for snow exists for Wednesday and the weekend. Both chances of snow depend of the storm tracks and how much precipitation gets thrown into the Boston area.

Detailed forecast for the Boston area…

Tonight: Cloudy. A slight chance for a snow shower after midnight. Low 28. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

Monday: Mostly sunny skies to start the day, then becoming mostly cloudy by noon. Much colder with a high of 33. Wind W 10-20 MPH with gusts up to 30 MPH.

Monday Night: Decreasing clouds. Cold. Low 16. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. High 28. Wind W 10-15 MPH.

Wednesday: Cloudy with a chance of snow. High 28.

Thursday: Partly cloudy. High 28.

Friday: Partly cloudy. Cold. High 25.