Monday Forecast

5:47PM

DAYS 1-5 (OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 3)
As the region recovers from a powerful autumn storm that caused 1 to 4 inches of rain and significant wind damage as well as numerous power outages, we enter a more tranquil pattern as October ends and November begins. Behind the storm came some moderate and gusty winds from the west today which will still continue to blow tonight but gradually diminish during Tuesday, so that be Halloween Night all is fair and tranquil, and because high pressure moves overhead the first of November on Wednesday will start fair and frosty in many areas. A few changes follow, with a warm front bringing a slight chance of light rain Thursday and a cold front bringing a risk of a shower Friday
EVENING: Clear. Temperatures cool through 50s. Wind W 15-25 MPH, higher gusts.
OVERNIGHT: Clear. Lows 38-45. Wind W 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
TUESDAY: Sunny. Highs 56-62. Wind W 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
TUESDAY EVENING (HALLOWEEN): Clear. Temperatures cool into 40s. Diminishing W wind.
TUESDAY LATE-NIGHT: Mostly clear. Areas of frost. Lows 28-35 and even colder in some deeper valleys. Wind calm.
WEDNESDAY: Sunshine and high clouds. Highs 55-61. Wind light variable to SE.
THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of light rain. Lows in the 40s. Highs from the middle 50s to lower 60s.
FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Slight chance of a rain shower. Lows from the middle 40s to lower 50s. Highs from the lower 60s to near 70.

DAYS 6-10 (NOVEMBER 4-8)
A fast-flowing jet stream will bring frequent changes but no major storms. Look for fair/cooler November 4, unsettled weather starting cool and turning milder November 5 into 7 then turning cooler and drier later November 7 through November 8.

DAYS 11-15 (NOVEMBER 9-13)
Similar pattern to the previous period expected but impossible to time systems and air mass changes at this point.

23 thoughts on “Monday Forecast”

  1. Thanks, TK…
    I have an equipment question for you guys:

    I have an Accu-Rite rain gauge (thanks to your great suggestion, JPD!)
    It recorded 4.94″ in yesterday’s and last night’s storm.
    It recorded 3.93″ last Wednesday.
    That’s an awful lot of rain. Seems too high.
    Do you think something is up with the gauge?
    I checked the calibration twice this morning and it was almost exactly on target.

    Do you think the west end of Taunton could have received almost 9″ of rain in five days?
    Could the gauge be correct?
    Thanks for any insight!

    1. I received 3.68 in JP with the event Last night/this morning
      and 6.74 inches for the month.

      Your nearly 9 inches down there is probably spot on. I can’t say for certain, except I find my AcuRite to be pretty accurate. Also, TRUST your calibration.
      If you tested the calibration and it is accurate, you are in business.

      1. Thanks, Dave…My concern is I live only two miles from the National Weather Service forecast office and they were far less than my readings. Maybe their instruments need calibration!

        The weather radar storm totals seem to match mine.

  2. Thanks TK !

    Based on storm reports and watching the news coverage, I’d offer that there was a wind maxima that occurred inland that was stronger than in some areas along the coast. Looking at the large trees down in the Merrimack Valley caught my attention on the evening news. Enough that some school districts are needing a second day tomorrow to allow recovery. An interesting storm, the way it unfolded.

    Is the 93mph gust in mashpee verified ??

    1. The strong gusts inland versus coast had to do with the convective bring-down of winds from above, not the lower friction of the coastline versus the more variable terrain inland.

      Pretty sure Mashpee is legit.

  3. Captain – I recorded 5.3″ of rain last week and 3.65″ from the storm yesterday/today for a total of just shy of 9″ in Coventry, CT. I’m not close to you but there were many other towns in between us with similar totals. Does not sound unreasonable to me at all. It’s also easy to get large variations over short distances when you get convective systems like this and heavier banding of rain

  4. As promised, here are some pictures of the damage near me in Coventry, CT. I still have no power and Eversource says it may not be till Wednesday when we get it back:

    Tree down on the edge of my lawn:
    https://s1.postimg.org/7zizz06ebj/treedownin_yard.jpg

    Tree down about an 1/8 mile from my house blocking the road and taking down the power lines:
    https://s1.postimg.org/8a5ts5tjyn/treedowninroad.jpg

    Power lines down blocking driveway where the tree fell:
    https://s1.postimg.org/5c6b2tnifj/linesdownsideofroad.jpg

    Power lines laying in the road just beyond that:
    https://s1.postimg.org/86yz8lwwv3/linesdownin_road.jpg

    Cluster of trees uprooted taking down more power lines on another road near me. A second uprooted tree of equal size is behind that off the picture:
    https://s1.postimg.org/2an6frllvj/treeandpowerlinesdowndunnrd.jpg

    Tree down resting on power lines on the street in front of my office in Manchester. They just cleared this up a few hours ago and we do have power back at the office now:
    https://s1.postimg.org/5qpi7uzqz3/treeandwiresdownoffice.jpg

        1. This will likely mean the end of our dynasty once Brady retires. Jimmy G was expected to keep it going without interruption. 🙁

          1. There was no guarantee he would have done that. Has anybody been paying attention to how well Bill actually has done with building this team? Everyone is putting FAR too much weight on this move, like it puts an end to this year and pretty much the entire future.

            One word: OVERREACTION.

  5. I said this in a few places on FB regarding the trade…

    Everyone is so quick to call the move “stupid” etc.

    Ok, let’s spend $24 or $25 million to make JG a “franchise player”. WASTE.
    Let’s not trade him JUST IN CASE Brady goes down even though he’s a free agent at the end of the season and will probably leave the team anyway leaving us with NOTHING in return. STUPID move. That’s why Bill didn’t do that.

    It’s also quite possible they are not done making moves. But I guess this is no different than verifying a storm that hasn’t even gotten underway yet. 😉

    1. yeah I admit I kind of jumped the gun, I am just worried with the fact that we have no back up QB. I understand why they did it but what I think should of happened is 2nd round pick with money and or another lower draft pick. in like lets say 4 I guess that’s what I am wondering is why he did not go for more.

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