Sunday Forecast

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10:53AM

DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 2-6)
Sorry I’m late with today’s update. I was out looking for my shadow. Didn’t find it. And that means…..it’s cloudy. Or at least it was when I was out. Here at WHW home base the clouds have thinned and broken enough to allow a hint of sunshine and a slight shadow of any animals walking about. But jokes and myths aside, nobody really knows when winter weather will end, other than sometime within a few weeks of the end of winter, by the calendar. It will depend on the weather pattern as we go forward, and we’ll be looking at that as always. But this is section is for the next 5 days, so let’s pull in and focus on that. We have an elongated trough moving through at upper levels at this time, and that’s responsible for the cloudiness, but most attempts by the atmosphere to generate any precipitation have failed. It gets one more try tonight as a warm front crosses the region, but that doesn’t look like anything more than spotty mix or a touch of snow. And then comes Monday, the pick of the week, the nicest day, with high pressure in control as it passes to the south, we’ll have a fair amount of sunshine and fairly mild air by early February standards. After that, we’ll be heading in a different direction, first as a frontal boundary sets up shop in the region Tuesday and Wednesday. A couple bouts of insignificant precipitation, likely in the form of rain, can take place during those 2 days, although there will be enough dry air about to make it difficult for the atmosphere to do much. Later Wednesday, a cold front will have pushed through and will bring in just enough cold air so that when a more significant area of low pressure approaches Thursday, we’ll likely end up dealing with some frozen precipitation, although it’s a bit too soon for minute specifics. So here is my best effort at the forecast details for the next 5 days…
TODAY: Clouds give way to partial sun. Highs 36-43. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.
TONIGHT: Clouds re-thicken and a period of mix/snow may occur with minor, temporary insignificant snow accumulation possible in some areas. Lows 29-36. Wind variable under 10 MPH.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 45-52. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 30-37. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.
TUESDAY: Early sun possible then mainly cloudy. Brief light rain possible favoring northern MA / southern NH. Highs 40-47. Wind variable to SW 5-15 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows 32-39. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy morning with rain showers possible. Clearing afternoon. Highs 40-47. Wind W 5-15 MPH shifting to NW.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clear evening. Increasing clouds overnight. Lows 20-27. Wind N 5-15 MPH.
THURSDAY: Thickening overcast. Snow/mix arriving. Highs 30-37. Wind NE 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (FEBRUARY 7-11)
The low pressure area that approaches on Thursday will still be around Friday but with warmer air aloft we’ll probably see a mix to rain scenario, but being 6 days away a lot can still change. Updates to come. Current idea is that this system departs leaving us with a dry and seasonably chilly February 8-9 weekend. After this we’ll have to keep an eye out for more unsettled weather toward the end of the period as we’ll be in the same general pattern (battleground between cold to the north, mild to the south). But I’m not sure how quickly the next round of unsettled weather evolves so that part of the forecast may change to a drier outlook.

DAYS 11-15 (FEBRUARY 12-16)
Mid February looks unsettled with the battle of cold north / mild south still being waged in this area.

77 thoughts on “Sunday Forecast”

  1. Thanks TK !

    I don’t care what the groundhog says, I know better ! 16 more weeks of winter here in coastal MA. 🙂 🙂 🙂

    We need to start working on good flying weather for Saturday, February 15th.

        1. Back in my day, it was the “kids” looking forward to June and Summer vacation so far in advance as opposed to the teachers. 😉

          It actually took me awhile to figure out that 16-week timeline. 🙂

        2. Most of us here have played, coached or watched early spring youth sports, I am sure. I am at “my coldest” watching late March/early April Little League games, track meets, etc. There are times during New England springs that it feels like it will never warm up.

      1. Sorry to hear that SSK.

        Yes, off to the Florida Keys for the week. Flying Boston to Miami on Saturday the 15th.

  6. Thanks, TK…

    How’s Mom? Hoping she’s well and getting stronger each day.

    It’s 02-02-2020, a date palindrome.
    It’s also Candlemas.

    Go Pats! 🙂

    1. 02-20-2020 will be interesting as well. 🙂

      I assume your last statement is force of habit! Maybe next year IF Brady remains which I highly doubt. 🙂

      1. My students are so used to Boston teams winning titles that I had to remind them this week that they actually play the Super Bowl, even if the Patriots are not involved! 🙂

        They all skipped school twice last school year for championship parades (Red Sox in October, 2018 and Patriots last February) and could have gone to a Stanley Cup parade!!!!

        In years to come, they will look upon these as “the good old days” of Boston sports.

        2. I suspect much of their adulthood will be the “lean” years of Boston sports. Not likely it will ever be as good as this again anytime soon. I don’t sense it, at least. 🙂

  7. Leaking out pats willing to pay Brady in excess of $30 million to come back . From a very good source . The pats are very wise in getting this going because LA & Tennessee want him LA more . I’d say that , sign Danny back and give him the 2-3 year contact that he badly wants & he will retire as a patriot .

      1. Ian Rapaport and it’s true . At least they got the ball rolling because another source just broke that Oakland wants him

          2. If indeed he walked though I think LA or Miami the better fit but LA I think will pay him the highest as new stadium needs to be filled .

  8. It continues to be dry.
    Last month, Taunton/Norton had its driest January ever since the NWS opened its forecast office here in 1996 with a total of 1.73″ of precipitation. Average is 4.47″.

  9. Good afternoon.

    Happy Ground Hog Day
    Happy Palindrome Day
    Happy Super Bowl Day
    Happy 10 hrs of sunlight Day

  10. Trivia Quizzes

    1) What is the average snowfall in Boston for February since 1872?
    A. 1 1.4″
    B. 13.1″
    C. 15.4″
    D. 17.9″

    2) How many Febuaries in Boston have recorded less than an inch of total snow? (I didn’t like this question because it didn’t give a start date. Since 1872?)
    A. 10
    B. 8
    C. 6
    D. 3

    Answers after the SB.

  11. A and B.
    Super Bowl Thoughts
    Higher Scoring Game Than Last Year
    Game Will Be Decided In The Final Two Minutes
    KC Will Have The Ball as Mahomes Leads The Chiefs To a 37-31 Win.

    1. A very likely scenario. Not that’s a big deal but I’ll be rooting for SF for Garopolo just for the heck of it. 🙂

    1. What do you have against him? Belichick was the one stupid enough to let him go. Jimmy G. would have been the perfect replacement for Brady for more years to come without missing a beat.

      1. Philip I though you knew your sports better . Brady was threatened by him & went to kraft over bills head and asked to get rid of him .

        1. Well, it was still stupid to get rid of him. I’ve heard many talk radio hosts blame Belichick specifically.

          1. We went to 2 super bowls without Jimmy G. and with TOM, so I don’t see it as stupid getting rid of the G. We could have been to another this year
            IF they could have provided Tom some help. Now that is what I call STUPID!!!!

            1. To be fair, the team did give him help, but unfortunately these individuals blew a giant opportunity they were given and had to be let go from the team. THEY were the ones that were stupid. This season probably would have turned out far differently had they acted responsibly.

  13. Euro “appears” to be coming in High and Tight for Thursday. We shall see if there is enough cold to keep it snow for a while.

    1. He will be choking on those words trying to get the word thank you out as his team is on the verge of masking him the highest paid QB in the league.

        1. It’s means if you have been seeing the respite today the pats finally going after Brady to keep him . There willing to pay him over 30 million to commit & that’s just to start .

              1. Welcome. I have not expected Tom to go anywhere but of course it had no foundation. I admit to holding my breath a bit during that

  18. I personally find the halftime show disgraceful. There’s nothing more “in your face” American excess on display each year than these.

    2. Excess what?

      I would say the show isn’t dissimilar to some of the concerts I have seen at Gillette Stadium or Fenway. The halftime show is just kicked up a notch considering it the biggest sporting event of the year and the whole country is watching.

    3. Guess you must hate the extremely violent sport that’s on either side of the halftime show, too. lol. Nothing more American than that either.

  19. I didn’t watch. Sat on deck with headphones. So I have a different perspective. To me it was inclusive of others in our country. Not sure what visuals were but sounds as if they might not have been family friendly ?.?.

    1. If you didn’t watch how can you have any perspective? But at the same time you say it’s inclusive of others in this country. What kind of crazy shit is that?

      1. Hahaha. You a lot of work coastal. I explained but then that may have confused you.

        My kids just watched. Three and six year old danced along and got a kick out of it. And older daughter just said 11 and 7 year old watched saying she’s shaking her bootie. All dancing and jumping around. Kids don’t see it from an adult skewed perspective.

          1. Coastal. When you ask for an opinion, do expect one. And please learn not to disrespect it if it isn’t what you wanted to hear.

              1. Hahahahahaha. Didn’t YOU ask for advice on YOUR KIDS

                I am pretty sure there is a swearing rule on here. That’s two.

              2. Calm down coastal no need for the language, Vicki’s lens is through a set of headphones. Its a useless argument.

              3. Thanks TJ. It is indeed which is why I was clear from start. But did ask both my girls their kids were far more into dancing than anything else. But on the whole, I think the half time shows are amazingly awful which amazes me

              4. Vicki, your downfall is well documented here over the last couple of years……….Seek help and don’t ever mention my children.

            2. I don’t think PBS or Sesame Street will be calling for an encore performance. Maybe that’s the perspective to consider when it comes to children viewing these shows. It’s not family friendly nor is it appropriate.

              1. Perhaps. I sure don’t like many of them. Except I’m not sure they notice. They just jump around to the music.

  20. The media is influencing children every time you turn that tv on. The children see, hear and absorb everything for better or worse. Hence tv/movie ratings.

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