DAYS 1-5 (OCTOBER 31 – NOVEMBER 4)
Low pressure lifts northward from northern New England into the St. Lawrence Valley today, bringing us drier but windy weather for Halloween. We may see a brief passing sprinkle of rain in a few locations, but for the most part it’s dry, mild at first then cooler, and quite breezy to windy. As previously mentioned, some wet leave patches may still be around on some streets and walkways into this evening, so use caution if walking or driving, particularly during the trick-or-treat time frame. Our weekend will be cool and dry with an assortment of clouds, but also some sunshine each day, with dry weather continuing Monday as well. Monday night and early Tuesday, a trough in the polar jet stream sends low pressure north of us with a cold front passing by. Meanwhile, a southern jet stream system will make a run at the region but the moisture from it should stay mostly to our south with a lack of interaction / phasing between the two jet streams. Briefly unsettled weather is possible early Tuesday before dry but windy weather sets in.
TODAY: Lots of clouds, intervals of sun, and a slight chance of a brief passing sprinkle of rain later. Highs 55-62 by midday, then slowly cooling. Wind SW to W 15-25 MPH, higher gusts.
HALLOWEEN EVENING: Cloud / moon mix. Temperatures fall from middle 50s to upper 40s. Wind W 10-20 MPH but gusts in the 25-35 MPH range but can exceed 40 MPH in higher elevations and over Cape Cod.
OVERNIGHT: Variably cloudy. Lows 38-45. Wind W 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
SATURDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 52-59. Wind NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 33-40. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
SUNDAY: Cloud / sun intervals. Highs 48-55. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 33-40. Wind N up to 10 MPH.
MONDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 50-57. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 40-47. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.
TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of rain showers early. Highs 48-55. Wind NW 15-25 MPH.
DAYS 6-10 (NOVEMBER 5-9)
Weakening split flow pattern with less involvement from southern jet stream which fades while the northern jet stream becomes dominant. Brief rain/mix showers possible November 6 with passing disturbances / fronts. Otherwise a mostly dry pattern with temperatures near to slightly below normal.
DAYS 11-15 (NOVEMBER 10-14)
One or two systems can impact the region but no major storminess expected. General low pressure track through Great Lakes creating variable temperatures for our area.
Good morning and thank you TK
55 here this morning
Water temperature out at Boston Bouy is at 55.
Wordle: 5
Wordle: 6
A bit of a rough one today, but you got it.
Looks like about 0.80 inch for Logan last night. Then a bit more from the drizzle leading up to the down pours.
We were in Norton last night, outside, watching field hockey.
I now have a true sense of how much rain falls when it is pouring consistently over 2 hours 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Logan 24 hour total from this time yesterday was 0.84 inch, but a small portion of that was from the continual drizzle all day leading up to the main event.
Thanks Tk
Thanks TK !
https://www.weather.gov/wrh/timeseries?site=TXKF&hours=72
Bermuda ob, they had a few hours of tropical storm force winds and gusts. Perhaps technically, gales, as I’m not sure Melissa was tropical when it passed them ????
Our rain total is 1.51″.
I got Wordle in five.
Looks like 5 is OK for today. 🙂
1.29 “ total for here.
Nice wordles everyone. I was lucky but only because it’s a word I use often. Wordle in 3
Wow!!! well done. My starting words let me down today.
Thank you. I entered the word thinking it wouldn’t fit as it’s an odd word but hoped to find some placement for the letters I had.
Impressive Vicki!
You mentioned that you have an on-again-off-again relationship with the NY Times game Connections. I suggest you take a look at today’s game for something a bit different.
I got this:
https://ibb.co/Fq5Q2WkF
I will definitely do. Thank you
Thank you, TK! Happy Halloween to everyone
Thanks TK. .61 here.
Thanks TK. 1.9” on the South Coast in Padanaram. So tragic and hard to believe two lives were lost in NYC yesterday from flooding with one person drowning in their basement. One inch of rain fell in ten minutes.
Thanks TK. Nice to see a bit of frozen precip in your forecast as we enter November.
Ended up with 1.80″ of rain in Coventry and up to 5.66″ on the month of October and over 40″ now on the year. No drought concerns here and if anything we are tracking a bit above normal for precip. on the year.
SClarke yikes on connections. I don’t even know where to start
HUH? What kind of game is that? They can’t even explain how to play it properly!!!!!
I agree. It is confusing and you have to think way outside the box. I do have a love hate relationship with it so play only very occasionally
Today would not be a good day to try this game for the first time. 🙂
Hmmmmmm 😀
Well, I foolishly did and even after reading how to play, it was NOT NOT NOT NOT clear HOW to play! I thought I made good groupings, but in the end it said I made 4 mistakes!!! GIMMIE a BREAK!!!
WORDLE is bad enough. I don’t need this one as well.
Thanks TK
JPD thought of you when I saw the list of too lakes to fish in MA.
Dudley pond Wayland was where Ted fished. I cannot remember if he has a cabin there or stayed with a friend. He’d been fishing there the night my mom met him at the red coach grill in Wayland.
In grade school, a bunch of friends and I would spend the day fishing little spy pond in Arlington.
https://fishmasters.com/top-30-fishing-lakes-in-massachusetts/?utm_source=m.facebook.com&utm_medium=referral&fbclid=IwZnRzaANxDxdleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQBqymISuzj9wEe0MThjBPtgJgmuxPGQAlvFW5LqSpycxvc1GJHxXAFMrtjX6RZvW4q_g4Vsww_aem_sLBrPUJCdHELf4OKe6xi1A&utm_id=120226711800560023&utm_content=120233915522540023&utm_term=120226711800870023&utm_campaign=120226711800560023
Nice list. Thank you. I have fished a few of them, but I am much more comfortable fishing rivers and streams as that it what I grew up with fishing.
I am always torn. My favorite fishing ranged from the Ellis river in Jackson, NH, to Mooselookmeguntic in Rangeley ME. Rainbow trout to landlocked salmon. I’m trying to think of which was a favorite but both have memories outside of fishing so I guess both.
I did not care for ocean fishing
https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/images/banner/GOESAllBanner_1800x100px.jpg
GBAGL Melissa !!
https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G19§or=na&band=GEOCOLOR&length=24
Some hefty rain totals coming out of western CT from last night’s rain. 4.53″ in Prospect!
Ryan Hanrahan
@ryanhanrahan
4h
We can stop talking about the rainfall deficit for a while! ☔
https://x.com/ryanhanrahan/status/1984220763159724508
Gusts to near 100 mph reported on Bermuda and nearly 20,000 power outages despite not receiving a direct hit from Melissa…
Rob Macedo
@macedo_weather
5h
A summary of Bermuda reports from #melissa – these were stronger wind gusts over a more widespread area for the island with higher power outages then Imelda despite a further offshore track by Melissa.
@JimCantore
@1DegreeOutside
@DrRickKnabb
https://x.com/macedo_weather/status/1984205042279420284
Check out this night time satellite image from Jamaica (before vs after). Power was wiped out across most of the island outside of eastern areas.
Jim Cantore reposted
Backpirch Weather
@BackpirchCrew
19h
Hurricane Melissa has wiped out power for the vast majority of west and central Jamaica.
https://x.com/BackpirchCrew/status/1983992641533702538
Josh Morgerman
@iCyclone
Oct 30
Small taste of #Hurricane #MELISSA on SW coast of #Jamaica, just as we started getting raked by violent right eyewall. Belive it or not, this was before the peak conditions, when everything turned white, the screaming sound became unbearable, & we needed to bolt the door shut.
https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983746411142509004
Josh’s account of what he went through and a few pics during the storm . Said this storm was the mightiest of the 83 hurricanes he has experienced…
https://x.com/iCyclone/status/1983730201860206979
WeatherNation
@WeatherNation
13h
STORY OF SURVIVIAL: Listen as
@icyclone
talks to a local who survived #Melissa by floating on styrofoam in Crawford, Jamaica.
https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1984077869409325158
WeatherNation
@WeatherNation
Oct 30
NEW VIDEO: Our field correspondent Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) is in Black River, Jamaica, one of the hardest hit locations by Hurricane Melissa.
Here’s some of the damage he’s seeing. #Melissa
https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1983866725104832550
One more Melissa post :re the hurricane hunters. You would NEVER get me inside of this plane!
WeatherNation
@WeatherNation
19h
Ever wondered what it’s like to fly into the eye of a hurricane?
NOAA and their trusty plane, Kermit, just gave us a front-row seat to the chaos inside the eye of #Melissa….. and let’s just say, this was no smooth flight. ✈️
https://x.com/WeatherNation/status/1984009918270337538
Mark thank you for the many links. Such a horrific event.
“Temperatures near to slightly below normal” is a good start heading into November.
Cold Novembers usually lead to snowy winters…I think. 🙂 ❄️
A cold November leading to a colder winter is probably a stronger correlation than a snowy one, but I actually think once we get through November, the monthly temp will be near normal, maybe even slightly above depending on how many storms track through the Great Lakes.
Thank you TK and Happy Friday!
Wordle: 3
Very well done!
Awesome Sue
Wow!!! very well done!
Sorry, Your comment just came out.
Thanks, TK!
Happy Halloween! 🙂
I’m going to be in Leominster for the early part of this evening to help a special needs child go trick or treating.
Everybody have a safe & happy Halloween whether you’re out and about, giving out candy, or hiding out watching scary movies .. or just hiding under the covers. 😉
Nothing to add regarding the weather today as there are no change to my forecast from this morning. Next update tomorrow!
I know it will be special. Happy Halloween TK
Some sprinkles here
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