DAYS 1-5 (FEBRUARY 1-5)
A powerful ocean storm passes by well to our southeast today. On the northwestern periphery of its circulation we see some ocean-effect snow from the MA South Shore to South Coast, and some synoptic snow from the storm itself over Cape Cod for a few hours, all resulting in a general 1-3 inch snowfall, which drops off quickly to nothing at all as you head west of the Route 24 area south of Boston. The city of Boston and Cape Ann MA can see a few ocean-effect flurries, but with no more than a dusting to 1 inch (especially Cape Ann). Any snow that accumulates will be hard to measure as a gusty northeasterly wind will blow it around. The storm pulls away tonight and our pattern from here is chilly and generally dry heading through the middle of this coming week. While we’re not in as deep a cold air mass as previously, it does stay generally colder than normal through Thursday. A disturbance passing by may produce snow showers or a period of light snow sometime on Wednesday, but this does not look like a significant system to contend with.
TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Snow showers likely MA South Shore to MA South Coast including Cape Cod, with a period of steadier snow midday-afternoon Cape Cod, with general snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Occasional snow showers Cape Ann MA to Boston with under 1 inch. Highs 18-25. Wind N to NE 10-20 MPH inland and 15-30 MPH coast with higher gusts, especially Cape Cod. Minor to pockets of moderate coastal flooding around the time of high tide.
TONIGHT: Clearing. Lows 9-16. Wind N to NW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts, especially coastal areas.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 25-32. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy. Lows 11-18. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.
TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs 26-33. Wind W up to 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Increasing clouds. Lows 12-19. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of snow showers, mostly southern areas and mostly morning. Highs 25-32. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 10-17. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs 23-30. Wind N up to 10 MPH.
DAYS 6-10 (FEBRUARY 6-10)
Passing low pressure brings the chance of snow February 6-7, but not looking like a major storm system. Fair weather follows. Temperatures below normal.
DAYS 11-15 (FEBRUARY 11-15)
Some up-and-down temperatures but generally below normal with a couple threats for snow showers from passing disturbances.
Thanks TK.
Woke up to flakes here on the South Shore. Had I still lived in Boston, probably wouldn’t have experienced that much.
Haven’t seen any here and don’t expect to see any. If there were a few flakes overnight, no evidence of such left this morning. OES occurring in the usual locations as expected.
According to Jacob, back in 2015 at this time, Boston was facing 73.4” of additional snow for the season. The final total was 106.7”. ❄️
Final total was 110.
110.6 to be exact.
Oh that’s right! Thanks.
Thank you TK!
Wordle: 3
9 degrees with sun peeking out and flurries in the air at Gillette. I must be out of my mind. :-). Go Pats!
Are you down there Sue? 🙂
Yes, my son and I decided to come see them off.
Very special! Enjoy!
That’s so cool. Enjoy
WOW!!! Great job. Let’s see if I can get even close to that.
Enjoy !!
Awesome 3
Interesting that February 6-7 brings us a snow chance, even if it won’t be remotely close to 1978. A few inches maybe?
Right in the climatological peak of the snow season, so no surprise there.
If amounts are warranted, I’ll apply them 72 hours before onset, as usual.
Thanks TK!
Good morning TK
9 after low of 8
Ocean; 39
Wordle: 3
Don’t know how I did it. Only had 2 letters out of position after 2 guesses.
Awesome !
Thanks Tom.
Wow another 3. Super
watched Song sung blue last night.
It was only fair at best. Watch at your own peril. Kate Hudson saved what was salvageable. Didn’t care for Hugh Jackman’s acting or singing. Kate Husdon could definitely act and sing .
Thanks TK !
Gotten into those greens. We have steady snow, bordering on moderate.
Drove to the seawall and there’s a bit of splash over now. A little concerned because high tide is at 10:20am and just astronomically, the tide has about another 2 ft to rise. And the wave heights weren’t massive, but higher than I expected this morning. So, we’ll see if we cap off at minor coastal flooding.
Here’s hoping NO flooding.
The added curve ball perhaps, is in Brant Rock Village, if 1-2 ft of water end up in that bowl, there’s massive snow piles on either sides of the streets, so the water won’t necessarily have free flow to move around. I’m home now, I wasn’t stay around, as we get closer to high tide.
Wordle: 4
Nice!
Excellent !
Very good.
May I join you in the 4 car please
Looks to me as if OES,area is slowly drifting to the South. Not sure it is responding to surface winds, but rather winds at 925 mb. Of course, I could be out to lunch. I always like to eat anyway.
As the winds baclk to More Northerly, the OES will move Soutward.
Spot on !
🙂
Getting some light OES in Padanaram – wind at about 20mph due north
Thanks TK !
I forgot to play Wordle, I’ll have to report my result later.
Not for major snow at this point, but am interested to follow a potential high wind, extreme low wind chill event on the backside of a deepening low next weekend.
We’ll see how that holds or unfolds in the guidance this week.
Wordle: 5
You got it. Nice going.
Odd word to Me. Great to get it Tom
Agree that it is an odd word. 🙂
Right now, per the Boston Harbor tide guage, there is a 1.6 ft surge.
The tide, astronomically has 1.1 ft to rise.
If this surge holds, 11 ft + 1.6 ft surge = 12.6 ft tide on the level at 10:20 am.
16 & snowing steadily , thanks Tk
OES as expected.
Nice batch of OES showing up in the usual locations as expected.
https://radar.weather.gov/station/KBOX/standard
Hmm as I watch the loop closely, on the northern part of the echoes at the end of the loop, do I detect some slight Westward motion? Now, I am wondering IF any of that sneaks into Boston??? Time will tell. I doubt it, BUT will be watching. 🙂
Thanks TK
Thank you, TK. 8 here up from a low of 6
Congratulations on all the Wordle scores today.
I’m in the middle of the train with a 4. Yesterday I missed the train, so this feels good!
Nice 4.
This is like this time last Sunday as it’s snowing heavily & everything is covered
Yes, ocean effect can be pretty good sometimes.
I’d say we have an inch of new snow, but with the wind, it’s nothing in some places with drifts to a couple inches in other places.
Based on the totality of the radar the last few hrs, there must be a bit more around and just west of rte 3, as that area has had consistently green echoes, where I have been in and out of them in eastern Marshfield.
Agree
When I walked the shore today it was 8F, a 400% improvement from yesterday!
Euro 2M temperature map for next Sunday AM
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=ecmwf_full&p=sfct-imp&rh=2026020100&fh=180&r=us_ne&dpdt=&mc=
Fortunately the game is not at Gillette!
12.51 ft at the guage in Boston Harbor.
The wind is NNW in Boston, but NNE down here, so we have the slightest more onshore component.
I wonder how it’s going for flooding in Scituate and Marshfield all the way down to the bayside of Cape Cod, as well as the north side of Nantucket.
Assuming more cold blasts in February, and March into April day that has high pressure overhead or nearby, that spring seabreeze is going to be cold to the core.
16NM out at the Boston harbor buoy, the temp is reading 39F and I’d assume it’s even a bit lower closer to the coastline.
and = any
The current radar says the storm’s synoptic snow for all intents and purposes didn’t even make it to Nantucket, at least as of now.
Perhaps a few flurries are rotating in from NE to SW
Sure looks that way.
The Sun is shining decently through the thin overcast here.
Clouded up again here.