Quick Update

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7:43AM

Quick forecast update, full discussion and new forecast later today…

TODAY: Lots of clouds with isolated showers morning. Partly sunny with a couple opportunities for scattered showers/thunderstorms this afternoon. Any storm may be strong. Highs 70s to lower 80s. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Wind light NW to N.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated to scattered mainly afternoon showers & t-storms. Highs 75-80. Wind N 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated afternoon showers. Low 58. High 77.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 55. High 79.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 60. High 82.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 62. High 86.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 64. High 87.

264 thoughts on “Quick Update”

  1. Good morning!! Thanks tk! Average high is down to 81 from 84 2 weeks ago, by the end of Aug early Sept our average is in the upper 70’s, I love after mid Aug 🙂 I love fall time 🙂

  3. Thanks TK. Looks like we heat up a little bit beginning of next week. Its strange, for this summer anyways, i think of high 80’s as hot since 90’s have been so hard to come by.

  5. Thanks TK.

    A bit of rain just passed through, however I think the heavier showers went just south over the Duxbury, Kingston area.

    1. I wonder how the surface winds already being N and NW might affect the whole shower/tstorm threat today.

      I was a bit surprised to see those surface winds this morning. I thought there would still be some S or SW winds, particularly in eastern New England.

      Perhaps the passing by of Bertha has helped to swing the surface winds around ??

      1. A North North west wind direction is a dry wind direction that brings in comfortable air. Thunderstorms hate dry
        air and want an unstable environment.

    1. He couldn’t learn from anyone better. 😀

      I think RGIII has a fantastic season this year. I wish him and your skins
      nothing but the best, unless of course they play the Pats. 😀

      1. Thanks OS. Agree learning from the best. I think RGIII has a monster year. Everyone wants to critique him for last year but he should not have been paying the first 8 weeks. Everyone forgets how good he was year 1.

    1. I saw this and I would have to ask the folks at Accuweather …..

      How can you favor a pattern that brings in shots of the “polar vortex” (which to me says a flow aloft that would keep tropical activity way away from the eastern US) and at the same time, favor a chance at tropical system impact along the east Coast (which would probably require a Bermuda High setup). Doesnt make sense to me.

      I would also argue with this El Nino idea. I keep looking at SST anomolies and dont really see very much. Perhaps neutral to slightly above avg temps.

      2. I agree with your El Nino assessment Tom. This is the 2nd year in a row it has been forecast, but yet the SST anomalies aren’t really there. I will say, there must be something though since the tropical activity in the Atlantic has been meager so far.

  11. This satellite loop clearly depicts the frontal passage, so what’s to provide the
    lift this PM? Not a front, then what?
    Diurnal heating, yes
    Sea Breeze front, possible
    Something aloft?

  14. If I understand El Nino correctly, a weak El Nino usually brings more snow to the northeast and a strong one brings less snow.

    Am I correct…or is it just the opposite?

  15. Strong El Nino’s tend to flood the country with Pacific air trapping all the cold air in Canada leading to below normal snowfall. We saw this in 97-98 winter with a strong El Nino.

      1. OS, click the “hide clutter” button on the radar. That bubble of shower activity is much less impressive than it looks

        1. I see that, but I’m not sure what that really does.
          That looks to me like it removes part of the real echo
          in the process. There is a good size hill right in that area,
          but a return from the hill wouldn’t be moving like it was.

          So, bottom line, I dunno. 😀

  19. Discussion from NWS

    EXPECT THE POTENTIAL FOR AN AREA OF DEEP LAYER ASCENT TO COUPLE
    WITH SURFACE SEA BREEZE CONVERGENCE BOUNDARIES YIELDING ISOLATED
    TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

  22. Gotta love those write ups, written as if it was an essay that needed a thousand words and was due the next morning. Lots of words, no real content. 🙂

  23. It’s beginning to look like the best action will be to the South of the City in interior
    SE MA. 😀

  26. Nothing here yet – just clouds getting darker – quite dark to the north. Haven’t had a second to check anything this am.

  34. A sign that fall is not that far around the corner! Although I have had no complaints with this summer since there has not been long spells of heat and humidity so far.

    1. I agree with you Jimmy. So far this summer has pretty much behaved itself especially regarding high heat. The humidity has been a bit too consistent by my standards, but that’s just me. Definitely best summer of recent memory to date though.

  35. I hope its a great fall with plenty of crisp autumn days with a great display of colors followed by a few good Noreaster’s for the upcoming winter.

  36. beautiful, tall cumulus clouds around.

    One to our south that hit southern Pembroke with a shower and a monsterous one to my west northwest.

    3. Well, based on climatology and what I think I recall seeing in previous storms approaching Hawaii, it should still weaken, but ….. this one seems to be one that’s quite persistent.

  43. 70.3F water temp at Boston Harbor Buoy, 16 nautical miles out.

    First time I’ve seen it this summer 70F or higher.

    1. Somewhat suspicious temp for Boston Harbor. Usually a temp that high is restricted to the South Coast/Cape but it is correct all right. Perhaps the persistent east wind lately including today is the reason? If so, then when the wind shifts westerly, I bet that temp should cool considerally back to the mid-60’s.

  44. I briefly watched the very beginning of “Live w/Kelly & Michael” this morning and the substitute co-host Rebecca Romijn mentioned that her twin daughters will start kindergarten next week. I know that schools in the south start like a week or two before Labor Day but the 2nd week of August seems way too early IMHO. I will assume Rebecca Romijn lives in Southern CA like all the other celebs.

    Tom…What are your thoughts regarding August school openings? Just curious. 🙂

    1. Love it. Like to get the 3 days in prior to Labor Day. Not doing it this year since Labor Day is September 1st.

      Bigger picture …..

      Summer vacation is too long !! We ask our children to not use their new knowledge for 10 weeks, then wonder in amazement why they cant retain it the next year. Heck, I forget things in 3 days, never mind 2+ months.

      I think summer vacay idea is outdated.

      Take off the last week in June and all of July. Start back first Monday in August. Thats a 5 week break. The additional 4 weeks of school in August can then allow for a few new breaks during the year, or lengthier traditional breaks during the year.

      But this crammed, crazy pace learning from September to mid June, with all this time off is NOT ideal for learning, retaining and building knowledge. After teaching for 10 years, I am certain of it.

      2. I agree with u for younger kids, elementary school age. But for middle school and high school when then content becomes more complex and u start introducing extraciricular activities and sports into the mix, the kids need an extended break to recharge and refresh. As it is, so many teachers assign so much summertime work with reading multiple books and papers and whatnot, they’re not really getting a break anyways.

  45. OS…

    I did allude to the occurrence of more convection in eastern MA, but I wasn’t too specific about north or south of the city. I’m not surprised it’s focused south where the dew points are higher. Already drying out nicely in the NW suburbs.

    Tomorrow’s “action” is going to be triggered by a disturbance, or basically a pocket of very cold air aloft.

    The lingering remnants of this cold air will be over the region but making its exit during Friday, but should be enough to trigger some moderate cumulus clouds and possibly a few isolated showers especially far eastern areas Friday afternoon.

    Weekend looks stellar!

  47. Quick downpour just passed here in Dorchester. The lanscapers came earlier than expected and naturally finished earlier. 🙂

  48. This will NOT be a popular opinion, and feel free to fire away with all your reasons that I am “out to lunch” etc., but I think Summer vacation is not long enough.

    NO school after June 21, ever.
    NO school before September 1, ever.

    I do think consolidating Feb & Apr vacations into one break is a good idea, though.

    Kids need to be kids and this includes a lot of free time with support by parents or guardians to develop their minds.

    Anyway, that’s that. 🙂

    Continues to cool off and dry out here. 🙂

    1. TK I’m with you 100%! You’re right on target.

      When I was going to school, it started the Wednesday after Labor day and ended around June 14th, REGARDLESS of snow days.

      Bring back the good ole Days. I think IF I had to start school in August,
      I’d quit. I HATED HATED HATED school so much!! Don’t know how I got through it all and made it through college as well. It’s a miracle, believe me.

      1. My BPS school year began pretty much the same as yours OS except the end was a bit later anywhere from June 20-25 depending on snow days. Years ago at Mass. Bay CC classes did start in August the week before Labor Day but the following spring semester did end (including exams) by mid-May. I don’t have a problem with that type of schedule but these early August through June is ridiculous.

  50. Wow, thats a pretty good set of storms in far SE Mass.

    Must be fun going over the Sagamore and Bourne bridges right about now.

  51. There is a very sharp cutoff regarding dewpoints similar to a rain/snow line in winter:

    N & W I-95 dewpoints under 60
    S & E I-95 (including Boston) dewpoints over 60…UGH!

  54. Matt Noyes: Broadcast Meteorologist
    Just now ·
    New England’s South Coast under Severe T’storm Warning next half hour, seek shelter. Moving SE 15mph:

    Now tell me IF anyone sees a wind gust >= 58 mph or 3/4 inch hail.
    I say it doesn’t happen. Then WHY a severe thunderstorm warning?
    Why not just a lightning warning?

    I don’t get the abundance of warned storms by NWS that simply are NOT severe.

    Perhaps I’m full of crap. I dunno.

  56. As a nation we trail many other countries in educating our young. I think rather than make summer shorter, school days should be extended. It’s insane to let kids out at 1:30-2 pm with dual working parents schools need to go until 4. Add more recess time during the day. Add more PE, more science etc…

    1. Children need play time. dismiss them at 4 and send them out with
      homework. Sorry, it just doesn’t cut it.

        1. If I had to go to school until 4 Pm I would have had
          a mental breakdown. They would have taken me away somewhere.

    2. Hadi the worlds leading school system has later age start, much more free play, far less homework or none, and total inclusion. Our problem is not length of day. Our problem is teaching to the test and standardized tests. The best school systems empower teachers. We take their power away.

  57. Here is my suggestion of a typical School Calendar (K-12):

    Start: 2nd week of September
    Christmas Vacation: 2 weeks (return 2nd week of January)
    Spring Break: 1 week in mid-March
    End: 3rd week of June

    1. Framingham went to one winter break in march years ago. Turned out the two breaks actually broke the illnesses going around and the absentee rate went up. Kids loose nearly double in absentees as they do vacations. Add a second winter break and I totally agree with your calendar

  58. My grandmother grew up in Williamsburg VA in the early 1900s and her school year was from October to April. Since she lived in the country, children were expected to work in the fields the rest of the year they weren’t in school.

    Btw, she HATED HATED country life and couldn’t wait to head for the big city as soon as she got old enough to leave home. She ended up here in Boston and abosolutely LOVED LOVED IT. 😉

    I also wonder if up in the potato farms in Maine had/have a similar school schedule? I seem to have this feeling that I read it in a magazine somewhere.

  59. I think the activity is all but over at least for interior SE MA. Dewpoints accross the area are falling even SE of 95.

  60. According to Eric Fisher, Iselle has a good chance of making landfall on the big island of Hawaii as a minimal hurricane. It would be the first landfalling hurricane there in over 20 years. And theres another one right behind it.

  62. I received another .02″. It is unbelievable how many thunder storms my area has missies. Since mid July I have received .27″

  63. Wow, switch to a NW wind and Logan’s dewpoint falls 11F from the last ob. Also, seeing highest temp of day, at 82F.

    Meanwhile, with very little breeze and some previous showers having since evaporated, it is very stuffy down here.

    1. It is !

      Still awaiting the arrival of the dry air. Its pushed through Boston, but still hasnt arrived here.

      Wind is nearly calm, dewpoint still 66F.

  66. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=hawaii%20radar&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CEAQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wunderground.com%2Fweather-radar%2Funited-states%2Fhi%2Fsouth-hawaii%2Fhwa%2F&ei=kcviU8q7BYO8oQSw5IGICg&usg=AFQjCNFvmhEZa_Ayr3J5asON-qidpFzvEw&bvm=bv.72676100,d.cGU

    Perhaps this will be an interesting radar in 24-36 hrs ……

    Headed for a 3 night camping trip to Southern VT tomorrow. Nighttime weather should be a bit different 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 from the 76F overnight dewpoints that were prevalent on the Outer Banks of NC.

  68. Totally agree os and hadi!! Richmond was great, they had a Ferris wheel etc, nice facility, lots of Patriots fans, estimate around 10k were there. Goodnight 🙂

    1. I guess it is!

      Well, I guess we could see some interesting weather today – small hail, gusty winds. You would never know it right now. Beautiful, sunny, coolish and dry. But off to the northwest are some clouds moving in. Doppler radar shows some light showers off to the west – but they look like they are dissipating at this point.

  71. Not expecting too much in the way of weather today, but thats what i thought yesterday and we got 3 very heavy downpours. We shall see!

  72. I was disappointed when i heard Ryan Mallet would start and Brady would not play, but i think its the right move, get him in there right from the start and see what he can do. He’s had brutal pre-seasons but from what i hear he’s looked good in camp. I wonder if he plays with other 1’s on offense and against Washington’s 1’s on defense. That will be the true test.

  73. Hazardous weather outlook up for the region highlighting the threat of small hail gusty winds.

    Thunderstorm Impact Scale:
    Hail – Low
    Wind – Low
    Flooding – Low

  74. From Taunton NWS office:

    .SYNOPSIS…
    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REDEVELOPING TODAY…SOME OF WHICH MAY BE STRONG TO SEVERE WITH THREATS OF SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS.

    1. From Channel 4 this morning:

      It’s a beautiful start out there this morning but another round of unsettled weather is on the way for later on today. A bundle of upper level energy will push through the region from northwest to southeast this afternoon. Even though our high temperatures will hold in the mid to upper 70s today with relatively low dewpoints – there is anomalously cold air aloft which creates instability in the atmosphere.

  75. Good morning. Any idea of timing for storms we will have in the Watertown MA area? They are having a surprise lunch for Mac at his company and getting in and out with wheelchair is not easy even in good weather since I’m still just figuring it out.

    Thanks!

    1. Vicki,

      If you believe Danielle Niles, As early as Noonish, however, she did indicate
      main activity from 3-8 PM. Really difficult to say just yet. You “may” be ok, but perhaps get caught in a shower before the main event. We’ll have to watch.

      Here’s what she said:

      While I’m not expecting widespread damaging storms, a few could certainly become strong to severe during the late afternoon and early evening, especially over the southeast part of the Bay State. The biggest threats in today’s batch of thunderstorms will be hail and brief but strong wind gusts (40+ mph). Obviously in any storms that crop up, torrential downpours and lightning are likely too.
      In terms of timing, clouds build in as early as late morning with the first showers/downpours cropping up around midday. More scattered activity is likely between 3-8 PM. Once the sun sets (7:56 PM) any leftover storms should weaken and come to an end.

      2. If humidity and heating from the sun aren’t whats causing the instability for these storms, why would they dissipate after the sun goes down??

        1. Diurnal heating has much to do with any activity today,
          despite what they say. The short wave diving through also does, and that could keep some activity going after the sun goes down. I think the NWS takes shortcuts and other liberties when doing write-ups and graphics. Often times, there is some sensationalism going on here. 😀

        2. Ace, here’s your answer from the Greay, ME NWS office;

          ANY LINGERING CONVECTION QUICKLY ENDS THIS EVENING AS THE BOUNDARY
          AND UPPER SUPPORT SLIDE OFFSHORE.

    2. Detailed forecast for Watertown from NWS:

      Detailed Forecast
      Today Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 1pm and 4pm. Some of the storms could produce small hail and gusty winds. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

      1. OS – can’t thank you enough. We will arrive just before noon – perhaps we will leave here a bit earlier. Getting out isn’t a problem because we can wait out a storm. Once we are in the building, all should be fine!!

          1. Thank you OS and John. I’m very excited for mac. Now all I have to do is keep my happy tears at bay 🙂

    1. JJ, Based on what I have read, I fully expect today’s storms to be STRONGER
      than yesterday. We shall see.

  77. No general thunderstorm or slight risk for SNE today. This is a disturbance today rotating down and with a cold pool of air aloft and add some instability that has the makings for some hail today.

  78. Water temperature. Sure didn’t stay at 70 Degrees. 😀 😀 😀

    BOSTON 16 NM East of Boston, MA
    (44013) 42.346N 70.651W
    Last Updated: Aug 7 2014, 7:50 am EDT
    Thu, 07 Aug 2014 07:50:00 -0400
    Temperature: 65.5 °F (18.6 °C)
    Dewpoint: 61.3 °F (16.3 °C)
    Wind: West at 9.0 MPH (7.78 KT)
    MSL Pressure: 1011.7 mb
    Water Temperature: 64.2 °F (17.9 °C)
    Wave Height: 0.5 m (1.64 ft)
    Dominant Period: 11 sec
    Average Period: 4.0 sec
    Mean Wave Direction: East (102 °)

    2. On Wednesday evening, a hurricane warning was issued for Hawaii for the first time in 22 years. Despite signs that the hurricane was weakening, Iselle strengthened slightly on Wednesday and is now forecast to hit the Big Island as a Category 1 hurricane on Thursday. If it does so, this will be the first hurricane landfall on the Big Island in recorded history.

  81. Latest from NWS re: Today

    1030 AM UPDATE…

    OVERALL TREND IN THE FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK FOR THIS MORNING. POTENT SHORTWAVE CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS UPSTATE NY AND INTO PA AND WESTERN MA. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL BE THE DRIVING FACTOR FOR ANY CONVECTION LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. LAPSE RATES ARE STARTING TO STEEPEN AND ONCE WE REACH CLOSER TO THE HEATING OF THE DAY EXPECT DIURNAL CU TO DEVELOP. LATEST VIS SATELLITE DOES SHOW SOME ACROSS UPSTATE NY AND INTO VT…AND THIS SHOULD SPREAD SOUTH AND EASTWARD THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BECAUSE OF THE NW FLOW THINKING IS THAT EASTERN MASS AND RI HAVE THE BEST SHOT TO SEE MORE WIDESPREAD CONVECTION ESPECIALLY SINCE THEY ARE CURRENTLY AT FULL SUNSHINE. STORM INITIATION SHOULD BE BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM WITH GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. CANNOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SEVERE STORMS
    FROM THIS ANOMALOUS COLD POOL ALOFT.

    1. Convection now beginning In NY, near Albany, VT and Western NH. Nothing
      in MA at this time. But it has commenced. We shall watch and see.

  83. Good morning!! Mix of clouds and sun, a nice day to watch football, very happy Brady will not play much if any, mostly a Mallett night, can’t wait to see a lot of the bubble guys 🙂 go patriots 730 kickoff!!

  88. Scratch that, there were a couple very small hailstones mixes in with the rain! Strangest thing ive seen in a long time

  89. Getting dark in Sudbury. Doppler radar very busy now with showers, maybe storms popping up all over the place. But the sky is quite picturesque.

  90. Couple of big cracks of thunder here with a storm just to the NW.
    Already MORE than yesterday. 😀

    1. That one to the NW has a bulls eye right over JP. Heading Directly here.
      Will catch Brighton for sure.

  91. OMG! The sun’s out and we just had the brightest flash and loudest clap of thunder! Scared me pretty good! I thought it was an explosion at first!!!

  92. Nothing here in Sudbury yet – sun is in and out.

    But radar shows some action headed this way.

    OS – you’re right, I think we will see more action today than yesterday.

      1. NOPE, there was a delay.

        And it is only one gutter for the flat roof out back. It handled
        the downpour yesterday just fine. Guy is due this PM
        to install. yeah sure. I think not. Looking like tomorrow now.
        we’ll see.

        1. Nice and SUnny here now. IF the guy can get his ass over here, we’lll make it. Else, tomorrow.

  95. I should be able to see the dark clouds from this storm, yet it is NOT.
    Only grayish clouds to the NW. Sure can hear thunder thought. Weird.

    1. Sorry I had previously posted this elsewhere

      Not that I can see. Virtually no helicity. I think we are AOK in that regard.

  98. I think a lot of is are in for a rough afternoon. These small intense storms are popping up all over the place now

  99. Weir weir weird.
    That vicious storm developed a coastal. The energy skipped over the city
    and developed a new storm over Quincy. AMAZING. Now that I have
    NEVER seen before. Suns’ out here. NEVER RAINED A DROP and now
    NO storm heading here at all.

    WOW!

  103. 2 PM update from NWS:

    200 PM UPDATE…

    UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED CLOSED LOW WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION FOR TODAY. THIS ANOMALOUS LOW HAS DROPPED 500 MB TEMPS DOWN TO -20C PER SPC MESO SITE AND AT 700MB THE 0C LINE HAS SUNK SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND. THIS HAS CREATED A STRONG COLD POOL OVER THE REGION. BECAUSE OF THE HEATING OF THE DAY COMBINED WITH THIS COLD POOL…LAPSE RATES HAVE STEEPEN GREATLY ALLOWING FOR CONVECTION TO DEVELOP. IN FACT…MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES HAVE JUMPED TO 7 WITH MUCAPE VALUES REACHING OVER 1000 J/KG. WITH THE COOLER TEMPS ALOFT AND VERY STEEP LAPSE RATES…IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH FOR THE STORMS TO CREATE SMALL HAIL.

    A FEW SITES ALONG THE COASTLINE HAVE ALREADY TURNED EASTWARD
    INDICATING OF THE SEA BREEZE DEVELOPMENT. THIS HAS BEEN FOCUSED
    ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE AND INTO PLYMOUTH COUNTY. THIS SEA BREEZE WILL BE AN AREA TO WATCH WITH CONVERGENCE AT THE SURFACE COULD ALLOW FOR HIGHER CORES AND POSSIBLY A SEVERE STORM OR TWO. WE WILL NEED TO WATCH AND SEE IF THIS SEABREEZE MAKES IT FARTHER NORTHWARD OR NOT.

    BUFKIT AND MODEL SOUNDINGS HAVE SHOWN A GOOD AMOUNT OF DRY AIR MOVING IN ALLOWING FOR THE POTENTIAL OF GUSTY WINDS TO MAKE IT TO THE SURFACE. PWAT VALUES ARE QUITE LOW…BELOW 1 SO BELIEVE THAT THE FLOODING POTENTIAL IS LOW AT THIS TIME.

  104. We just had an amazing downpour in Lunenburg. There was lightning, heavy rain and pea-sized hail. The temperature dropped from 74 to 58 in 10 minutes!

  105. Strong storm in Watertown around 1:00 golf ball size hail. I was talking with folks and could not be rude and get up to go to the window to see. Ask me exactly how much restraint that took 🙁

    OS as we headed west on Rt 2 at the Belmont Hill, I looked back and Boston was awfully dark. I can’t believe you didn’t get anything. So odd how it skipped.

    Thunder in distance in Framingham

    1. golf ball size was reported by employees. They actually said baseball and I think I would have seen some sign of it when we left so I made it smaller. Could have been pea size for all I know.

    2. Happy you made it AOK. I hope all was well.

      Yup storm missed me COMPLETELY, other than hearing thunder, some
      of which was dramatic.

      Still NOT a drop of rain here. 😀

      1. We had a great time and the storm was quick so we just waited it out while Mac visited with more folks and then headed home. Thanks for all of your help in timing. It was perfect.

  106. This will be a misunderstood forecast by some that think everybody is going to get storms. Yes, it’s very unstable, but think of the atmosphere is a pot of slow-heating water. Those bubbles do not cover the entirety of the pan. Some places will get missed.

    1. I know one place and I’m not unhappy about it. 😀
      And of course we understand what you said.

      2. You should rent your property for outdoor parties. Storms always miss you. Everyone will be comfortable knowing they won’t get rained on. 🙂

  107. That severe t-storm that’s been moving through Norfolk County just grazed me, most of it went to my northeast, but we got a good downpour and briefly some pea-sized hail, I’d estimate the hail only lasted 10-15 seconds.

  108. Working in the wrentham/plainville, we can hear a storm a little ways off but other than a few sprinkles not much happening to this point, a couple more clients and we r done for the day 🙂

  109. Storms seem to be dying out upstream.

    Boston “may” just have seen the last of it?
    We shall see.

  115. SE MA and Cape Cod – again, 2 days in a row. But of course, not everyone!

    A narrow but strong line just went thru Hampton Beach NH to Newburyport MA.

    Matt Noyes posted some pics of people playing outside with a very dark sky and CG lightning approaching and people seeking shelter under trees from rain, with CGs in the area.

      1. It’s the pats – just having the pre-season start is a big deal. And I like they are playing redskins. Also this way we get to see those who don’t normally play

    2. I will say, a 3.5hr pre-game show for a pre-season game is a little rediculous. You’d think they were already in the super bowl or something

  118. Looks more threatening here now than it did any part of the day. 😀

    Perhaps a brief shower about to come through.

    3. I have to repeat what Vicki said – Wow!

      It also is beautiful – with the seagull and the buildings and people and the dark sky – that photo could win an award!

        1. hmm that tv station is in Cleveland, yet caption
          says it was in Ri on Narragensett Bay. SOmething’s not
          right. Nice video regardless. 😀

    2. US National Weather Service Boston MA
      1 hr ·
      Airplane pilot reports waterspout NW of Martha’s Vineyard in Rhode Island Sound at 5:48pm

  121. We finally had a thunderstorm!!!!!!! First since January. I wasn’t here to enjoy it but the grass received .11″!!!!!

  122. Ok. Done taking photos and video of great clouds and weather today. I’m working on a new blog.

    Redskins are gonna win this game, not that it matters. 😉

      1. That’s all there doing, nobody is playing lol, tonight was more about the bubble guys, even more than I anticipated. Still it’s football, go patriots!!

  123. Pats look awful. Yeah, I know that it is pre-season; yeah I know Brady and other key players are not in; blah, blah, blah, but I am talking about AWFUL!

  124. It’s only preseason. But they did not look good against skins #1 defense. Even though both teams are sitting a lot of players.

      1. 29 gets walking papers tomorrow. And theses announcers are so busy chatting they don’t even know what’s going on

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