Tuesday Forecast

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12:05PM (EDITED for discussion 8:00PM)

DAYS 1-5 (DECEMBER 8-12)…
Low pressure intensifies well offshore but sends a little light rain into southeastern MA today. A low level inversion will trap some cloudiness in the region Wednesday though there will be areas of sun as well. A developing southerly wind ahead of an approaching trough will warm it up on Thursday but there may be a few light rain showers. A broad but weak high pressure ridge will bring fair and mild weather for the end of the week.
TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Some light rain southeastern MA. Patchy drizzle elsewhere. Highs in the 40s. Wind light N to NE.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the 30s. Wind light variable.
WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. Highs in the 40s. Wind light variable.
THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 35-45. Highs 45-55.
FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Lows 35-45. Highs in the 50s.
SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 30s. Highs in the 50s.

DAYS 6-10 (DECEMBER 13-17)…
Mild/dry December 13. Wet/warm Dec 14. Fair and cooler December 15-16. Risk of rain showers December 17.

DAYS 11-15 (DECEMBER 18-22)…
Mild and mostly dry weather, though it may turn a little colder by the end of the period.

46 thoughts on “Tuesday Forecast”

  2. Thanks TK. If this was February or March we would probably be missing out on a good snowstorm. Today is about as gloomy as I have seen in a while.

  4. Thanks, TK.

    Philip, you mentioned yesterday that Boston came in at 15.1 inches in 2001-2002. You make a good point. We could get as little as 15 inches.

    I do think we get more than that. And, I believe there will be some snow this month, as well as a colder and more seasonable period than we’re currently experiencing.

  6. Thanks tk 🙂

    It’s freezing out today, clouds, sprinkles with a temp of 42 degrees, BUT Around 60 on Thursday,Friday. Saturday may reach low to mid 60’s, Sunday around 60. What a great stretch of weather we are going to have. Enjoy!! 🙂

  7. Well, the EURO doesn’t seem to be phasing the 2 systems as much a week away.

    I think this can be seen at hour 144 with a southern stream low in the Mississippi Valley and a northern stream low just ahead of it in northern New England.

    And thus, not as intense a storm near New England and one closer to us, as opposed to be pulled way to the west had there been phasing.

    With the active El Niño southern jet, sometime in the next 3 months, I’ll guess there’ll be phasing and when that happens, I think the U.S. will see a very, very strong storm. No promises on precip type 🙂 🙂

  8. Like the Pacific Northwest in the U.S., the British Isles are getting pounded relentlessly by storm after storm: Gale-force winds with higher gusts, lashing rains, and misery. This has caused significant flooding, a massive amount of damage, and at this point the Brits (and I’m sure our fellow citizens in the state of Washington) are saying “Uncle.”

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/weather/12038688/Storm-Desmond-Cumbria-floods-UK-weather-Tuesday-live.html

  9. 😀 😀 😀

    The 6Z GFS fantasy storm has withered and turned into a Lakes Cutter Rain
    event. Such is life this Winter and such is often the case with the GFS that far in advance.

  10. Gloomy Tuesday
    Gloomy Tuesday
    Gloomy Tuesday
    Gloomy Tuesday

    Hope it leads to a beautiful Wednesday. 😀

    2. Correction…Tomorrow’s sunset will be at 4:11:30 and later thereafter by one minute every other day for the rest of the month. It is the earliest sunset of the year.

      Charlie…Where do you get your info? 😀

        1. This is true, different location, different sunset time.

          The part I don’t agree with is the gain. There is no gain or loss tomorrow. The day loses 54 sec of light, which would be a loss of 27 seconds on each end. But, solar noon move forward 27 seconds later, so sunrise is 54 sec later and there’s no change on sunset.

          Starting Thursday, daylight loss is less than the change in solar noon and thus, sunsets start getting later, by 2 sec.

    1. Almost. Had it come down hard enough, there may have been some flakes
      mixed in. Oh well, there’s always January and February.

    2. I totally agree Vicki. As I mentioned above, if this was February or March it would easily be snow. Of course, if we were in a more typical December pattern it probably would be snow as well.

  13. TK and all,

    Does anyone know IF there was an el nino during the Winter of 68-69?

    I remember Lakes cutter after Lakes cutter after Lakes cutter all through
    December and January. The all hell broke loose in February.

    1. I vaguely remember that particular winter as I was in the 3rd grade. I do remember at least a couple of back-to-back snow days that month. I have no idea though if it was El Nino or not. I suspect TK is the only one here who would have that info available. 😀

        1. I was curious, so I googled it and found a nice chart of each year. Previous to looking it up, I didn’t have a clue. 🙂 🙂

  14. Eric says no opportunities for snow for the rest of the month into at least early January. I guess so much for a White Christmas this year. 🙁

    Oh well…maybe next?? 😀

    1. Still a bit early to say that. There are a few subtle hints of a 5 to 10 day pattern flip sometime in the December 21-31 window.

  17. I love you all. The only thing that invariably annoys me (and I am sure there are things I say that always annoy you) is hearing from some, on, say, December 8th, that we’re not going to get snow the rest of the month. I actually find that statement mind-boggling. I realize it’s not coming from any of you directly, but is taken verbatim from some TV forecaster. If there’s anything I’ve learned in New England about weather is to always expect the unexpected. Never count on anything with certainty beyond, say, 5 days out.

    On the whole, it’ll be mild this month, yes. We’re not likely to get a series of snowstorms this month, no. But, to rule out snow or cold of any kind is silly, quite frankly. I’m sorry to sound irritable … but I am little …

      1. Assuming that El Niño has yet to reach its peak, I don’t see how the pattern can break down all of a sudden even for just 5-7 days.

        A White Christmas miracle?? We will see but am not counting on it.

        1. Any pattern can shift for a short time. It’s not a “break down” but a readjustment. Subtle and temporary shifts can result in sensible weather changes that are as significant as a large scale, long term pattern change. It just doesn’t last.

    3. You want cold and snow, I completely understand, but it will not happen before Christmas, maybe after Jan 1st, but even that is in question, maybe mid January at the earliest IMO 🙂

    4. Is this still about Pete. Is that exactly what was said whoever said it? I’m a kind of fan of exact wording …sorry

      1. Never mind. It is Eric. Not Pete for once :). Did he say none? Well then let’s see. So far Pete has been right and as I recall Eric has done well too.

        1. Actually, Pete essentially said it on his 11PM weathercast. But both he and Eric, and any sensible meteorologist very well know they may end up eating their words. 🙂

          I’ve eaten mine many times. 😛

  18. Interesting stat: The snowfall at Logan 1968-69 (53.8″) is the normal snowfall for Denver. I suspect that city will more than double their average this upcoming winter and end up with 100″+ like we did last winter. My bet is that 100 inches occurs much more frequently there anyway.

  19. This ever so slight hint of a weak bubble of high pressure nosing in from southeast Canada during the weekend makes me wonder if Sunday could turn out cooler than what it looked like even a day or 2 ago …….

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