Tuesday Forecast

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7:20AM

DAYS 1-5 (APRIL 5-9)…
A fun little statistic to start your day out. Boston had almost 4 inches of snow on Monday, making it (so far) the 9th snowiest April there. It snows in April in Boston enough to measure an average of 1 out of every 4 years. Of equal note is the unseasonable cold. Boston set a record low maximum temperature for April 4 with a pre-dawn high temperature of 30. It remained in the 20s during the day, something we almost never see in April. This was the coldest daytime in Boston since the Valentine’s Day cold invasion in which the high was just 12. So now moving on, we’re still going to be cold into early Wednesday as a big Canadian high pressure area approaches today and moves overhead tonight before sinking off to the southeast Wednesday. A warm front will approach later Wednesday, and clouds will increase in response to this, though a snow/ice mix should stay mostly to the north of the region. The warm air gets in Thursday but along with wet weather, which may become quite dominant as a wave of low pressure forms on the approaching cold front. For now will call for this all sweeping offshore Friday and Saturday but remaining close enough to watch for some instability and unsettled weather as it turns colder.
TODAY: Sunny. Highs in the 30s. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.
TONIGHT: Clear. Lows in the 10s. Wind calm.
WEDNESDAY: Increasing clouds. Highs in the 40s. Wind light SE.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Chance of light sleet/rain overnight. Lows in the 30s. Wind light SE.
THURSDAY: Cloudy. Periods of rain. Highs in the 50s. Wind SE to S 10-20 MPH.
FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of rain showers. Lows in the 40s. Highs in the 50s.
SATURDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of rain or snow showers. Lows in the 30s. Highs in the 40s.

DAYS 6-10 (APRIL 10-14)…
Windy and cold but mainly dry April 10. Chance of spotty mix/light rain mainly north and west with an approaching warm front April 11. Chance of rain showers and milder with an approaching cold front April 12. Fair weather returns April 13-14 though it may be much cooler coast than inland areas as high pressure builds over eastern Canada.

DAYS 11-15 (APRIL 15-19)…
Leaning toward the drier side of a blocking pattern at this time with mostly fair weather but temperatures near to below normal.

147 thoughts on “Tuesday Forecast”

  1. Thank you so much, TK…

    There’s more snow on the ground THIS April 5 than last April 5.

    Who woulda thunk it!?!?

    And to think that I was planning on mowing my lawn for the first time this afternoon!!!

    Enjoy the day!

  2. Thanks TK !

    We ended up with a solid 6 inches of snow. The wind is pretty strong this morning, so there’s a decent amount of blowing snow from roof tops and even occasionally on the ground.

    I don’t know if the June sunshine would get rid of all of this in one day.

    I have a sneaking suspicion it should look a bit funny this evening when some shaded areas have decent snow remaining and south facing areas are completely bare.

  4. Thanks TK!

    Final total @ Logan yesterday = 4.7″

    Total snowfall to date = 36.1″ (Final???)

      1. At the rate we are going, I think June 1 might be a better bet 😉

        Seems as if the seasons are shifting. Wonder where I’ve heard that before….repeatedly 😉

  6. Thanks, TK.

    Closing in on the average snowfall for Boston. We won’t get there, but it’s not as if mother nature isn’t giving her best shot.

    I’m going to enjoy a cold run for one of the last times this year. But, I’ll go slowly as my back and wrist are stiff and achy from the fall yesterday morning.

    2. See TK’s post above. If that Euro verifies we could get to average and maybe then some. Barry mentioned it as well yesterday.

  10. Dr. Cohen’s Blog has been updated.

    Here is a link

    http://www.aer.com/science-research/climate-weather/arctic-oscillation

    Here is an excerpt.

    With the main downward descent of the negative stratospheric AO into the troposphere predicted to occur over the coming week, the tropospheric AO is predicted to turn strongly negative next week. Therefore, many classical AO circulation anomalies are likely the second week and even into the third week of April. These include positive geopotential height anomalies widespread across the Arctic but especially in the North Atlantic side of the Arctic. And with the NAO also predicted to be strongly negative, strong Greenland blocking is predicted as well. In contrast the mid-latitudes should be dominated by negative geopotential height anomalies. The regions predicted to experience the largest negative departures are Western Europe and Northern Asia. Also regions that typically experience below normal temperatures during negative AO regimes are also predicted over the coming weeks to experience below normal temperatures. These regions include Southeastern Canada, the Eastern US, Western Europe, Siberia and East Asia. Also the Jet Stream is predicted to be suppressed equatorward especially in the North Atlantic. This is predicted to lead to a wet pattern in the North Atlantic sector including the eastern United States and Western Europe.

    1. Thanks JP Dave. I can understand why TK is concerned…and that may not be the end either. We will see

  11. Good morning and thank you TK. Brrr

    22 Degrees at my house this morning. Pretty nippy for April and likely a tad
    colder tonight.

  12. Following up on what TK posted.

    The next frame of the Euro produces this.

    http://imgur.com/VJFjmG6

    It only grazes the Cape and South coast with up to 2 inches of snow, sparing
    the Boston area. HOWEVER, that is oh so close that a slight Westward drift would
    bring Boston into the Snow shield. Needs to be watched for sure.

    1. Indeed. Thank you.

      It was in the 70s yesterday not too far to the South of us and the clipper.

    1. Looks as if the boston-providence corridor got the near 8 they were predicting in the pm.

      Not a fast snow melt here like it was on Sunday. Everything is spring white 😉

    2. And these totals are from channel 4:

      BOSTON (CBS) — Several towns had significant snowfall Monday from the second spring snowstorm in as many days.

      Here are the latest snowfall totals from the National Weather Service in Boston, Rob Macedo, the SKYWARN Coordinator for the National Weather Service in Taunton, and WBZ-TV Weather Watchers.
      Plymouth 9.3″
      Freetown 7.5″
      Acushnet 7.5″
      Swansea 6.5″
      Rehoboth 6.0″
      Mansfield 6.0″
      Ayer 5.5″
      Fall River 5.0″
      Chelmsford 5.0″
      Walpole 5.0″
      Sudbury 4.8″
      Boston (Logan Airport) 4.7″
      Needham 4.5″
      Franklin 4.5″
      Lexington 4.4″
      Braintree 4.3″
      Springfield 3.4″

  15. Thanks TK.
    The snow was so powdery and easy to move. You usually don’t see that type of snow in April. The thing that stood out to me was not the snow although those snowfall amounts are not to shabby is the cold for April with temps staying in the 20s. Where are records are kept at Bradley it was the second coldest April high temperature at 27 degrees. The one other time in April had a high in the 20s was a 24 back in April 1982 blizzard.
    Looks like we have one more watcher.

  16. I looked at everything I can get my hands on this morning for long range outlooks that would sans this wretched mess of cold and snow. I see nothing in the next 2 weeks that look like any type of warmth that would make most people happy. Basically closer to average toward the end of the period, but that’s not 60’s.
    Buuut, if you can trust guidance out past the 15th or so, it does appear maybe, just maybe the corner might be turned, somewhat?
    Start with the teles. In the short term, looks pitiful. However, the AO looks to get back to some semblance of neutral by the end of the period. So does the NAO, but that maybe in a position to keep us dry, as TK alluded to. We’ll see. The PNA is meh, but that tele doesn’t have the same influence going forward it does in the heart of cold season due to shortened wavelengths and zonal flow.
    I’m generally looking for wavelength shortening, 500mb height rises, 500 mb positive anomalies, 850 temps that moderate, 700 and 850 winds generally not screaming out of Canada, at the mid latitudes, and I do see a hint of that in the long range. Increases in the number of r-waves (the number of dips and rises in the jet, these tend to increase in the warm season) are another thing to look for. That’s one of the reasons that the AO doesn’t correlate as well with cold air dumps going forward, I think. EPO looks a bit negative, but nothing that screams huge cold dump, and good old Sol is the ultimate spring producer. That’s about as far as my two courses in atmospheric science allows to me to go. And that was long ago.
    All in all, it looks to me like by school vaca week (week of the 18th for you that don’t have kids) things might start to look up spring wise. Of course the next few runs over the course of the week could change that, but by then the sun will be 2 weeks higher in the sky too. And/or TK could tell me I’m full of baloney and not reading the atmosphere right, after all, he’s the met! TK, feel free to correct any of this blather that’s out in left field.

    1. Ohhhhhh, I do like the term blather. Although yours is not blather while mine could well be considered that.

      As far as left field. Best position in baseball so a good place to be!

    2. Dr. Cohen would disagree with your assessment. He thinks the cold could hang on until the end of the month, not mid-month.

      Either way, April appears miserable. So what else is new.
      We got away with one for Winter, so now we Pay and we pay and we pay. 😀

      1. He also says this:
        “Therefore predictability of a negative AO based on stratosphere-troposphere coupling is coming to an end in the next two weeks and certainly by the end of April beyond which longer term AO predictions are more difficult. Also the relationship between the AO and the weather across the mid-latitudes is much weaker in summer and can even be opposite of that in winter.”

        I’m just looking at the GEFS ensembles, he has everything else. The point is by the 16th or 17th it weakens toward neutral, and other factors come into play by then also. Mass moves around differently if we see an increase in r-wave number by then too. We’ll see. It may not be 70+, but I bet we see more 60’s by the 20th-25th or so.

          1. I have found that anything to make this deplorable month called April worse, can and will usually happen. With a few positive caveats, I generally find the majority of April to be the most disappointing month on the calendar.

            1. I totally and completely agree with you!
              I have been around a long, long time and I have seen many an April snowfall and accompanying miserable weather. On the other hand, I have seen some beautiful Aprils, but they are the exception, or I remember it that way.

              1. Oh this is not good. You two are going to encourage each other, aren’t you 😉 🙂

                Well, let’s all work together to think of good things about April. I have two brothers born in April. I have a nephew born in April. I have a father in law born in April. I have a grandson born in April. And Mac and I became engaged in April.

                See what a nice month April is!!

      1. And it may have to be pretty intense to get the cold down to
        the surface, But Spring is good at getting that done.

    1. WOW!!! I hadn’t even looked. I expected a rise into the 30s. Perhaps we’ll get there eventually.

      11AM at Logan 28 on a SUNNY day on April 5th! Truly AMAZING!!!!

  20. Is it specifically Saturday…or Sunday where the concern is?

    Or is it the entire weekend in general?

    1. It depends upon when the situation resolves itself. It “could” be later Saturday/Sat night or during the day Sunday. Just need to see how all of the players combine and when.

      The Major models have it and now it sure looks like the NAM is well tuned into it as well. Looks like there will be something, it’s just whether it comes up or
      stays off shore.

    1. You’ve been gypped all winter up in Woburn. On the other hand, Plymouth (I believe Sue lives there) has gotten its `fair’ share of snow.

  22. Yesterday’s Red Sox season opener in Cleveland was postponed to today but temps today are forecast to be a bit colder than yesterday. I wonder if they cancel today’s game too.

    1. Tomorrow night’s game looks to be in jeopardy as well, not due to cold, but rain and wind at gametime. The baseball season starts way too early and cold weather cities without domes should be avoided this early.

  23. 18Z 500 vortmax.
    http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/gfs/2016040512/gfs_z500_vort_us_18.png

    Need better spacing. The wave is still to short. That’s what I alluded to earlier when I said this time of year the waves shorten up. If this were a longer wave, it might recurve. As it is, the tilt is too positive and the WL is not far enough apart to get it done. Most of the energy stays south and goes OTS.
    Lots of time. Please let it go east 🙂

  24. Being a data geek, I have probably spent too much time on Boston’s climate data ….

    Its uncanny how, in the past, some major cold or snow in April has been followed in 2 weeks by the highest temperature of April, either in the high 70s, 80s or even low 90s.

    Meteorologically, this probably can be explained by simply transitioning from a deep upper low to a strong upper ridge.

    Not a 1 to 1 correlation for sure, but still, quite frequent.

    Id say there are equal or high chances that a really warm to hot day or 2 visit the northeast within the next 2 to 3 weeks. Id be surprised if continually below to well below normal temps held month long without some warm intrusion at some point.

  26. Much appreciated tk 🙂

    THE SUN IS EATING THE SNOW LIKE PACMAN EATS THOSE LITTLE WHITE DOTS.

  27. It appears to me that even if we miss the weekend event, there is another waiting on its heels to come down from Canada. NWS says an active pattern for next week regardless.

  28. 12z GFS did take a pretty big step in the right direction from 6z if you want that storm to come closer this weekend. But Blackstone hit it on the head – the wavelengths are too short and there is still not enough spacing to get it done. I could see the Cape getting clipped Sat night with some light snow and a few snow showers in the air elsewhere.

    Regardless, it is going to be another weekend with a very wintery feel. 12z GFS temps for Sun AM has it below freezing all the way down to Atlanta:

    http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/?model=gfs&region=neus&pkg=T2m&runtime=2016040512&fh=120&xpos=0&ypos=210

    1. Mark I don’t if you caught the info for Bradley but more snow has fallen in April than in December January and March. April 2016 is 5th for snowiest April on record. Don’t think we beat April 1982 with 14.2 coming from that blizzard.

  30. In my town last week they had the sweepers out clearing the sand and salt dumped on the roads from winter. I guess they will have to do that again.

  31. Let’s do a little compare and contrasting, ok?

    12Z GFS 500mb at 84 hours

    http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/gfs/2016040512/gfs_z500_vort_us_15.png

    12Z CMC 500mb at 84 hours

    http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/?model=gem&region=us&pkg=z500_vort&runtime=2016040512&fh=84&xpos=0&ypos=201

    12Z NAM 500mb at 84 hours

    http://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/models/namconus/2016040512/namconus_z500_vort_us_29.png

    See which one is not like the others?
    Talk about this definitely staying off shore is premature.
    Could it stay off shore? Of course. and perhaps that is the likely outcome.
    However, this is not etched in stone.

    Oh and now I have the Euro 500mb

    http://imgur.com/GuyVJQT

  32. Here is the 12Z EUro 500mb chart at 108 hours or 8PM Saturday.
    Clearly there are some timing differences among the models.

    http://imgur.com/mYibGnx

    There is a nice surface low sitting under that vortex max, or “just” under to the
    East of it. It is there. Not sure where it goes or how strong it gets, but if one listens
    to Bernie….Lots of Wind Energy there. 😀

    1. A swing and a miss, but oh so close!!
      Gets going just a bit too far off shore, but it still needs to be watched for changes as we are still a way out, but getting into solid predictability range.

      http://imgur.com/apOxaWw

  33. One thing looks certain it won’t feel like spring this weekend.
    Now do we throw a storm into the mix???

  35. We had 4-1/2 inches (from our yard) of snow yesterday in Sudbury.

    Yesterday did look and feel like mid-winter but today, even with the cold and snow – it still has a look of spring. Very likely due to the angle of the sun.

    I keep telling myself – you may hate this weather now, in April. But if it really is going to be a hot summer – enjoy this now. I’d rather open the windows briefly to get some fresh air then having the A/C on all the time! However, I am grateful we have an A/C. When it’s hot out with no breeze – yuk. Anyway, the sun is doing its work and melting the snow, slowly but surely. Just to freeze up again tonight!

  37. Still ice on my driveway and the wooden stairs in the shade. The last time I saw that in April the day AFTER a snowstorm was April 7 1982, but it was generally overcast and in the teens all day (the day after the April 6 blizzard).

  38. Had meetings today. We will be working tomorrow. Thankful that today was a very sunny day and melted the snow. It will be chilly but very workable. Thursday looks to be a cancelled day due to rain, and then a very very busy Friday and Saturday with 80 visits scheduled to be completed. Saturday will be the makeup day for today. Next week will be a 6 day workweek. (Rain or shine)

    1. One of my supervisors is down there today and says there is a solid 3-5 inch snowcover still on the ground as of this afternoon.

  41. For the time being, I’m favoring the overall pattern as depicted by the GFS 12z operational run. This includes the weekend threat being just too far offshore. HOWEVER, DO NOT TURN YOUR BACK ON THIS THING because if that trough goes negative enough we have a full snowstorm right in the middle of the weekend. And yes it would likely be cold enough again for snow just about everywhere.

  42. Here is a shot from the 2nd floor window of my back yard which is still pretty solidly covered in 3 inches of snow (down only 1 inch from yesterday). In the foreground is a first floor roof which has been in the sun since late morning and continues to hold its snow. That is all because of how cold it’s been. High temp barely to 32 here.

    https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xlp1/v/t1.0-9/12670482_10154109041617265_1146615226820231343_n.jpg?oh=0f4f477967ec4cff3e02a9820b50b635&oe=577934A1

    1. Do I see Charlie’s shadow over there on the right, working the blow dryers and eating away at the snow?

      1. You see the bare spot under the thick mini tree, and the strip of bare cement on the walkway to “nowhere” that used to border an old screen house years ago. I shoveled that part last night. 🙂

  43. Very true down here in Mansfield. Still a good solid snow cover. I see no lawn people working the area today and I have been out and about from North Attleboro to Raynham to Fall River

  44. While we’re on the subject:

    March 31-April 1 1997:
    http://ctboom.com/wp-content/uploads/776px-Aprilfoolsdayblizzardtotalmap.jpg

    April 28-29 1987:
    https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/12472640_938926452843796_7696495988659516256_n.jpg?oh=b16b90173ce6fcc5c5aa2991a8e42b25&oe=57BF485C

    May 9-10 1977:
    https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xaf1/v/t1.0-9/12938079_938926606177114_8779186634986196015_n.jpg?oh=98ecf3d1c19dc176ebad01b74ba837d0&oe=577D9B05

    May 18 2002
    https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/v/t1.0-9/12472762_938924862843955_7435980983212026060_n.jpg?oh=733c72431b66e7a6db40341c59182197&oe=5787CDD7

    Oh and one more…
    June 11 1842, and no this was NOT hail…
    “A late season snowfall occurred in northern New England. 11
    inches fell in Berlin, New Hampshire and 10 inches fell at
    Irasburg, Vermont. Snow whitened the higher peaks of the
    Appalachians as far south as Maryland.”

    Yes folks, it can snow in the Spring. We know it’s rare, and that has been mentioned here enough. Nobody ever said it was not rare, but if you have the right pattern, you have the right pattern. So that takes care of that. 🙂

  45. I remember that one Joshua which was part of a very snow 95-96 winter. The shovels and snow blowers were out the next day after that snowfall. It was even snowing down in the Bronx that day on the Yankees home opener.

  46. TK looking into your crystal ball would you see the weekend storm Potential is the last real shot at accumulating snow till next winter? From what your saying this needs to be watched carefully.

    1. If it does happen, I think that’s it. If we go into blocking mode it’s probably more the kind that does so with higher heights and lack of legit cold, just more “cool” or “ocean chill”.

  47. ‘BZ has a 68 degree torch next Tuesday. Mid week next week does look like we get a SW flow. Sometimes that’s all it takes to get a couple days of warmth in an otherwise cool pattern.

  48. FWIW, my friends at Blue Hill now sit just 3.5″ below normal for snowfall on the season. Obviously, there isn’t a whole lot of “normal” snowfall left to get through, so even if no more measurable snow occurs, this will go down as only a slightly below normal season there. Granted, that isn’t quite representative of the whole region- that area south of Boston has been a frequent “jackpot” location this season, and elevation also seems to have played a significant role in a couple of events. However, for a strong El Nino year, this is pretty impressive. I think this year is more notable for lack of a sustained snow pack as opposed to lack of snow. SNE had its fair share of snow, but mostly small-medium size events, well spaced out, with a lot of warmth in between.

    1. True and even Boston which now sits at 36.1 inches is not all that far from normal. Not too shabby considering it was a strong El Nino Winter.

  49. This doesn’t necessarily mean a thing, but it is 40 Degrees currently in
    Fairbanks, Alaska, while it is 36 at Logan. I find this rather amusing! 😀

  51. No way tk no way. Not in north Attleboro, there is a thicker snow cover in the foxboro to Walpole areas of 2-3 inches. North Attleboro is about 70% snow cover with 1-2 inches. And bare areas where sun has been shining. A lot of melting. We will be south of providence tomorrow. Many clients have said a little snow in shady areas but should be gone by the time we get there tomorrow. Remember a little light coating is fine with any of these applications. I actually wish for some clients this would happen during dry times in summer as they don’t have sprinkler systems. This way it’s washed in immediately.

    1. Well to be fair they were there earlier in the day which is probably when the observation was taken. The message was given to me this afternoon. Even around here, south sides of certain houses are nearly bare, but the majority of yards are covered in 2-3 inches as of late day today.

      Most of the rest goes tomorrow, and anything remaining is gone on Thursday.

      1. Understandable tk I’m not trying to say he’s not correct as yes there was much more this morning.

        1. When I posted the photo I took with my lower roof in it, the roof was completely snowcovered (about 2:30PM). Since then it’s lost about half of it and the sun’s beating on it now. It also bounces off light colored siding just above it, so it gets a double dose. The yard still looks about the same except near edges of garage, house, pavement.

  52. Just looking over the 18Z 4KM NAM. It is different than the GFS and Euro.
    I’m not prediciting what will happen, but it depicts a cold system centered about
    over Pittsburg, PA with LOADS of support. Not sure what will happen with it, but
    it sure looks like at least some of the precip gets in here as SNOW. Perhaps it will
    scoot OTS? I just don’t know for sure, but it needs to be monitored.

    I am wondering IF the 0Z runs tonight will have a bit of a better handle on
    what gives.

    Btw, I also know that at 84 hours, the NAM is a bit out of its comfort range, but even so, I smell a rat.

    1. Quite a way to go on this, so we’ll see plenty of spread in how different models handle the energy, and even how the same model handles the energy run to run. Just remaining in monitor mode and leaning toward a more benign result for now.

      I’m doing a walk along the Charles River on Sunday, and regardless of what happens with any potential storminess on Saturday, Sunday looks like a very brisk and chilly day out there. 😛

  54. Re 4km NAM from 18z: I had been following the possibility of a light mix/snow burst (insignificant) sometime tomorrow afternoon. For the most part I think any precipitation that reaches the ground will probably do so north of the MA/NH border. It would be associated with the warm front. Down here in SNE we’ll probably end up with precip aloft and not reaching the ground as the axis of mid level instability comes through.

    Re tonight: A few sheltered locations may fall below 10 with perfect radiational cooling.

  55. So does the record low get broken tomorrow am . Finally got out of there after 10 this morning from 4am yesterday ugh . Hope that was my last all nighter at the hospital as it takes me a couple of days to recover .

  56. 18z gfs a tad closer with weekend storm, throwing a bit of snow our way, but remain stll mostly off shore. But is there and is a clear threat. Fwiw, 18z DGEX brings the system just to the south of Cape cod.

  58. Snow should be gone by noontime tomorrow with bright sunshine and temps around 40 degrees. I left Dedham at 3:30 just got back and we’ve lost even more since then. That April sun is very strong!!!! Lots of grass showing. Still light coatings of snow in those shady areas 1.5 or less. I’d say in my travels foxboro has the most with 70-80% coverage of 1.5-2.5 inches.

  60. I have 30 degrees and a 6 degree dew point. I wouldn’t be surprised if I get down to mid teens by morning. This is a cold air mass for April.

    1. Same reading on my closest Wunder station

      Yards still have 100% cover with no grass showing through. At lease five inches on deck table but that gets only late pm sun

      1. I get a ton of sun. My front yard is down to 3 inches. South yard is bare. North side is still close to 5 inches. Back has grass poking thru.
        My dew point is down to 4. Temp 27.7

          1. By sunset I had a bare south side lawn (which is only several feet from house to street so it gets influence of heat from the pavement as well as reflection from the house, not to mention being in sunlight longer than any other side of the house. Just on the other side of the house is a solid 3 inch cover with no hint of grass (technically my neighbor’s yard, separated by our shared driveway). My vast back yard has about 75% cover of over 2 inches and is patchy around the edges.

            1. Like you’ve said everyone has different weather and snow. Even if it’s just a few miles 🙂

          1. You must be in a cold soft sun area. Plus sutton Has an elevation around 400ft. Makes sense. But not here. 100ft elevation makes all the difference,,,,,, I guess

            1. Blackstone and I are close to each other. Sutton is closer to 600 but I’m 370. There is something I have yet to figure out about the yard/neighborhood. I of course knew old one inside and out so will figure this out soon.

              Daughter in Uxbridge also 100% cover. She has trees though. I’ll have to see what her elevation is.

  61. Too bad I did not bring my camera with me on my evening walk (Can’t take pictures using my cellphone because I am the proud owner of a 2001 cellphone with no photographic capability – it’s my dumb phone as I tell my daughter). Copley Square looked sparkling. The late day sunlight shone on Trinity Church, its spires still (!) showing patches of snow. In fact, everywhere in Back Bay a remarkable amount of snow remained. This was more like a February snowstorm in this respect. Tree limbs were still covered in snow. Encrusted snow piles of up to 3 feet tall dotted the Newbury Street sidewalk. Many cars, including mine, still had plenty of snow on them. I even saw small icicles on a number of buildings. It was a surreal scene in that it had the looks of the depth of winter, yet the light clearly indicated otherwise.

    Every winter is unique. It’s why I like this season best of all (fall is a close second). A recap of the past 6 seasons sums up winter’s charm. In 2010-2011 we had the 6-week parade of weekly snowstorms which produced one of the most impressive ever-increasing snow-packs in my lifetime. 2011-2012 was a dud in many respects, but will be remembered for the Halloween storm and the summer-like stretch of weather in March of 2012. 2012-2013 of course brought us Nemo in February and the March storm that sat 600 miles east of us but pounded the city with over 15 inches of snow. 2013-2014 will go down as the year the nation (sort of) learned what polar vortex means. 2014-2015 brought us the greatest snow blitz in the history of Boston. And then 2015-2016, influenced by a strong El Nino, gave us numerous temperature records on both the warm and cold side, along with a memorable April mini winter.

    1. Actually “dumb phones” are gaining in popularity. I would take one in a second… Information overload.

    2. Excellent synopsis. I was just talking about the very same thing with a fellow meteorologist. I love the last 6 years for a great example of the types of Winters we have. All that’s left is a super cold and dry one, but hey, what do you think 2016-2017 is for? 😉

    3. Very nice commentary! If you had a smart phone, we’d see pics ;). Just kidding.

      I love trinity church and that entire area. Lots of memories.

    4. Very nice comment josh. We respect it. Me and my wife’s favorite time is walking through Boston during summer, we stay at the W for a few weekends during summer. Stay clear away during winter months:) 🙂 We love the late sunsets along with warm weather. But love the 8:00-8:30 sunsets off the Clarendon tower and our W tower. Very romantic. Enjoy 🙂

      1. Summer’s good, too, Charlie. Sunsets in summer along the Charles can be truly spectacular. While not a fan of heat I do appreciate and enjoy evening strolls when it’s in the 70s and tropical. My favorite place to be in summer is at a beach in early evening, say, at Narragansett or Block Island.

  62. Dew point temps hovering just above zero in central and northern MA. The potential low temps tonight are WAY down there.

  63. 24F in Coventry, CT. We’ll see how low we can go tonight. Got down to 16 this morning.

    Still near 100% snow cover with 6″ still on the deck and in shaded areas. Tomorrow will be the fourth consecutive April day here with snow pack. That’s a first in my 17 years living here in CT!

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