Weekend Weather Discussion…Sunday Update!
Posted by Joe Joyce May 30, 2009 at 7:49 am
Another day of warming west winds to allow temps to climb into the 70’s. A cold front could spark a few scattered showers or a T’storm today. As the front pushes offshore, look for clearing skies tonight and cooler temperatures…even frost in the Northwest valleys! Read more
Figawi Sailboat Race Hyannis to Nantucket May 23, 2009
Posted by Tim Kelley May 29, 2009 at 7:47 pm
The 38th Figawi Sailboat Race Hyannis to Nantucket on Saturday May 23, 2009 had perfect wind for a straight shot across the sound. On board the Arethusa out of Hingham Massachusetts, Tim Kelley shares some beautiful photos of Sail and Sky, while chatting with Chet Curtis and Latoyia Edwards.
Pictures of damage from the EF1 tornado in Eagle Lake, ME
Posted by Danielle Niles May 29, 2009 at 4:03 pm
The National Weather Service has released pictures of some of the damage up in Eagle Lake, ME where an EF1 tornado touched down last Sunday. This is just a quick extension to the blog I posted on Wednesday regarding the event as I thought many of you would be interested in seeing the pictures. Click here and scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Ahhh some improvement…better late than never!
Posted by Danielle Niles May 29, 2009 at 2:00 pm
After a dreary, dismal stretch of weather these past few days, we could all use some sunshine. The fog didn’t seem to want to budge across parts of eastern New England through mid afternoon, and admittedly, temperatures are still cool in many spots right now. While showers continue to push through parts of Maine and southeastern New England, sunshine is breaking out in a few areas. The hope here is that more pockets of sunshine will develop over the next several hours. That being said, we’re in a bit of a catch-22 here, because a little bit of sun is all we need today in order to destabilize the atmosphere just enough to spark some evening thunderstorms. And what about the weekend forecast, you ask? I think it’s going to be an interesting one… Read more
Three Weekends of Northeast U.S. Tornado’s- May 2009
Posted by Tim Kelley May 28, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Could we make it four for four with a tornado here in the northeastern United States this last weekend of May 2009?
On Saturday May 9th we had two tornadoes, one in Sunderland MA, the other in Washington VT. The National Weather Service team in Burlington has produced an incredibly detailed description of the weather that day with details of the tornado, see their post here. On Saturday May 16th an EF0 tornado touched down in Waverly NY, see the NWS Binghamton NY details of that one, here. This past Sunday we had the Eagle Lake ME tornado. So what’s next?
The upper level low (that ingested the first (unnamed) Tropical Storm of the Season out of Alabama), will pass New England Friday. This feature has the energy to produce Thunderstorms, especially in Western New England Friday Afternoon. The cool air stuck in Eastern New England should weaken any strong storms as they reach the CT river Valley late in the day. Then, finally, the sun comes out, the wind switches from east to west, and we warm up Saturday. Temperatures will push 80°, for a nice day here. Saturday night we are tracking another strong cold upper low crossing Ontario. That low will bring a surface front to New England Saturday Night into Sunday Morning. This low center will deepen to 996 millibars north of Maine Sunday.. very strong for this time of year. We will have gusty downpours with some lightning and hail possible with the front early Sunday. Missing from this scenario is low level heat and moisture.. prime ingredients for tornado development. On May 9th our dew point was 62°, on May 16th our dew point surged to 60° late in the day. On May 23rd, the dew point barely got to 52° at Eagle Lake. Usually we need a dew point in the 60s for tornado’s, but that Eagle Lake twister spun up due to heavy low level shear, and marginal heat and humidity. The forecast dew point for Sunday Morning is only in the 30s. So.. we probably will not see a fourth consecutive weekend tornado in the northeast, but we will have gusty weather with hail possible, we may even a have an hour or two of snow above 3000 feet as the freezing level comes right down late Sunday. The image below is the 850 millibar forecast for late Sunday, that’s -6° C at about 4600 feet. The temperature on Mount Washington Sunday evening will be around 22° with gusts to 95 mph. Brrrisk.
ps.. We should have some good clean chest/head high breakers south coast Friday AM low tide.. Surf’s Up 
My School Forecast – Thursday, May 28, 2009, for Maggie Potter, and a special hello to the Eliot School
Posted by Matt Noyes May 28, 2009 at 7:35 am
Our My School Forecast is for Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on a gray Thursday…and Matt takes a moment to say hello to new, first-grade friends at the Eliot School in Needham, MA!
Sky Scenes! Thursday, May 28, 2009
Posted by Matt Noyes May 28, 2009 at 7:28 am
It’s never an “average” day of Sky Scenes – our viewers always find ways to go above and beyond in the pictures you submit! Our visual delight this week ranges from a vacation sunset to a lightning strike, frozen in time, right here at home. Enjoy the video, take some time to peruse the gallery, and submit your own photos!
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To see the still image gallery, displaying many of the air-quality photographs we’ve received (but not necessarily had time to air all of), CLICK HERE!
To peruse the video archive of our on-air segments, click the “Sky Scenes” tab at the top of our Weather Blog, here at WeatherNewEngland.com.
EF1 Tornado in Eagle Lake, Maine
Posted by Danielle Niles May 27, 2009 at 11:36 am
Severe storms ripped through parts of southern New England as well as northern Maine on Sunday producing damaging winds, frequent lightning, hail and now – a confirmed report of a tornado. The following is the National Weather Service Public Information Statement that was issued last night with details on the event… Read more
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