Suddenly moths are everywhere- Nov 24 2009
Posted by Tim Kelley November 24, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Mimi Segel of Needham Massachusetts sent in this photo of the moths along with this Question
” I took it tonight outside our door when I went to get my kids! last night… same thing.. about 50- 100 on the side of the house. my daughter freaked out!!! Tim, Why are there so many moths around this fall? Thought you might know. Mimi” Thanks for the photo Mimi. My job is to know who knows..
UMASS Extension has an explanation by Robert D. Childs and Debora C. Swanson.. See their scientific discussion on The Winter Moth here.
Two more photos below, one from Timski and one from Mark Brown of The Boston Owl. Also some stats on this unusually warm November.
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An Interview with Four Olympians at the 28th Annual Boston Globe Ski & Snowboard Expo, 2009
Posted by Matt Noyes November 20, 2009 at 6:01 pm
I headed to the Boston Globe Ski and Snowboard Expo with the intention of stopping in briefly at the Vermont skiing media reception, representing my station, NECN. As a skier, you can imagine this meteorologist’s excitement when I got the opportunity to meet and interview FOUR Olympians – Ross Powers (2002 Olympic gold medalist in the half-pipe and two time Olympian), Donna Weinbrecht (Olympic gold medalist in the mogul skiing event in 1992), Fuzz Feddersen (Olympic aerial skier extraordinaire who now showcases that talent as The Flying Ace All-Stars aerobatics extravaganza), and the one and only Ski Hall of Famer Tommy Moe (a double Olympic medal winner, downhill gold and Super G silver at Lillehammer, Norway, 1994)! What an amazing experience to meet these four friendly, warm, down-to-earth yet out-of-this-world talented athletes – I had to share it with you! You can meet them this weekend at the Expo – find out more Expo details by clicking here. The still images in the video are from Norwegian channel NRK.
I also took some time to catch up with representatives from a few of our New England ski resorts – including a stop at the Vermont Ski media reception. Here’s what the folks I spoke with wanted to be sure to share with you, their beloved skiers and my beloved viewers! 
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My School Forecast – Thursday, November 5, 2009 – Boston Latin Academy
Posted by Matt Noyes November 5, 2009 at 10:36 am
Jamica Morson, student at the Boston Latin Academy, is looking for a My School Forecast!
Pretty Cool New England Summer 2009
Posted by Tim Kelley August 1, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Despite enduring a top ten record cold and wet summer so far in 2009 here in New England, we are on a roll with nice Saturday’s. This sunset with a clear sky over Plymouth Bay summed up the beauty that was our August 1, 2009. So far, August is the best month of the summer. (Storms return Sunday afternoon, as the weather pattern has not really changed.. day of sun, day of storms rhythm goes on).
Our colleagues at The National Weather Service office in Taunton Massachusetts have published a great amount of data regarding our Historic June and July 2009.
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Low Barometer- And a Beach Story- June 29,2009
Posted by Tim Kelley June 29, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Tonight we are tracking a slow moving 996 millibar Low near Burke Vermont.
Your barometer at home read around 29.4 to 29.6″, as low as it gets in June with no hurricane around.
This is the same energy that moved in Friday and spent the weekend.
Here is my beach story from Saturday June 27, 2009, maybe you can relate.
We arrived To Bright Blue Sky Duxbury Beach 10 AM.
Baby seed cumulus had already formed inland Plymouth County as seen in the 10 AM photo looking west.
Also at 10 AM, we could see cirrus outflow from another June
Nor’Easter that is forming near benchmark.
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Warmest of 2009, But not as warm as 1981.
Posted by Tim Kelley February 11, 2009 at 8:55 pm
We hit 61 on the NECN Thermometer today. Boston Logan Airport reached 58°, missing the Record of 62 set in 1981. Most of the records for February 11 are from 1981. The exception is Bridgeport Connecticut, where 59° today broke the record of 55° from 1960. This is the first time this year I was able to get my workout in on a big patch of grass, out from under 41 days of snow cover- while comfortable in shorts.
Though it is fun to have a lawn back, I can even see green grass buds sprouting form the frozen ground, I will miss having snow on the ground. We have had at least 2″ snow cover since January 1st. This is about as long as I can remember having snowpack near the ocean in southeastern Massachusetts. When will it snow again?
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Anniversary of 1969 Snow Storms
Posted by Tim Kelley February 9, 2009 at 8:38 pm
Check out the snowbanks in Windsor County Vermont. Temperatures were above normal Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. The longest stretch of above normal so far this year, leaves us with huge, not so pretty snowbanks.
As if we have not had enough snow so far this year? Imagine if we get into a pattern like February 1969.
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Matt obsesses over Twitter, while Danielle zones in on the weather
Posted by Matt Noyes February 9, 2009 at 2:09 pm
Matt and Danielle team up to give a rundown of today’s weather and the setup for the week…though Matt’s fairly recent discovery of Twitter has kept him tweeting, and more interestingly, researching tweets across the web (thanks to Ted McEnroe, in the NECN.com web center, for getting Matt hooked). While Danielle points out a storm in the Western U.S., Matt’s quick to point out that he was first alerted to snow in Seattle via Twitter posts this morning!
Our weather team Twitter posts update on the right side of the WeatherNewEngland.com webpage. Follow Matt’s updates by clicking here. Follow Tim Kelley’s updates by clicking here, and follow Joe Joyce’s updates by clicking here.
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