The guys in the weather department all know I can’t stop talking about the snow that my hometown got hit with this week. Boise, Idaho set a record for the biggest November snowstorm, with 7.6″! I do know about snow in Idaho, but not snow this early in the season. I’ve been looking at many pictures on social media of the “Potato State” looking more like “Christmas Town.” I’m just shocked! I never thought that Boise would see the snow pile up before it started piling up here in Boston.
I’ve heard some people say, “If it’s going to be THIS cold, why won’t it just snow?!” I think some days I can get on board with these sentiments. There is something about that fluffy, white snowfall that is so romantic and magical this time of year. However, I then think of how much it stinks to try to commute in the snow and how difficult it is to shovel the walk 6 times before the snow even stops… and then I think, “I’m good with the dry cold. Where are my earmuffs?”
I think the bigger grumble that we’ve all uttered lately is, “Could it BE any COLDER?!” The answer is yes – and by Wednesday it will be. Highs in the middle of the week will struggle to get above the freezing mark. So, we’ll take a little bit of relief from the bitter cold in the next two days and we might even think that temps in the low to mid 40s aren’t all that bad, right?
Boston managed to make it below the freezing mark this morning for the first time of the season, and it looks like we’ll do it again tonight. Lows could even bottom out in the teens in some of the coldest spots with mostly clear skies enhancing our radiational cooling. Sunday looks a little milder than today – but that’s not saying a lot. Highs will top out in the mid 40s, but that’s still almost 10 degrees below normal for this time of year.
So again, “If it’s going to be this cold, why can’t it just snow?” We do have a system that’s working in, but a weak warm front moving in with that system will keep snow away for this round of wet weather. Rain will start to fall in the early hours of Monday morning, and will likely last throughout the day. With that said, I still need to mention that there is a chance that we could see some sleet and/or wintry mix along Route 2 and NW of 495 early Monday morning. That warm front isn’t warming things up much, but it is keeping those temps on Monday in the mid to upper 40s which means we’re mostly expecting an all-rain event.
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any colder, an arctic front moves through on Tuesday. Cold winds will add in the wind chill factor, and Wednesday highs will struggle to make it above the freezing mark. If you haven’t fired up the heater yet, now is the time.
No “Idaho” snow in this week’s forecast, and temps look like they might rebound to more seasonable and reasonable highs by Thanksgiving.
Bundle up!
– Bri