Cool temps last night? I guess so. Lunenburg had a frost (see right). We were close in Taunton and Norwood too.
Another chilly one tonight as the skies remain clear and the air remains dry. Both of those are essential to “radiational cooling”, which is where the “heat” of the day escapes to the upper atmosphere and the temperatures plummet.
In fact, some suburban locations will be colder tonight than last night! Frost is possible in isolated cases, but like last night, this isn’t a killing frost or freeze. The lawn will love it…as long as you’ve been watering.
I’ve been harping on the drought in many of my blogs of late. Won’t do it tonight, but the area of “abnormally dry” has expanded to include all of New England on the latest Drought Monitor (see right). We need water. Enough said.
As far as long term weather, heat seems to be out. Sea breezes, lack of building heat in the East and South, and truthfully, a lack of blocking in the high latitudes has negated any long term warmup. I see mini warmups though. (Maybe late next week…no promises for the holiday weekend just yet.)
Weekend is looking like it will be hung up on clouds and a few clouds. Very little in the way of rain Saturday morning as a warm front tries to plow through. That front just squeaks by Sunday only to fall back on us Monday and drop the temperatures back to the 50s and 60s. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.
Pete
Breaking weather news today. El Nino continues to strengthen in the Pacific. The effects will be long-lasting into the fall and possibly winter across the Pacific and along the west coast of North and South America.
What about us here in New England? Well, it’s widely known to suppress hurricanes in the Atlantic – but don’t let your guard down. It only takes one. In regards to storms and temperatures, well, the El Nino “signal” is often too weak to reach us here in New England. My best guess is that if it really gets cranking and the storms start plowing into California, it will flood the entire country with mild, Pacific air and we come away with a mild winter by default. We’ll have to see how it all pans out in the months ahead. Either way, get ready for the El Nino memes, skits and headlines.