Happy Monday!
Did you get a few drops on the windshield this morning? Yes, that was actual rain, you weren’t in a post Weekend haze!
Granted it was literally only a drop in the bucket…the only official measurable rain recorded at National Weather Service stations was .01″ in Bedford and .02″ in Fitchburg.
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So what’s on tap this week?
THE DROUGHT:
Southern New England remains in a serious drought. Both Boston and Worcester now stand as the #1 driest fall on record (to date).
Boston is more than 7″ below the normal for fall rainfall and nearly 9″ below the normal since the start of July.
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DROUGHT DENTER?
Finally, we have a legitimate storm system in the forecast this week!
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It is likely to rain most of the day on Thursday. The system will be very slow to depart from our area, with lingering showers on Friday and perhaps into Saturday.
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Rainfall amounts could easily reach between .50″-1.0″ and I think there is a shot of some areas exceeding an inch of water!
The last time Boston got more than an inch from a single storm was WAY BACK in June!
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BUT FIRST…A FEW MORE MILD, DRY DAYS…
Temperatures will continue to range 5-10 degrees above the average Tuesday and Wednesday with highs well into the 50s.
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TROPICS CHECK…
What was once Tropical Storm Sara down near the Yucatan is now just a remnant low pressure area. The rest of the Atlantic Basin is very quiet. We may have seen the last of the Tropical action for 2024.
FINALLY, FOR EARLY RISERS…
About 45 minutes to an hour before sunrise over the next few mornings you can check out the Moon and Mars high in the southwestern sky!
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Make it a great week!
Terry
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