Over the last week or so, we have had several very gusty days, including today! As of this very writing, we are experiencing gusts between 25-50mph across most of southern New England.
We want to highlight and alert you to Wednesday night because it appears as though that event could be a slightly higher impact.
The National Weather Service has already issued a High Wind Watch for all of central and eastern Massachusetts from Wednesday night through Thursday morning.
The wind is coming on the back side of an “Alberta Clipper”. This type of storm is named from its source region (Alberta, Canada) and typically describes a fast-moving but potent storm system that makes a beeline from Alberta to New England in the fall and winter. Many times, it can mean accumulating snowfall for our area and, while there is some snow expected in the northern New England, this will bring just a few rain showers to southern New England late Wednesday. Again, the main impact will be the wind that arrives after the storm passes.
The best chance of seeing a shower or downpour will be between 8pm and midnight on Wednesday.
The winds will come on quick and strong, peaking between 11pm Wednesday night and 7am Thursday.
West-northwesterly gusts could reach as high as 45-65mph during that timeframe.
That would certainly lead to scattered tree damage and perhaps, some power outages.
After 7am on Thursday, the winds will slowly taper down, below warning criteria by midday and afternoon.
