38 thoughts on “This Week”

1. Thanks TK.
   Thank you for all who are currently serving and who have served this great country of ours.
   Now to weather. Finally got some POTENTIAL thunderstorms to track this week.
   6z GFS for Wed.
   CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy)
   http://meteocentre.com/models/explorateur.php?mod=gfs&run=06&stn=CAPE&hh=060&map=qc&stn2=EHI&run2=-99&mod2=cmc_anal&hh2=060&comp=1&fixhh=1&lang=en&yyyy=latest&mm=latest&dd=latest&mode=latest&stn2_type=anal&date_type=dateo
   LIFT
   http://meteocentre.com/models/explorateur.php?mod=gfs&run=06&stn=LI&hh=060&map=qc&stn2=CAPE&run2=-99&mod2=cmc_anal&hh2=060&comp=1&fixhh=1&lang=en&yyyy=latest&mm=latest&dd=latest&mode=latest&stn2_type=anal&date_type=dateo
   EHI
   http://meteocentre.com/models/explorateur.php?mod=gfs&run=06&stn=EHI&hh=060&map=qc&stn2=LI&run2=-99&mod2=cmc_anal&hh2=060&comp=1&fixhh=1&lang=en&yyyy=latest&mm=latest&dd=latest&mode=latest&stn2_type=anal&date_type=dateo

2. Thanks TK. Air heavier today. Wonderful day for breakfast on the deck and some reflection about those we honor

3. Thanks tk happy Memorial Day!!

   Heading to Gillette go bowling and have lunch at CBS

4. God bless all who gave the Ultimate Sacrifice for our country. Let’s raise a glass today to all who have served and continue to serve the United States of America!

5. Very light rain in Reading MA at 11:10AM.

6. I have been hearing that Thursday is the best opportunity for widespread showers and thunderstorms.

7. Current dewpoint at Logan = 51F

   The air feels much heavier than that, but I guess it is compared to earlier in the weekend including yesterday when dps were in the 30s.

8. 12z NAM model run showing more areas with CAPE and Lift for SNE on Thursday than Wednesday. On Wednesday areas west of Boston the model is picking up on CAPE Lift and EHI.
   CAPE ( Convective Available Potential Energy)
   http://meteocentre.com/models/explorateur.php?lang=en&map=qc&run=12&mod=nam&stn=CAPE&comp=1&run2=-99&mod2=cmc_anal&stn2=CAPE&hh2=072&fixhh=1&stn2_type=anal&mode=latest&yyyy=latest&mm=latest&dd=latest&hh=078
   LIFT
   http://meteocentre.com/models/explorateur.php?mod=nam&run=12&stn=LI&hh=078&map=qc&stn2=CAPE&run2=-99&mod2=cmc_anal&hh2=078&comp=1&fixhh=1&lang=en&yyyy=latest&mm=latest&dd=latest&mode=latest&stn2_type=anal&date_type=dateo
   EHI
   http://meteocentre.com/models/explorateur.php?mod=nam&run=12&stn=EHI&hh=078&map=qc&stn2=LI&run2=-99&mod2=cmc_anal&hh2=078&comp=1&fixhh=1&lang=en&yyyy=latest&mm=latest&dd=latest&mode=latest&stn2_type=anal&date_type=dateo

   1. Follow the dfw radar today, you will be in awe

      1. Been watching it all weekend. #1 sport had its tournament in that area

9. They can’t catch a break down there in the last few weeks with flooding and severe weather.

   1. Seems they go through spurts. I sometimes have the impression mother nature is not happy with them :).

      1. Don’t believe that, it’s just weather lol

      2. I agree Vicki.

10. In Myles Standish Forest this weekend and fealt like we saw signs of a big snow melt with a lack of rain since.

    The pond that is by the campground was quite high. However, the campground was dusty dry.

    Some years, the twigs and branches that have fallen from the trees are quite damp and its a struggle to get them to burn. When you throw them in the campfire, there can be boiling water at the ends of them ……. Not so this year. The branches would snap easily and were tinder dry on the inside.

    Camped without electricity, so with the exception of an occasional BZ radio forecast, I’m catching up on the weather. I see a warm/humid summer like week ….. beach after school I guess.

    Hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend !

    1. It’s been lovely. Glad your weekend was special.

11. Cloudy day, but nice. Fished this morning. Mowed the lawn this PM. Shopping tonight.

    The water level in the Charles Rives is way down. Where there were fish 2 weeks ago,
    there was not water today. Fish had moved and I had to find them and I did.

    1. OS. I’m seeing same on Sudbury River. Ground everywhere is just dust

12. Thunderstorms and copious rain this week? Um, think again. Not so sure of that. We shall see.

13. Nice Job, just another Joe!!

    Kelly allows seven runs, exits in 2nd
    Facing the Twins for the first time, Joe Kelly gave up one run in the first and six runs in the second today at Target Field. Watch on MLB.TV Live

    1. Why am I not surprised at this:

       Victorino exits
       Calf strain sends Victorino to DL
       The Red Sox placed Shane Victorino on the 15-day DL

       He is a walking disaster. Ship the BUM out of town already. Contract?
       screw it. EAT IT!!

14. Turtle extravaganza at Jamaica Pond today.

    https://scontent-lga1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xta1/v/t1.0-9/11107173_10206771896443113_4700542897968446966_n.jpg?oh=b43c6c34bc2ac27a07d06044b384d2cc&oe=56022AB8

    1. Love it. Thanks

15. Another brief burst of very light rain here in Woburn at 3PM. I’m not sure why no one else had this in the forecast. ???

    1. I saw a few sprinkles in Dedham around 11 AM or so. Nothing around here
       in the 3 PM time frame.

       1. Few …two or three ….drops in framingham around 11

16. Blue Sky and lighter air. Lovely evening.

17. “Dry” warm fronts this time of year still almost always produce at least occasionally thicker middle clouds and some brief burst of raindrops. Basically mid-level instability bursts. Walter Drag, formerly of NWS Taunton and one of my favorite forecasters, used to be big on forecasting these and I learned from him. Things that I learned from listening to his book-like forecast discussions included but were not limited to:

    -The clouds from these fronts almost always arrive sooner than models forecast.
    -They usually produce bursts of brief rain, most of the time very light, but sometimes enough to wet the ground, even when model forecasts do not show any precipitation whatsoever.
    -If the associated front is not advancing quickly, or is temporarily stationary, the thicker clouds will continue to move over the same area and sometimes can set up sharp temperature contrasts, making forecasting temps (especially daytime temps) very difficult, as there can be a sharp contrast between where sun is out and where a middle overcast is fairly thick, and of course taking into consideration the position of the front as well.

    1. Nice,

       Thanks for sharing and I do Recognize that name.

       1. Same here OS.

    2. Don’t recognize name but great info to share. Thank you.

18. Fyi in case some have not heard.
    Navy Blue Angels doing a Boston
    Fly over tomorrow approx. Noon to noon thirty.
    6 planes in formation plus a 7th to take
    Photos.

    Eastern harbor area then Fenway park area.

    1. Sorry im mobile else I would post link.

    2. http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/05/25/blue-angels-to-fly-over-boston-on-tuesday/

       1. That did the trick.

    3. often when there is a flyover in Boston, they head this way and then turn around. I’m hoping that might happen

19. This was on FB so perhaps most have seen it. If you have not, it is a special story. Took me five tissues (Macs choice of measure) to stop the happy and perhaps a bit sad

    http://boston.cbslocal.com/2015/05/25/greenfield-police-escort-93-year-old-veteran-to-parade/

20. I have posted a new blog entry. This one is the outlook for Summer 2015.

    I am now working on a blog with the 7-day forecast and an outline of a format change which begins next week.

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