Tuesday Forecast

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7:35AM

DAYS 1-5 (SEPTEMBER 6-10)…
The post-tropical storm known as Hermine is in its dissipating stage and will basically just fall apart over the waters just south of New England during the next 2 days while producing episodes of showers over southeastern and eastern areas. The strongest winds took place during Monday with gusts of 30 to 60 MPH, strongest along the South Coast. Some damage occurred, mainly downed trees which lead to some power outages. So, 2 more days of unsettled weather as the storm dissipates, then by Thursday we transition back to warmth and humidity. And going a step further, summer heat returns for the end of the week.
TODAY: Mainly cloudy. Episodic showers and some drizzle. Highs 66-76, coolest coast. Wind E to NE 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.
TONIGHT: Mainly cloudy. Episodic showers. Areas of drizzle and fog. Lows 60-66. Wind E to NE 5-15 MPH, higher gusts coast.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers. Highs 75-82, coolest coast. Wind NE to N 5-15 MPH.
THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Humid. Lows 60-68. Highs 78-86, coolest coast.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows 62-70. Highs 80-92, coolest South Coast.
SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Lows 62-70. Highs 82-92, coolest South Coast.

DAYS 6-10 (SEPTEMBER 11-15)…
A few showers/thunderstorms possible with a passing front September 11. Fair September 12-15. Temperatures above normal.

DAYS 11-15 (SEPTEMBER 16-20)…
Mainly dry and warm pattern continues.

93 thoughts on “Tuesday Forecast”

  4. Thank you.

    Every time I woke up last night I could hear water dripping in the gutter/downspouts. The ground is wet. I figured we at least recorded a bit of good rain. My gauge finally tripped early am and was reading 0.04 last I checked.

  9. Rain, Rain, let it rain.

    My gauge has measured 0.34 inches so far! YEAH!!!

    Still coming.

    Temp 64, dp 64 at my house.

    Take that 90s HHH for the weekend and flush it down the toilet!!!

    We have a Wedding to attend on Saturday and we’d like to make it.
    The Fri/Sat forecast puts that in doubt! I’m SICK of it.

    1. Although the rain is not all that heavy, it has been consistent and reasonably steady with a break here and there. As Tom described, something going on
      as bands of light rain develop not too far South and East of Boston and move
      NW through the city and then dissipate around or just N&W of Rt. 128 or so.
      Interesting, but it is placing the rain in the worst of the drought area. Perfect.
      Keep it coming as long as possible.

      1. Yes, I could do without more heat and humidity. My headaches have gone away with the cooler temps. Parts of the summer were a grind, as I’m sure they were for your wife. The one thing I do say about September heat is that it’s qualitatively different in that it doesn’t last as long during the day, and it’s generally less humid.

        1. It helps at night as we can “hopefully” get the house cooler.
          It “may” help that it has been so cool.

          My wife will try like hell to make that wedding.
          It is being held in Plymouth. Perhaps we could have
          a sea breeze. That would be nice.

          It’s the Friday I am most worried about. If Friday were reasonable, then HHH on Saturday, she’s probably
          be OK.

          Here’s hoping.

    2. 0.14 before Midnight and 0.20 since Midnight. Love it.
      I could hear the trees and the grass going AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

      1. On my morning run I heard quite a number of trees saying “so rain, where the hell were you all this time? … don’t be a stranger”

  10. On the plumbing issue I am not an expert, but in our building we’ve been experiencing hot and cold water issues for over a year, similar to JP Dave. Cold water faucet often runs warm to hot water, for example. Showers can be scalding hot at times, then all cold. It started with several renovations in the building, in which the plumbing was completely overhauled in those units. We adjusted the boiler room temperature regulators and what I believe are called mixed valves and that seemed to work, but only temporarily. It’s clearly a structural problem in this old building.

    1. Interesting. I checked with my son and his Cold water is as warm as ours is.
      I’m about to check the water here at work. Hold on a second… be right back…
      Interesting…the cold water here is clearly colder.
      Now I have to investigate at home some more.

      Thanks for the info Joshua.

      1. Others on this blog (eg, Blackstone) have much more expertise. But, I figured I’d share with you our experience in our old building on Beacon Street.

        1. I do appreciate it. Thanks again.

          I am not a plumber, but I have a reasonable understanding of such things, including HVAC having been in charge
          of HVAC for five (5) separate buildings at one time.

          I looked at the work the plumbers did and I could not see where any mixing could have taken place. I now will have to look again with this new information in hand.

          1. The one thing both sons in law said was to advise you to get the plumber back there. No one can tell what the problem is. They went into a conversation about what I understood to be about whether your plumber aerated the pipes. My phrasing is incorrect I am sure but they both did think you should start there. Do you have a thermometer you can use to test the temp of cold?

            1. FWIW I used a meat thermometer to test water temp because you have me curious. I would suspect there are better thermometer types but I got 71 as coldest and 123 as hottest. That is kitchen sink.

              We are in process of getting a new hot water heater as ours is 6 years old and that is about the life span.

            2. Interesting. Thank you for the input.
              I just thought of one more test.

              I need to check the outside Spigot.
              That water comes immediately after the
              main water supply pipe comes into the house and is waaaaaay before any work
              done and waaaaay away from the hot water heaters.

              If that feels just as warm, then it is clearly the delivery water temperature.
              IF it feels colder, then I HAVE a problem.

              I find this one fascinating.

              Thanks again for the input. Much appreciated.

            3. JPD – I am now intrigued. Both SILs did have a great discussion so were clearly intrigued also. At some point one wondered if, as a wild shot, you have a recirculation pump. Otherwise, it was my understanding (and please know this is very loosely translated) that hot water does not “backflow” to cold. As with you they questioned the heat warming up your cold water pipe and did mention the hot lying on the cold water pipe.

              Please let us know what you find out. I love this stuff. And good luck.

              1. Thank you.
                Nope no recirculation pumps of any kind whatsoever.

                No hot water pipes laying on top of cold water pipes.

                But you bring up something interesting, could the hot be back flowing into the cold.
                It has NEVER been a problem in the past. If that is the issue, not
                sure what would have caused it.

                Again, I need to do 2 things:

                1. Check the water temp from the outside Spigot.
                2. Take a flashlight and very carefully observe the piping configuration in the basement, especially in the area where the work was completed.

                Certainly will share what I find. 😀

                Thank again.

                1. Both SILs said hot cannot backflow. The only way would be if recirculation and they doubted you had one which you confirmed.

                  All this based on what the plumber you had did.

                  Good luck!

    2. Joshua, I’m surprised something is not done about the showers. Code stated they cannot be hotter than 112. Who is responsible for maintaining the plumbing?

  11. The “Boston” bands have quit, however, there appears to be some bands forming
    off shore. Let us hope some of those make it here and drop some more rain. 😀

    1. It’s just falling apart. What did TK say? It’s in its dissipating stage?

      It’s a shame. We should be getting dumped on with rain with it in that
      position.

      Oh well, we’ll have to take what we can get.

  16. Pretty sparse on the rainfall totals for Hermine… even on the Cape, looks like just a half inch for most, give or take a couple tenths, except for Nantucket and the Vineyard which had more. Seems like there was a very localized maximum in eastern Norfolk County. Less than a quarter inch of rain so far at Logan, and yet Blue Hill is over an inch.

  17. Indeed, not a lot of rain. As TK mentioned, the core of the storm would decay quite rapidly. This said, I’m happy with any rain we got and may get.

    Vicki, It’s a very long story regarding plumbing and other issues in the building where I live. We basement dwellers are like Mack in Yertle the Turtle. No-one in the building really cares about our well-being. The common area in the basement is ignored. And, almost all plumbing issues, including scalding hot showers or just plain cold, occur in the basement (3 separate units) and tend not to happen elsewhere in the building. We’ve investigated issues for 14 months and mostly come up empty regarding an adequate explanation. Given that we own much smaller portions of the building than the others (who are all fabulously wealthy, often with multiple homes in places like Newport and elsewhere) we have much less say when we vote on building matters. It’s certainly not a democracy. More like a plutocracy. Votes are weighted by square footage. I get it. At the same time it’s symptomatic of our society’s problems with inequality. If voting in buildings is weighted according to what you own – and not one owner, one vote – then the issues facing the those with less square footage rarely if ever get properly addressed.

    2. Thank you, Joshua, and before I reached the last few sentences, I was already thinking that you are living a parallel to our society….indeed, it is a plutocracy. I echo JPD….pretty sad.

  18. I had 0.86″ in the gauge here at the Storm HQ World Headquarters Compound. Some breaks in the clouds now and the sun is peeking out at times.

  20. Dp 70 at my house. Geez, enough already.

    btw, 12Z Euro has a back door coming through keeping it COOLER on Saturday.
    Is this real? Or fantasy? I vote REAL!!! PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZ

    1. Dewpoint is indeed way up, as TK mentioned several days ago. It’s soupy outside. I can’t stand it, quite frankly. But, high dewpoints won’t be with us for very long. We can have them in September, but the number of high dewpoint days generally dwindles as the month progresses, and they’re few are far between once October rolls around.

  21. I’m really happy that the hype and hysteria did not lead too many people to believe that this would be a repeat of Sandy. It was never going to be even remotely close. Never. The ingredients were not there.

    1. Maybe most, like me, didn’t notice either or, human nature being what it is, hysteria would have abounded. 😉

  22. Vicki, I’m curious regarding the giant panda taken off the endangered list. Does this really mean that they are going to be an automatic target to be wiped out maybe for good? I would like to hope that, if hunting them is allowed that there would still be extreme limits and not a free-for-all. I can’t imagine any legitimate reason for killing pandas although I assume that is why they were endangered in the first place.

    1. I had intended to look into it more, Philip. I would certainly hope there would not be hunting but then we often do things that are beyond foolish. I’ll do some reading and let you know what I find. I sure agree with you

  23. I admit to loving this weather. I like the maybe warm and maybe cool and definitely muggy all with a coolish breeze.

      1. Mac’s cousin whom I consider my cousin as well has a home overlooking Puget sound. She invited me to visit. I am hoping to do so. As an aside, she is a huge fan of weather. I can’t imagine what she sees rolling in from her deck. Actually, if I go, I may never return 🙂

        But I like this now and then tomorrow or the next day I love that.

  25. TK, I am considering heading back up to the White Mountains for another hike next weekend (9/17) – any early thoughts on weather up there? GFS would imply fair weather with high pressure still in control and some seasonably cool early fall weather, but I haven’t looked at a whole lot else. Thanks in advance!

  27. Other than a sprtiz earlier in the day its been on breezy side. Yesterday was a nice crisp feeling with the breeze today you could feel that touch of humidity with the breeze.

  28. Mark, I think September hiking is great up in the Whites. It hasn’t been a cold early fall so there won’t be any ice above the treeline. This said, as always, be prepared for sudden storms. I’ve been caught in several in September, and given the heat and sun in the valley this weekend I would expect the higher elevations to be primed a bit for a spot storm or two.

    1. Agreed, I always proceed cautiously when planning to hike above treeline in the Whites. I was up there recently on 8/20 to hike Mt Jefferson and had a tremendous day with 60 mi visibility and summit temps around 60.

      Weather permitting, I am planning to hike the Franconia Ridge trail (Little Haystack, Mt Lincoln and Lafayette) next weekend which in my opinion is the best hike in the White Mtns. The ridgeline is just spectacular with 360 views in clear weather. Just don’t want to make the trip up there if we are going to be socked in at the top!

  29. Shower activity to our south – that is, near Tom and Sue – and even in and around Providence. I noticed the atmosphere `wanted’ to rain in Boston earlier this evening, and in fact did produce a few drops. But, that was the extent of the water production. Hopefully some of the showers to our south will come northward later tonight. If we could squeeze out another tenth of an inch or so that would be good. I’m not asking for much.

    1. That is awesome. Thanks.

      I love Lou Reed. My Transformer LP is literally worn out. Yes, I still have and use a turntable.

      1. Wasn’t sure anyone would like it. Thanks
        This version blew me away. What a version of Sweet Jane.
        I was in college from 1965-1970 and The Velvet Underground
        was one of my absolute favorites. So sad Lou Reed passed
        this year. (yes 5 years at Northeastern with the COOP program)

  32. Don’t look now. The 18z GFS has a landfalling tropical cyclone on September 21, the anniversary of “something”, and on the same day of the week too. That means it has to be right, right? 😛

    I mean the GFS is always perfect at hour 360. Like, it’s a lock. Every run. Even when it changes. 😉

  33. Watching Lou Reed in 1974, or 1972, or even 1966, you realize he was WAY ahead of his time. I have a theory that doesn’t sit very well with my British friends. I think that the Americans founded punk, new wave, house, techno, and many of the modern forms of rock music. In some cases long before the British caught on. Once they did catch on, the UK marketing managers (eg, Malcolm McLaren) excelled in promoting the product (eg, Sex Pistols) in ways the American artists did not. The British punk movement emulated Lou Reed. He was their source of inspiration. They mimicked the Boston-based Modern Lovers (Jonathan Richman et al.). They also emulated Patti Smith. She radically changed our perception of female rockers (she, Janis Joplin, and Chrissie Hynde – all three American). The Brits tried to emulate the Talking Heads, but really no new wave band out of Britain came close to the quality, eclectic use of instruments, and global sound that the Talking Heads put out. Just a few years later bands like R.E.M, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Nirvana began to hit their stride. While I like The Clash, The Cure and The Smiths, I have a very hard time finding any other UK band from the late 1970s and 1980s that produced as consistently as the American counterparts.

    1. I like all that you mentioned.

      Of all the UK bands, I am very partial to the Rolling Stones. Pre-punk to be sure, but they were unbelievable. Saw them at the old Boston Garden in 1965.
      They Blew the roof off the place. Perhaps the best concert I have ever seen and I’ve seen a few. Next best was The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac on the same Bill. That was freakin awesome.

      I like your assessment. Very well stated.

      Although their music was simple, I really liked the Ramones.

      In the punk style, my favorite is Social Distortion. My wife and I have seen
      this band seven different times, including in Las Vegas, NV. They put on a show like you wouldn’t believe. 😀

      1. Love the Stones, too, and many British bands (Beatles, Led Zeppelin, among many).

        Husker Du used to do crazy shows back in the 80s. It was head-banging and too much for me. But, it was raw. Never saw Sonic Youth, but they did some weird, raw stuff, too.

        My favorite live band is probably Boston’s very own J Geils Band. My brother saw them in the early 70s and said they were as good if not better than the Stones at doing R&B.

        1. I loved J Geils as well. Never saw them live. Had several of their albums and used to play them over and over.

          I have heard of Sonic Youth, but not Husker Du, sorry to say. 😀

        1. Did you see her in the movie “The Light of Day”?
          She was tremendous and I thought she would have quite
          a movie career, but I guess not. 😀

  34. Nice to see that convergence zone of showers, even if its not producing a lot of rain, having re energized a bit overnight and having moved into northeast Mass, which I believe is the worst of the drought area.

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