I’m sorry that I have not updated this recently.  It has been at the back of my mind.  Yes the weather has been lovely and forecasting lovely weather can be a bit boring; but the events at the Marathon on Monday put weather on the back burner for a couple of days.

For the second year in a row, the Boston Athletic Association has asked the students of the Meteorology program here at UMASS Lowell to volunteer their time to take real-time weather observations during the race.  We had students positioned at locations along the raceway, including the finish line.  I am happy to report that our guys made it out ok.  But the fact that such a tragic event such as the bombings occurred at something that we all were involved in has left the members of the department shaken.

Monday was an absolutely perfect day for the Marathon to be held.  Temperatures were hovering around 60 with low relative humidity and barely a breeze to speak of.  It is sad that such a perfect day had to be ruined by such a tragic turn of events.  My thoughts and prayers go out to all those affected by Monday’s bombings.

Back to the weather though.  Another beautiful day today.  Might just have to keep an eye on some clouds rolling in, that is all.  Tomorrow’s temperatures could work their way up into the low 70s. That should feel lovely.

The storm system that is producing all the severe weather back to our west will eventually make its way our direction.  It will pass through sometime Saturday morning bringing with it showers and downpours and maybe a rumble of thunder.

After that our weather looks fine.  With highs in the 50s Sunday through Wednesday.  The only thing we will have to keep an eye on will be a storm system off the coast during the day on Tuesday.

7 DAY FORECAST

Thursday: Mostly sunny to start, becoming mostly cloudy.  Highs around 60. South wind 10-15 mph.

Friday: Partly to Mostly cloudy.  Highs in the low 70s. South wind 10-20 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 50s. Rain moves in during early morning hours and exits early afternoon. Southwest wind 10-15 mph.

Sunday:  Clear with highs in the low 50s.  Northwest wind 0-5 mph.

Monday:  Clear with highs 50-55.

Tuesday:  Mostly cloudy with highs around 50.  Watching a storm system off the coast.

Wednesday:  Partly cloudy with highs near 60.

-Chris


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