Instability Leads to T-Storms!

They started last night. I was woken up at about 3am as an isolated thunderstorm passed over the greater Boston area. Lots of lightening associated with it too and it is a preview of what to expect later this afternoon.



Low pressure will move into Northern New England this afternoon and bring a pretty strong cold front with it. You know the drill. Warm, humid air in front of it clashes with cooler, drier air behind it and we get some thunderstorms! The air is very wet over our heads right now so we could really see some heavy downpours once these storms get going.

The cloud cover we have this morning is actually preventing these storms from gaining too much solar energy, so they should not be too severe. Still, it should be our first seasonal look at a strong line of storms that effects most of the region. The storms should start in eastern Mass anywhere from 3-6 pm. Keep an eye on the radar to see where the heaviest cells are heading.

Once the front moves through, we get a beautiful Wednesday with dry and warm conditions. Plenty of sunshine to boot. Certainly the pick of the week. After that, we get into a somewhat extended period of instability with the shot of t-storms likely from Thursday through the weekend.