Here's How Much Rain To Expect From Potent Storm With Drenching Downpours, Possible Flooding Here's How Much Rain To Expect From Potent Storm With Drenching Downpours, Possible Flooding
Here's How Much Rain To Expect From Potent Storm With Drenching Downpours, Possible Flooding A powerful storm system will bring heavy downpours and dump several inches of rainfall throughout the region, resulting in areas of flooding. The system, sparked by a slow-moving cold front, is on track for Sunday afternoon, July 9 into Sunday evening, according to the National Weather Service. Between 2 and 4 inches of rainfall is expected in areas shown in green in the first image above from AccuWeather.com. Locally higher are possible, especially in areas in darker green. Widespread flood watches have been issued throughout much of the Northeast. Areas most at risk for flash f…
Smoky Skies: Air Quality 'Unhealthy' Across Region; Here's Day-By-Day Forecast Through July 4th Smoky Skies: Air Quality 'Unhealthy' Across Region; Here's Day-By-Day Forecast Through July 4th
Smoky Skies: Air Quality 'Unhealthy' Across Region; Here's Day-By-Day Forecast Through July 4th The July 4th weekend has arrived, but chances are the smell of smoke outside isn't coming from barbeques. That's because smoke from Canadian wildfires continues its eastward movement, with poor air quality now affecting nearly the entire region and most of the Northeast. In the first image above, areas in orange are projected to have unhealthy air, and areas in yellow have moderate air on Saturday, July 1. Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than an Air Quality Index value of 100 for the pollutant of Fine Particulates. To check air quality in your zip c…
Smoky Skies, Poor Air Quality Now Affecting Nearly Entire Region: Check Conditions In Your Area Smoky Skies, Poor Air Quality Now Affecting Nearly Entire Region: Check Conditions In Your Area
Smoky Skies, Poor Air Quality Now Affecting Nearly Entire Region: Check Conditions In Your Area Check conditions for Saturday, July 1, and the updated day-by-day forecast through July 4th here. As smoke from Canadian wildfires moves eastward, poor air quality is now affecting nearly the entire region and most of the Northeast. In the first image above, areas in red are projected to have very unhealthy air quality, orange unhealthy, and yellow moderate on Friday, June 30, which will be mainly clear with a high temperature in the low 80s, according to AirNow.gov. How much sunshine there is will depend on the amount of haze from the smoke. To check air quality in your zip code, vi…
This Massachusetts City Is Among The Fastest-Growing In The Country: Report This Massachusetts City Is Among The Fastest-Growing In The Country: Report
This Massachusetts City Is Among The Fastest-Growing In The Country: Report Data released by the US Census Bureau revealed that nine of the nation’s 15 fastest-growing large cities were in the South, but one Massachusetts municipality just barely made the cut. Medford was listed at number 15 on the Bureau's list of the Fastest-Growing Large Cities in the United States, which was released on Thursday, May 18. According to the study, Medford's population grew by 5.2 percent from July 2021 to July 2022. The Boston suburb was also the only city in the Northeast to make the list.  A full list of the top 15 fasted-growing large cities can be found below:  Nine of t…
Cold Front Pushes Through Region, Bringing Fall-Like Feel, Gusty Winds Cold Front Pushes Through Region, Bringing Fall-Like Feel, Gusty Winds
Cold Front Pushes Through Region, Bringing Fall-Like Feel, Gusty Winds A topsy-turvy swing in temperatures has brought a fall-like feel to the region. A cold front that moved across the area overnight has resulted in a drop in temperatures into the upper 40s and the low 50s on Wednesday morning, May 17, according to the National Weather Service. The high temperature will climb to around the 60-degree mark, but strong wind speeds of around 15 miles per hour and higher gusts will make it feel cooler. Temperatures could drop below the freezing mark across the Northeast Wednesday night, May 17, bringing the risk for a frost or freeze. (See the image above fr…
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causing Hazy Skies In Much Of Northeast Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causing Hazy Skies In Much Of Northeast
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Causing Hazy Skies In Much Of Northeast The forecast calls for mostly sunny skies on Thursday, May 11, but smoke from Canadian wildfires over Ontario has spread across much of the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, resulting in hazy conditions. "Wildfire smoke is more commonly seen in the sky during late summer and early fall around the peak of the annual wildfire season," according to AccuWeather.com, "but the smoke has made an early appearance this year due to a surge in fire activity in Alberta over the past week." While it's unclear -- pun intended -- if the haze will abate, one thing is certain. As high pressure builds south and w…
Dramatic Change In Weather Pattern Could Bring Some Snow To Parts Of Northeast Dramatic Change In Weather Pattern Could Bring Some Snow To Parts Of Northeast
Dramatic Change In Weather Pattern Could Bring Some Snow To Parts Of Northeast A summer preview with temperatures topping out around the upper 80s will be followed by a dramatic change in the weather pattern that will include scattered thunderstorms and then a chance for snow in some spots in the Northeast. Conditions will remain warm and dry Friday, April 14 with continued low relative humidity, with the high temperature in the mid to upper 80s, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will begin to plunge from west to east as an unsettled stretch begins on Saturday, April 15, which will be mostly cloudy with a high temperature in the mid-60s. Sh…
Storm Will Bring Rainy, Raw Conditions With Sleet, Snow Farther North: Here's Latest Timing Storm Will Bring Rainy, Raw Conditions With Sleet, Snow Farther North: Here's Latest Timing
Storm Will Bring Rainy, Raw Conditions With Sleet, Snow Farther North: Here's Latest Timing A complex storm with a mix of rain, sleet, and snow to the Northeast will lead to a wet, raw first half of the weekend. Saturday, March 25 will see precipitation from late in the morning until late in the evening as the frontal system moves through, according to the National Weather Service. It will be breezy throughout the region with occasional gusts as high as 40 miles per hour along the coast. The high temperature will be in the mid-40s, but it will feel colder due to those winds. For a look at precipitation types by area, see the first image above from AccuWeather.com. About a …
Early Spring Storm Will Bring Mix Of Rain, Sleet, Snow: Here's What's Coming Early Spring Storm Will Bring Mix Of Rain, Sleet, Snow: Here's What's Coming
Early Spring Storm Will Bring Mix Of Rain, Sleet, Snow: Here's What's Coming A complex early spring storm will bring a mix of rain, sleet, and snow to the region. The time frame for the storm is overnight Friday, March 24 into Saturday morning, March 25, according to the National Weather Service. "Some areas not too far inland can expect at least a wintry mix of snow, sleet, and rain, with areas well inland seeing the potential for heavy, accumulating snow," said AccuWeather Meteorologist Dean DeVore. For a look at the precipitation types for the storm for areas throughout the Northeast, see the first image above. Accumulating snowfall is expected i…
Gordon Ramsay Bringing Hell's Kitchen To Connecticut Gordon Ramsay Bringing Hell's Kitchen To Connecticut
Gordon Ramsay Bringing Hell's Kitchen To Connecticut A restaurant based on a hit television cooking competition hosted by one of the world's biggest culinary stars is set to debut in Connecticut later this year.  Foxwoods Resort Casino, located in Mashantucket in New London County, announced that Gordon Ramsay's Hell's Kitchen will open in the Grand Pequot Concourse this summer.  The Michelin-Star chef already has five other Hell's Kitchen locations in Atlantic City, Southern California, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, and Washington DC, which opened in January. This will mark the first Hell's Kitchen in the Northeast and in New England.  “I’m thril…
Early Spring Storm Will Bring Snowfall To Parts Of Northeast Early Spring Storm Will Bring Snowfall To Parts Of Northeast
Early Spring Storm Will Bring Snowfall To Parts Of Northeast The arrival of a cold front will be followed by an early spring storm that will bring snowfall to parts of the Northeast. The time frame for the storm is overnight Friday, March 24 into Saturday morning, March 25, according to the National Weather Service. Accumulating snowfall is expected in the areas shown in blue in the image above from AccuWeather.com. Areas farther south will see a mix of rain and snow, with all rain expected around the coast. The front will move through Thursday, March 23 into Friday. Thursday will be cloudy and seasonable with a high temperature climbing …
Nor'easter: These Parts Of Region Could See 18 Inches Of Snowfall From Multi-Threat Storm Nor'easter: These Parts Of Region Could See 18 Inches Of Snowfall From Multi-Threat Storm
Nor'easter: These Parts Of Region Could See 18 Inches Of Snowfall From Multi-Threat Storm Updated story - Storm Watch: These Areas Expected To See Extreme, Major Impacts From Nor'easter Parts of the region could see as much as 18 inches of snowfall from a multi-threat Nor'easter. The time frame for the storm is Monday night, March 13 into late Tuesday evening, March 14, according to the National Weather Service. Everyone throughout the region will be affected -- with heavy snowfall the biggest threat inland, and flooding and strong winds that could cause power outages the biggest threats around the coast.  For snowfall projections for the entire Northeast, see t…