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Spring in New England....
....you gotta love it. Wednesday afternoon and night saw a late season coastal storm bring more of the pasty white stuff to the region. The trees starting to bud were no doubt confused,
as were probably some of you. But, this is New England!
Before I continue on, I should introduce myself. My name is John Webster, and I am a student meteorologist at Umass Lowell. I have recently joined WUML 91.5 FM, and provide the forecast during Friday's "Campus Buzz" show from 9am-10am. We hope to expand our programming with WUML to include some segments of the weather that interest YOU. Anything you're curious about? Something you always wanted to know about the weather, but didn't know who to ask? You've come to the right place. Contact me by clicking on my name to the right to access my profile, and send me an email. Your weather question (and answer) could be read on the air....
Back to Lowell Weather...
Typically in the month of April, our area receives 3 inches or so of snowfall...we have already passed that benchmark with the heavy wet "cement" like snow that made brushing off your car a little more of a challenge than usual. Count your blessings though - just north of us in New Hampshire, they got blasted with up to 16 inches of the white stuff (Ossippee NH) with many downed tree limbs and power outages due to the heavy wet snow.
April 1st, 1997 was even worse. We have just passed the 10 year anniversary of the "April Fool's" Blizzard, which socked the region with upwards of 2 FEET of snow. Snowfall rates of 3 inches and hour and lightening strikes were common, and Boston set a 24 hour snowfall record, with 25.4 inches falling during that storm!! Bet you're glad you didn't wake up to that this morning...
Looking ahead, our below average temperatures will continue, as we have entered a distinctively winter-like pattern. This will keep daytime highs down into the mid 40s for much of the upcoming Easter Weekend. Our little furry friend may have to bundle up as he delivers all those tasty chocolate goodies to the kids. No storms look to affect the region through the weekend, which is good news, although we will have a rather close call with a coastal gale passing to our east Saturday night. Right now, it appears it may throw some clouds our way, but no heavy precipitation is expected. If things change, we will be sure to update you.
Long range models, however, are hinting at the possibility of some increased storminess by the middle of next week.... could Old Man Winter have one more in store for us?
We'll keep you posted.
Before I continue on, I should introduce myself. My name is John Webster, and I am a student meteorologist at Umass Lowell. I have recently joined WUML 91.5 FM, and provide the forecast during Friday's "Campus Buzz" show from 9am-10am. We hope to expand our programming with WUML to include some segments of the weather that interest YOU. Anything you're curious about? Something you always wanted to know about the weather, but didn't know who to ask? You've come to the right place. Contact me by clicking on my name to the right to access my profile, and send me an email. Your weather question (and answer) could be read on the air....
Back to Lowell Weather...
Typically in the month of April, our area receives 3 inches or so of snowfall...we have already passed that benchmark with the heavy wet "cement" like snow that made brushing off your car a little more of a challenge than usual. Count your blessings though - just north of us in New Hampshire, they got blasted with up to 16 inches of the white stuff (Ossippee NH) with many downed tree limbs and power outages due to the heavy wet snow.
April 1st, 1997 was even worse. We have just passed the 10 year anniversary of the "April Fool's" Blizzard, which socked the region with upwards of 2 FEET of snow. Snowfall rates of 3 inches and hour and lightening strikes were common, and Boston set a 24 hour snowfall record, with 25.4 inches falling during that storm!! Bet you're glad you didn't wake up to that this morning...
Looking ahead, our below average temperatures will continue, as we have entered a distinctively winter-like pattern. This will keep daytime highs down into the mid 40s for much of the upcoming Easter Weekend. Our little furry friend may have to bundle up as he delivers all those tasty chocolate goodies to the kids. No storms look to affect the region through the weekend, which is good news, although we will have a rather close call with a coastal gale passing to our east Saturday night. Right now, it appears it may throw some clouds our way, but no heavy precipitation is expected. If things change, we will be sure to update you.
Long range models, however, are hinting at the possibility of some increased storminess by the middle of next week.... could Old Man Winter have one more in store for us?
We'll keep you posted.
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