Welcome back to the WUML 91.5 FM weather blog, where we aim to keep our Umass Community and local Lowell audience informed about the weather!

This year, we strive to provide accurate, timely forecasts, weather discussions, and a little bit of educational material thrown in for fun.

As the new Weather Director for WUML and Campus Buzz, our weekly student run news and informational radio show, I have been working with both the media department at the station, as well as meteorology students here at the university to expand our weather coverage so that students, faculty, and Lowell residents will be better informed about the weather. As always, I welcome any suggestions to improve our service. For comments or ideas, please email them to me at UMLJohnW@aol.com

And now on to the weather....

Although Autumn officially began at 5:51 am Sunday, our weather for the upcoming week will be anything but fall-like. In New England, Mother Nature rarely follows the calendar. I think she likes to keep us meteorologists on their toes.....

An area of high pressure currently located over the eastern Great Lakes will dominate our weather over the next several days. As it slides east toward Bermuda, winds will swing around to the southwest, pumping in some seasonably hot air that will feel anything but fall-like....In fact, the forecast over the next few days is more typical of mid-July! Temperatures by Tuesday will likely be just shy of the 90 degree mark, and by Wednesday we could even top that. Although both days will be on the humid side compared to our recent weather, a silver lining is that I don't expect any "steam heat" to make the hot weather feel even more uncomfortable.

For those who have already put away their shorts, our mini heat wave will be short lived.

By Thursday our summerlike pattern will begin to transition into more seasonable weather. Expect mostly cloudy conditions and temperatures in the mid-70s for your Thursday and Friday as a cold front swings down from the Northwest, ushering in some cooler and drier air just in time for the weekend.

By Saturday afternoon, highs will be a crisp 65-70 with mostly sunny conditions. Looking at the extended range computer models, I see no indications of any more significant warm ups down the road.

So, if you want to hit the beach one last time this year, you may want to develop a 24 hour bug just in time to pack your cooler Wednesday morning! And now for your detailed forecast....

Lowell Forecast

Monday: Mostly sunny and seasonably warm. Highs near 80

Monday Night: Clear. Lows 50-55. Calm wind.

Tuesday: Sunny and seasonably hot, with westerly winds 5-10 mph, gusting up to 20mph in the afternoon. Highs 85-90

Tuesday Night: Clear and cool, with lows 60-65 degrees. Winds becoming southwest 5-10 mph.

Wednesday: Quite possibly the last bona-fide beach day of the year. Partly Cloudy and HOT. Highs near 90.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cooler with the chance of a passing shower. Highs near 75.

Friday: Cloudy with the chance of a lingering shower. Highs 70-75.

Tune in to Campus Buzz, every Monday from 4-6 pm for your latest in news, weather, sports, and entertainment. Our featured guest this week - Former US Congressman and new Chancellor to Umass Lowell - Marty Meehan!


For WUML Lowell 91.5 FM, this is Umass Lowell student meteorologist and WUML Weather Director John Webster.