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Significant Weather Blog

This blog contains forecast discussions of pending significant weather events prepared by Robert Thompson, retired Meteorologist-in-Charge of the National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office in Norton, MA and former Board Chairman and current Board member of the Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center (BHOSC). The discussions are not a substitute for the official forecasts and warnings issued by the NWS Norton Forecast Office. They are intended as a complementary, educational resource for visitors to this web site. The forecast discussions provided here are the opinions of Mr. Thompson, and BHOSC accepts no liability associated with this information.

Significant Weather Blog Feb 16, 2026
Significant Weather Outlook: Monday, February 16, 2026 3 PM

Significant Weather Weekly Outlook  This looks to be an interesting and challenging week from a forecast perspective and may or may not…

Significant Weather Blog Feb 9, 2026
Significant Weather Outlook: Monday, February 9, 2026 10 AM

Significant Weather Weekly Outlook Weather highlights this week are anticipated to include snow Tuesday evening, moderating temperatures, and possibly a significant rain…

Significant Weather Blog Feb 7, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Saturday, February 7, 2026 10 AM

Significant Snow and Cold this Weekend  Update The factors noted below on yesterday’s message appear to be in play and have increased…

Significant Weather Blog Feb 6, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Friday, February 6, 2026, 10 AM

Significant Snow and Cold this Weekend The extreme cold remains on track for late Saturday through Sunday as long advertised.  An Extreme…

Significant Weather Blog Feb 5, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Thursday, February 5, 2026 6 PM

Dangerous Cold Saturday Night and Sunday Preceded by Some Snow on Saturday An Extreme Cold Watch has been issued by the National…

Significant Weather Blog Feb 2, 2026
Significant Weather Outlook: Monday, February 2, 2026 2 PM

Weekly Significant Weather Outlook for Southern New England Most of the coming week looks to be rather tranquil with some moderation in…

Significant Weather Blog Jan 31, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Saturday, January 31, 2026 2 PM

Storm Projected to Pass Farther Offshore Latest trends in model guidance (initiated with data from 7 AM EST (1200 UTC or 12Z)…

Significant Weather Blog Jan 30, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Friday, January 30, 2026, 2 PM

Coastal Storm to Impact the Cape and Islands Sunday and Sunday Night Minimal to No Impacts Along and Northwest of the I-95…

Significant Weather Blog Jan 29, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Thursday, January 29, 2026 5 PM

Potential Still for High Impact Storm for the Cape and Islands Sunday and Sunday Night Latest trends in model guidance (initiated with…

Significant Weather Blog Jan 28, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 5 PM

Potential for High Impact Storm for the Cape and Islands Sunday and Sunday Night There is high confidence of an intense coastal…