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.
Weekly Significant Weather Outlook – Updated No major storms reaching warning criteria look likely for the rest of this week but am…
Weekly Significant Weather Outlook No major storms reaching warning criteria look likely for this week and thus a low chance for a…
Some Snow Likely Late New Years Eve into New Years Morning Some Snow Likely Late Wednesday Night into Thursday Morning Snow will…
Weekly Significant Weather Outlook Strong Gusty Winds Late Tonight Through Tuesday Evening Strong Wind Gusts Late Tonight Through Tuesday Evening Very strong…
Snow Tonight into Early Saturday Morning Risk of Freezing Rain Sunday Night Western and North Central MA Tonight into Early Saturday Morning…
Significant Weather Outlook for the Coming Week – Updated Less Snow Now Expected for Today/Tonight Winter Weather Possible Late Friday/Saturday but High…
Significant Weather Outlook for the Coming Week Will There Be a White Christmas? Winter Weather Possible Late Friday/Saturday but High Uncertainty …
Strong, Possibly Damaging, Southerly Winds on Friday A fast moving but vigorous weather system moving across our country’s northern tier will bring…
Strong Southerly Winds on Friday A fast moving but vigorous weather system moving across our country’s northern tier will bring a period…
Significant Weather Outlook for the Coming Week Will do a quick recap of Sunday’s snowfall and then proceed to this week’s significant…
Monthly Skymail, event announcements, and research summaries.
