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 Do not at this time foresee weather significant enough to warrant a blog issuance this week. Will continue…
WEEKLY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK Back from our African trip (great experience!) and now back to monitoring the potential for any significant (i.e.,…
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OUTLOOK Since this blog’s author will be traveling out of the country for a couple of weeks, a special outlook…
WEEKLY SIGNiFICANT WEATHER DISCUSSION Another fairly strong cold front may bring heavy showers and gusty winds late Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. …
HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS MONDAY MORNING A fast moving but strong cold front will produce heavy downpours and strong wind…
NOR’EASTER RECAP AND WEEKLY OUTLOOK Coastal Storm Recap The coastal storm stalled off the mid-Atlantic coast will finally begin to move eastward…
SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION THROUGH MONDAY ALONG OCEAN FACING SHORELINES OF CAPE COD AND THE ISLANDS Coastal Storm Overview The coastal storm was…
SOME COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION LIKELY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND COAST SUNDAY AND MONDAY ESPECIALLY CAPE AND ISLANDS…
WIDESPREAD FROST/FREEZE TONIGHT RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION ALONG PORTIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS COAST SUNDAY AND ESPECIALLY MONDAY Freeze/Frost Tonight…
FREEZING TEMPERATURES LIKELY ACROSS MOST OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING RISK OF COASTAL FLOODING AND…
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