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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 Dec 22, 2025
Significant Weather Outlook: Monday, December 22, 2025 11 AM

Significant Weather Outlook for the Coming Week  Will There Be a White Christmas?  Winter Weather Possible Late Friday/Saturday but High Uncertainty  …

Significant Weather Blog Dec 18, 2025
Significant Weather Blog: Thursday, December 18, 2025 11 AM

Strong, Possibly Damaging, Southerly Winds on Friday A fast moving but vigorous weather system moving across our country’s northern tier will bring…

Significant Weather Blog Dec 17, 2025
Significant Weather Blog: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 10 AM

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 Blog Dec 15, 2025
Significant Weather Outlook: Monday, December 15, 2025 10 AM

Significant Weather Outlook for the Coming Week Will do a quick recap of Sunday’s snowfall and then proceed to this week’s significant…

Significant Weather Blog Dec 13, 2025
Significant Weather Blog: Saturday, December 13, 2025 6 PM

Snow for Southern New England Late Tonight and Sunday A rather fast-moving storm will pass south of New England Sunday and bring…

Significant Weather Blog Dec 12, 2025
Significant Weather Blog: Friday, December 12, 2025 5 PM

Light Accumulation of Snow Likely for Southeast New England this Sunday A rather fast-moving storm will pass south of New England Sunday…

Significant Weather Blog Dec 11, 2025
Significant Weather Blog: Thursday, December 11, 2025 6 PM

First Accumulating Snow of the Season Possible for Southeast New England on Sunday A storm passing offshore on Sunday is expected to…

Significant Weather Blog Dec 8, 2025
Significant Weather Outlook: Monday, December 8, 2025 10 AM

Significant Weather Outlook for the Coming Week  There is no identifiable significant weather threat foreseeable at this time for this first week…

Significant Weather Blog Dec 3, 2025
Significant Weather Blog: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 9 AM

Storm Wrap Up Looks like generally 4 to 7 inches of snow fell across north central Massachusetts and western Massachusetts yesterday (December…

Significant Weather Blog Dec 2, 2025
Significant Weather Blog: Tuesday, December 2, 2025 9 AM

Storm Today and Tonight: Heavy Snow Expected Across Higher Elevations of Interior Southern New England The forecast remains much the same.  A…