By: David Coe – UMass Lowell Ph.D Student Heavy rains, lightning, hail, and gusty winds accompanied a cold front through New England in the afternoon on October 7th. These wicked winds caused widespread damage, with many power outages, downed lines, downed tree limbs and trees, and even some trees being uprooted from the ground completely! […]
Tropical Storm Isaias is near the Carolina coastline this afternoon, but struggling to maintain its intensity. As of 2pm Monday, Tropical Storm Isaias was centered about 115 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina, moving toward the north at 13 mph. Maximum sustained winds remain near 70 mph. A Hurricane Warning is in effect from South […]
Say it ain’t snow!?!?!?!? We are seeing another shot of snow this weekend, in what continues to be a weird springtime. For the past couple of months we have been tumbling back and forth between warm, spring-like weather and cold, winter-like weather. This is the norm for New England in terms of spring weather, we […]
We saw an interesting phenomenon yesterday with our storm system. A secondary area of low pressure formed to our south which brought in more precipitation for the overnight hours. This resulted in a few changes to the middle and the upper atmosphere due to the strengthening of the low. First the middle atmosphere saw an […]
Meteorological Winter is on our doorstep, beginning this Sunday! So far, we have seen a light start to winter, only a trace of snow accumulation has been recorded for Lowell; Typically, we see 1.9″ of snowfall on average in November (NOAA 1981-2010 Lowell CO-OP climate data). As we turn the tide of a new season, […]
Weather radar is a common tool we see everywhere, from tv to the internet to apps on our smartphones and watches. We know to look for where we are on a map and the brighter the color, the heavier the precipitation that is coming. Have you ever wondered how to read these radar images more […]
Enough of all this winter weather talk! Let’s switch gears for a minute… or a blog post. As we enter April with the “official” start of spring in a few weeks, the chance for thunderstorms is slowly increasing. For the New England area, thunderstorms are common from June to September. They can occur any time […]
Well, we made it. It’s finally spring and winter is in the rearview mirror! Is it just me, or did it feel like it took a long time to get through March? Since winter recently ended, I feel that it is a good time to review what happened over the course of this winter. Three […]
After such a mild February, it seemed as though New England was in for an early spring. That is, until March came about… Barely 3 weeks into the month of and New England has had to contend with 3 consecutive Nor’easter’s. High latitude blocking remains locked in place which positions the jet stream in a […]
The first half of February has hardly been like an average winter in New England. The temperatures for Lowell have been all over the place over the course of this winter, however, the average temperature has remained at the average mark or a little below the average mark. The other thing about the current winter […]