BOSTON – Did you get a few drops on your windshield Monday morning? Yes, that was real rain, and a storm system could bring even more ravaged by drought Massachusetts later this week.
Granted, it was literally just a drop in the bucket, the only officially measurable rain recorded at National Weather Service stations was 0.01 inches in Bedford and 0.02 inches in Fitchburg.
So what’s on tap this week?
Drought in southern New England
Southern New England remains in a severe drought. Both Boston and Worcester now rank as the driest autumns on record (so far).
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Boston is more than 8 inches below normal for fall rainfall and nearly 10 inches below normal since early July.
Storms can make a dent in the drought
Finally, we have a legitimate storm system in the forecast this week.
It will likely rain most of the day on Thursday. The system will move out of our area very slowly, with lingering showers on Friday and possibly into Saturday.
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Precipitation amounts can easily range from 0.50 to 1.0 inches and there are images of some areas containing more than an inch of water.
The last time Boston suffered more than an inch from a single storm was way back in June.
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Milder temperatures
Temperatures will remain 5-10 degrees above average Tuesday and Wednesday, with highs well into the 50s.
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Tropical weather update
What once was Tropical Storm Sara near Yucatan is now only a remnant of low pressure area. The rest of the Atlantic basin is very quiet. We may have seen the last tropical action for 2024.
Night sky events
Finally, for early birds, you can view the moon and Mars high in the southwestern sky about 45 minutes to an hour before sunrise over the next few mornings.
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