All posts by Jack Sillin

I’m a third-year atmospheric science student at Cornell University who has been blogging about the weather since 2011. While I’m not officially a meteorologist, I have accumulated a bit of experience forecasting both local weather (in western Maine and New Hampshire) as well as national/international weather during my time writing for weather.us and weathermodels.com. I also have experience programming in Python, teaching concepts in weather forecasting, and communicating forecast information to general audiences.

Cool and wet today

Hello everyone!

Today will feature the chance for some showers as a low pressure system hangs around our area. The greatest chance for this will be in the morning hours as the low sags south during the day taking the showers with it. Highs will be very cool for this time of year with highs in the upper 50’s inland to low 50’s at the coast. Bundle up!

Friday morning forecast map 5-23

Usual bland was used with the addition of the NAM/ARW/HRRR for precip.

-Jack

Wet weather returns today

Hello everyone!

Today will feature showers for most of the area and steady rain for some. I cant rule out a rumble of thunder along with some heavy rain over western MA. High will be munch cooler today with temps running in the upper 50’s to low 60’s. High pressure over far northern Quebec is reaching into one lucky part of the area and will give them just the chance for a spotty shower. The winner is… the southern Maine coast!

Thursday morning forecast map 5-22

Used usual blend. Added HRRR/NAM/ARW for precip.

-Jack

More of the same today

Hello everyone!

Today will feature more of the same with partly to mostly cloudy skies and the slight chance for a shower inland. Highs will be in the 60’s at the coast and in the 70’s inland. The best chance for clouds and showers will be over western areas like VT, Western MA/CT.

Wednesday morning forecast map 5-21

Used usual model blend. Added HRRR/NAM/ARW to confirm little to no precip today.

-Jack

The chance for showers coninues

Hello everyone!

Today will  feature similar conditions to those of yesterday but with less rain. Clouds will be abundant over ME, SE NH, and Eastern MA while western New England sees more sun.

Tuesday morning forecast map 5-20

Usual model blends. Added NAM/ARW/HRRR guidance for precip.

-Jack

Chance for thunder today

Hello everyone!

Today will feature partly to mostly cloudy skies along with the chance for a popup shower or thunderstorm. Any showers or thunderstorms have the potential to produce small hail. Highs today will top out in the 60’s for most.

Monday morning forecast map 5-19

Used MAV/MET as always for temps. HRRR/NAM/GFS/HRRR was used for precip. NAM/GFS soundings used for hail and SAT/NAM/GFS was used for clouds.

-Jack

A look at the week’s weather

Hello everyone!

This week will feature unsettled weather with each day featuring morning sun with afternoon clouds and the chance for showers. Tomorrow will feature the best chance for thunder as well as small hail. Highs will be in the low 60’s Monday through Wednesday.

Thursday will feature cooler temps as well as a steady rain. A low pressure system will be skirting us to the south so cooler air will also be pulled into the area on a north wind. Highs for Thursday, through Saturday will be in the upper 50’s.

-Jack

Cloudy today, rain tomorrow

Hello everyone!

Today will be a lot like yesterday with one exception. Today will not feature the sun. A slow moving cold front is approaching the area and so expect showers to develop across western areas today into tonight. Highs will be in the 70’s for most areas despite plenty of cloud cover.

Friday morning forecast map 5-16

Used MAV/MET for temps, radar/sat for precip/clouds.

-Jack

 

Mostly cloudy but warmer

Hello everyone!

Today will feature a cloudy start with the cloud deck getting lower and thicker. By lunchtime, a thick stratus layer will make things feel kind of dreary. The good news is that there is a chance the cloud deck breaks up this afternoon as down sloping winds (winds coming from the mountains) dries things up a bit. Highs today will range from the 70’s to near 80 in SNE to 60’s in NNE.

Thursday morning forecast map 5-15

Used MAV/MOS for temps as MET was a little too warm. SAT/NAM,GFS blend was used for clouds and that rounds out the forecast this morning.

-Jack

Continuing the cold stretch

Hello everyone!

I do have internet so I will post updates today and tomorrow.

Today will feature a cool day especially towards the coast. The isotherms (lines that connect areas with equal temperature) will be running almost north/south as warm air surges north to our west while the warm air has not quite reached our area. Highs will be in the 70’s west, 60’s in the middle, and 50’s east.

Wednesday morning forecast map 5-14

Used MAV/MET/MOS for temps, SAT/NAM, GFS blend for clouds and radar for precip.

-Jack

Cooling off today

Hello everyone!

If you are like me and thought yesterday was much too hot, relief is here. A backdoor cold front passed through last night and as a result, temps are 20-25 degrees cooler than yesterday. Highs today will make it into the 50’s at the coast and 60’s inland.

Tuesday morning forecast map 5-13

 

I may not be able to update the blog tomorrow or Thursday so in case I can’t make it to a computer, here is the forecast.

Tomorrow: Clouds move in in the morning, mostly cloudy with highs in the 60’s to near 70 over SNE. No precip is expected as the front hangs across SNE.

Thursday:
Warm and humid ahead of the cold front. Highs in the 70’s to near 80 for SNE. Humidity will also be high so it will feel a lot warmer than it actually is. Some diurnal (Daytime heading driven) showers are possible but they will be few and far between.

-Jack