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January Thaw

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Snow Expected Wednesday

The National Weather Service says the morning commute should be affected.

Winter's timeout ends Wednesday morning. The National Weather Service in Taunton today said 2 to 5 inches of snow are expected in Central Mass. The agency has issued a winter weather advisory from 4 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday for Central Mass., Western Mass. and "Northeast Massachusetts away from the immediate coast." The January thaw is over. Temperatures in the 40s and 50s, approaching 60 some days, were recorded for much of the past week. The snow should slow the Wednesday morning commute, the weather service said.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

January Thaw Moving In This Weekend

National Weather Service: 53 degrees on Sunday.

A January thaw is moving in, slightly earlier than usual, WHDH-TV meteorologists say. "Our annual January Thaw is upon us for the next several days," Channel 7 meteorologist Jeremy Reiner posted in his blog on Tuesday. For the past three days, the entire staff of the Ch. 7 Weather Center has been blogging about the mild temperatures. Typically, the January thaw happens between Jan. 20 and Jan. 26, Reiner said. However, this winter has been mild. Meteorologist Pete Bouchard said only nine days with below normal temperatures have occurred since the meteorological start to winter on Dec. 1. The National Weather Service forecasts that high temperatures in Westborough will be in the 40s through Saturday, with the temperature getting into the …

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