Gray skies will have the upper hand today as onshore breezes keep us cool and somewhat damp. A few sprinkles will roll in off the ocean as a storm system brushes Southern New England. Highs will only be in the low and mid 50s. It’s far from a washout though. Some sun may even be possible from time to time (especially north).
Our next storm system is chugging along through the Appalachians. It arrives late tomorrow evening with downpours, wind, and milder air. Before it moves in, we’ll be in the clouds with occasional sprinkles throughout the day. Highs bounce back to the upper 50s.
Heavy rain will pass by quickly Thursday night.
Downpours will put down 1-2″ of water with lots of runoff and peak gusts from 30-40 mph.
Given the energy in the storm, this isn’t a very strong wind range. The key to this storm will be the persistence of the wind, not necessarily the intensity.
Through Halloween (and Halloween evening) we’ll likely see gusts 30-40 mph, as well.
Cooler air moves in for the weekend. Highs will only be in the low and mid 50s, with a steady breeze again on Saturday.
And don’t forget the clocks go back Saturday night!
Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after pummeling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
As Cuba and the Bahamas braced for the storm, officials in Jamaica prepared to fan out Wednesday to assess the damage.
Early Wednesday, Melissa had leading sustained winds of 115 mph and was moving northeast at 12 mph according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The hurricane was about 60 miles west of Guantánamo, Cuba and 230 miles south of the Central Bahamas.
Melissa was forecast to cross the island through the morning and move into the Bahamas later Wednesday. The continuing intense rain could cause life-threatening flooding with numerous landslides, U.S. forecasters said. A hurricane series was in effect for Bermuda.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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