hot weather

As many people surely plan to spend at least some of the day outdoors to soak up the sun, there are some things to keep in mind about the weather conditions on Thursday.

New England is about to get a blast of summery warmth, as temperatures are expected to hit 80 degrees for the first time since September in Boston. As many people surely plan to spend at least some of the day outdoors to soak up the sun, there are some things to keep in mind about the weather conditions on Thursday….

Individual towns are now stepping up to try and help. In the Town of Scituate, for example, there is now a Tier 4 water ban in place. That means there’s a total ban on all nonessential outside water use.

The entire state of Massachusetts is under some sort of drought status as of Monday morning, causing concerns over fire danger to rise. Individual towns are now stepping up to try and help. In the Town of Scituate, for example, there is now a Tier 4 water ban in place. That means there’s a total ban on all nonessential outside...

The entire state of Mass. is under some sort of drought status, mounting concerns over fire issues.

Boston’s heat emergency continues though Sunday to provide resources for residents to stay cool.

Amid sweltering temperature and excessive heat, the drought has worsened across New England. The latest drought map has added more of Northern New England under ‘severe’ drought conditions. The National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln polls rain data and soil moisture content Tuesday to Tuesday, then publishes findings on Thursdays. This accounts for the brutal stretch of…

A heat record was broken Thursday in Boston, as sweltering weather only persists through the weekend. Despite the high temperatures, there are a lot of outdoor activities throughout the City of Boston this weekend. The Boston Seafood Festival is being held on Sunday over at the Boston Fish Pier, in addition to the Saint Agrippina Boston Festival, which is a…

The heat is making typical outdoor work a bit more dangerous.

Thursday’s hot weather, which was particularly sweltering in southern New England, had some utilities in Vermont asking people to make slight adjustments to their power consumption in order to save money for fellow ratepayers on future bills. When temperatures soar in New England’s big population centers like Boston, Worcester and Hartford, the region’s power providers see impacts. “When the...

The extreme heat has some New England utility companies asking their customers to make adjustments, like raising the thermostat and not running

The City of Boston’s heat emergency kicked in Thursday, a day when the heat set a new record. The emergency was announced Wednesday, and will continue through Sunday. The city will have its 16 cooling centers open at Boston Centers or Youth & Families all over the Hub. Libraries are also open to cool off. The brutal temperatures didn’t...

Boston takes another stab at a heatwave starting Thursday as oppressive heat and humidity build in. Southerly flow guides in some of the hottest air of the year, rivaling records for the day. Overnight lows are quite warm too. Typically the area cools to the mid-60s overnight, but the forecast calls for temperatures in the middle-to-upper 70s. Feels like...

Today: AM areas of fog to hot & humid sun. Record heat with highs 95-100, First Alert for heat index 100 degrees plus

Boston will be under a heat emergency Thursday through Sunday, Mayor Michelle Wu announced Wednesday. The heat index, and possibly temperatures themselves, are expected to reach 100 degrees Thursday. Within the first few hours of daylight, clouds will break for sunshine and this will start the meteoric temperature rise, propelling afternoon high temperatures into the 90s and near 100 degrees…

For a day sitting on the cusp of record heat, New England is enjoying some fine weather Wednesday!  Comfortable air owing to a reduced dew point – a lower measure of the amount of moisture in the air – means even inland high temperatures of 85 to 90 degrees will feel rather comfortable Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile a sea breeze sets…

After a few showers Tuesday, Wednesday is briefly cool with highs near 84 degrees. Beyond that, August picks up where July left off. With more heat. We’re still in play for another heatwave across New England; area highs to peak near 100 degrees on Thursday with heat indices between 105 and 110 degrees. The high record temperature in Boston on…

We’re far from improving – never mind banishing –  this drought situation. I’ve heard many people say, “We got rain (x) days ago, we aren’t that bad off.” That’s been the case since early spring. Frequent little jabs of light rain or drizzle give the impression that, “It’s rained, we’re fine.” But we know it’s quantity, not frequency, that’s...

Thursday’s showers and thunderstorms brought some relief to the region, with some areas picking up a half inch to over an inch of rain. That wasn’t enough to put a dent in the ongoing drought, though. Friday features much less humidity as drier air moves in behind a cold front passing through New England. Temperatures will rise into the...

Thousands were without power in Dorchester Sunday, as temperatures in the city reached 100 degrees, tying a record set last year.