Good morning folks, as many of us remember, 15 years ago today was a terrifying day down in Hampden County into southwest Worcester County, and probably the most atmospherically unstable day I’ve ever lived through. The Springfield Tornado of June 1, 2011 took 3 lives, and injured over 200 folks, tracking 39 miles through southern sections of WMass and CMass. If you lived through this F3 tornado, I would appreciate your story.

As for our weather this week, it’s a far cry from that severe weather day with a cool partly sunny day ahead that will be influenced (temperature-wise, anyway) by a nearby upper level trough that will keep temps in the 60s for highs today under partly sunny skies. A couple of isolated showers or thunder rumbles are possible in the afternoon, but most will stay dry and lows drop into the 40s with patchy fog developing.

Tuesday is basically a repeat of our Monday, but with milder temps and highs rising into the upper 60s to mid 70s with lows closer to 50º.

Wednesday is when we really start to warm up as our upper low/trough slowly kicks further east and an upper ridge starts to climb the eastern U.S. coastline.

Highs should reach the mid 70s to low 80s with plenty of sunshine, and lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s.

By late week into Saturday, we’ll become very warm thanks to that upper ridge with highs in the upper 70s to upper 80s Thursday, low to mid 80s Friday, and then the 80s to 90º on Saturday with abundant sunshine expected as of this writing.

Check back for any changes to the forecast, as always. Lastly, Saturday afternoon and evening may feature a cold front that would be our next chance at any appreciable rainfall, which is likely to be followed by a still-warm, but cooler Sunday.

Thanks for reading, and have a great day!

“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.”
― Joseph Campbell

YOUR NUTSHELL:
–15-year anniversary of the Springfield, MA F3 tornado today (6/1/11)
–Compared to 15 years ago, today’s weather will be almost the opposite in terms of its stability
–Isolated showers are possible this afternoon, and tomorrow afternoon due to a lingering, unseasonable upper trough over Maine and Atlantic Canada
–Can’t rule out a few thunderclaps, but pretty unlikely
–Highs today reach the 60s under partly sunny skies on average
–Lows will drop into the 40s
–Patchy fog by Tuesday morning burns off, highs will climb into the upper 60s to mid 70s, with lows near 50º
–Wednesday warms into the mid 70s to low 80s under sunny skies with lows in the 50s as high pressure works into our region
–Thursday and Friday become very warm as an upper ridge climbs the eastern seaboard of the U.S.
–Highs are well into the 80s on Thursday with lows in the low to mid 60s under sunny skies, with highs in the low 80s by Friday
–Saturday looks like peak heat with highs 85-90º followed by showers in the afternoon and evening
–Sunday will probably see temps sit back down to either side of 80º, the way it looks now

YOUR DAILY CELESTIALS
STAR:
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:16am this morning
–OUR STAR SETS AT: 8:19pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 15 hours and 3 minutes

MOON:
–OUR MOON RISES AT: 10:04pm tonight
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: Southeast
–OUR MOON SETS AT: 6:03am tomorrow morning
–MOON SET DIRECTION: Southwest
–MOON PHASE: Waning Gibbous (98.8%)