The Boston Herald
Monday, May 16, 2011
Singing in the rain
By Ira Kantor
Gloomy conditions didn’t stop
revelers from enjoying yesterday’s annual
Haitian-American Unity Parade in Mattapan, but don’t
expect any reprieve from gray skies and the threat
of showers until at least the weekend.
Clouds are sure to be sticking around
this work week, according to the National Weather
Service. A 40 percent chance for scattered showers
is expected for today as temps drop down to about 55
degrees in town. By evening the rain becomes more
likely, especially before midnight.
Though the high climbs to about 60
degrees tomorrow, the rain isn’t going away so keep
those umbrellas close by your side. By Wednesday
showers may die down a bit come the afternoon, but
there won’t be any sunshine poking through the
clouds. High temps will once again peak near 60
degrees.
Thursday and Friday won’t fare much
better — look forward to more clouds and a 50
percent chance of showers. Fortunately by Saturday,
the sun ekes its way back into the Hub. High temps
meanwhile climb into the mid-60s.
The Salem News
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Editorial
Once spring finally arrives, summer's not far
behind
Just a day or two more, they say, and
the sun will shine once again here on the North
Shore.
The birds arrived from their winter
digs many weeks ago and the grass is plenty green,
but we have yet to experience an extended period of
weather that would be described as springlike. We're
well into May and the weather has been either wet or
cold, often both.
St. Patrick's Day didn't bring the
good weather; neither did Easter, even though it was
very late this year. Now most are focused on
Memorial Day weekend as a time to hold that backyard
barbecue or hit the links again.
In most other parts of the country,
the long weekend at the end of May marks the
unofficial start of summer. Here, we're grateful if
it signals the end of winter.
On the other hand, it's the cooling
winds off the ocean such as we've experienced this
week that makes our summers so exceptional — once
they get here. While the rest of the country and
region swelter, those of us on the coast are
enjoying nature's air conditioning.
Our autumns are pretty nice, too. But
let's not go there, since we all know what follows
and how long that season can last.
The Boston Herald
Thursday, May 19, 2011
A rainy, 40-degree spring? We
was robbed!
By Lauren Beckham Falcone
Well, isn’t this fun — it’s May 19,
closing in on Memorial Day, raining and raw with
temps in the 50s, and you had to turn on the heat
just to feel your fingers.
Really, Mother Nature? We can take
your winter nor’ easters and ice-slicked roads. We
expect freak snow in April and sudden showers on an
otherwise perfect day.
But do you have to rob us of spring?
And after a dismal winter no less (80.1 inches of
snow — we haven’t forgotten).
Yes, other parts of the country are
enduring tornadoes and historic floods — but it’s
hard to count your blessings when you’re counting
the cost of keeping the thermostat at 65.
“I wore mittens to work this
morning,” said Sarah Browning, 34, of Norfolk. The
preschool teacher doesn’t like seeing her breath
while she’s watching TV — but she refuses to kick on
the heat. That would be like giving in.
“It’s back to warm, comfy sweats and
thick socks,” she said. “Oh and I added the winter
blanket back to the bed.”
Lena Serpa, 37, a librarian from
Allston, realizes it’s a cliche (and futile) to
complain about the weather, but the past week has
left her no other choice.
“Infuriating is definitely the word,”
she said. “Also, depressing. We had such an
unbelievable hard winter. I was shaking my head in
disbelief as I turned the space heater on in our
apartment last night.”
Even Alan Dunham, a meteorologist at
National Weather Service in Taunton, wonders where
spring went.
“Spring? I don’t remember spring. We
have winters and summers only here,” he joked.
Last year was OK, he admitted. On May
17, 2010, it was “73 and delightful.”
May 17, 2011? 51 and rainy.
“Some years you get a delightful
spring,” he said. “On a positive note, this April,
temps were slight above normal.”
But it only takes two to three days
of cruddy weather to give us short-term memory loss.
Of course, there’s always someone
happy about the sunless days.
Wayne Ma, owner of bosTan, a tanning
salon on Beacon Hill, said business is brisk.
“A tanning bed is a little
pick-me-up,” he said. “And people need it this
week.”
The Boston Globe
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Extended forecast for Boston
Today...Cloudy. A chance of
showers...mainly this afternoon. Areas of fog.
Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. Highs
in the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
Tonight...Cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Areas of fog. Visibility one quarter mile
or less at times. Lows in the lower 50s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the morning.
A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 60s. North winds around 5 mph...becoming
northeast in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30
percent.
Friday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent
chance of showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower
50s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming north
after midnight.
Saturday...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10
mph...becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night...Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 40s.
Sunday And Sunday Night...Mostly cloudy. Highs in
the upper 50s. Lows in the upper 40s.
Monday...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Highs in the lower 60s.
Monday Night...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
Tuesday Through Wednesday...Mostly cloudy with a 30
percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 70s.
Lows in the upper 50s.
