Is That Sun We See?

The forecasters were predicting we would see sun by 9:00 am today, and sure enough, it's 9:04 as I write this, and the sun is breaking through the clouds. You might be startled at first, unsure about what is happening - it's been a while. And what's more, the sun is expected to hang on all day, giving way to a starry, clear night. As you ponder this new state of being, don't get too comfortable (this is New England, after all). A new storm threat is brewing for Sunday into Monday. It's too early to know where it is headed and what it will bring - right now the storm tracks are all over the place, with our area experiencing anything from all snow to all rain and everything in-between. For more on the possibilities for our upcoming storm, see Matt Noyes’ column, “The next Northeast storm threat...should bring at least some wintry weather.”

Regardless of what Sunday/Monday’s storm brings, forecasters are predicting a change in the weather pattern we’ve been having, which should deliver at least some snow around here in the near future.  Snow does seem to be flying all around us. Following fast on our reports about snow in Key West (ahem) and Colorado, we learned that Europe was buried in more snow than they could handle over the weekend – for more on that, see yesterday’s Spiegel Online article, “Heavy Snowfall: Winter Weather Brings Europe to a Standstill.” That report should perhaps be filed under “be careful what you wish for.”

But all that’s for another day. For now, look outside (or better yet, go outside) - the sun is shining!