At 4:31pm the sun gracefully dipped behind the hills in western New Britain, Plainville and Southington. A peaceful and tranquil sight as our great orb said goodnight on the first day of 2017. Hopefully this will be a positive sign that our new year is getting off to a good start. We have already gained 12 minutes of true sunlight in the afternoon as the days stretch out further heading toward the summer months. The days continue to get longer now, but the temperatures will continue to get colder through the end of January, then a slow migration as we enter February.

A fast moving Alberta Clipper will be moving through Northern England late this evening with a chance of a few hours a snow. The heaviest snow will be across central and northern New England with southern New England getting a just a light covering. Rain will be along the coast. So be careful driving when out and about this evening.
Happy New Year to All!

A couple of winters ago the phrase “Polar Vortex” was used excessively as cold arctic air poured down into New England for a good part of winter. The conversation I heard frequently was what’s a Polar Vortex.

To all friends and family we wish you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Watch for a new addition to WeatherEast “Isobar”. 2 friends, Isobar and Luna will be showing what’s going on todays weather world.

After experiencing several days with temperature in the 50’s and 60’s reality will finally shake things up here in New England. Northern New England has had little or no natural snow to date and Southern New England had one skirmish last week that affected mostly southern areas of Connecticut. New computer models are coming to an agreement that wintertime will finally fill back in here next week with a coastal storm that may bring significant snow followed by a shot of the coldest air of the season.                                 My snowblower is in for repairs right now, go figure.