2002-01-07: ALB upper air data from David J. Knight's server at SUNY Albany === Interpolations from ALB data - temps:deg. F, altitudes:feet MSL === MSL *TI* Wdir@kts trig VirT 2.1 degrees/division ("`": Dry Adiabatic) ----- ---- -------- ---- . ---- ----------------------------------------- 12000 22.3 195 4 71 | 9.9 ` : 11500 21.8 70 | 11.7 ` : 11000 21.2 330 5 69 | 13.4 ` : 10500 20.7 68 | 15.1 ` : 10000 18.0 63 | 12.8 ` : 9500 17.4 62 | 14.6 ` : 9000 16.9 345 9 61 | 16.3 ` : 8500 16.4 61 | 18.1 ` : 8000 15.7 10 12 59 | 19.4 ` : 7500 14.6 57 | 20.1 ` : 7000 13.5 10 10 55 | 20.9 ` : 6500 12.5 53 | 21.7 ` : 6000 11.4 5 10 52 | 22.5 ` : 5500 10.1 49 | 22.7 ` : 5000 8.2 30 22 46 | 21.9 ` : 4500 6.3 42 | 21.2 ` : 4000 4.3 20 30 39 | 20.4 ` : 3500 3.4 37 | 21.3 ` : 3000 2.8 20 34 36 | 22.9 ` : 2500 2.6 36 | 25.2 ` : 2000 2.2 15 29 35 | 27.2 ` : 1500 1.6 34 | 28.8 `: 1000 1.0 360 18 33 | 30.3 `: 500 0.4 32 | 31.9 (CB: 600) `: Forecast high temp 31. === NWS Regional Summary - 515 AM EST MON JAN 7 2002 === The low pressure system that brought all the rain and snow to southern New England, has moved over the Gulf of Maine and is moving rapidly northeastward. At 5 am, some light precipitation associated with this system was still falling over southern New England. Temperatures over Cape Cod and the islands were still in the low to mid 40s, while elsewhere, temperatures had dropped into the low to mid 30s, associated with the gusty north winds behind the departing storm. Today, an upper level disturbance is moving in on the heels of the storm, and it is bringing more cold air with it. There is still plenty of moisture to work with, so occasional light snow and snow showers are expected throughout the region, with interior Massachusetts and northern Connecticut expected to get the most accumulating snow, particularly in the higher elevations. Snow does not figure to arrive in Rhode Island until just before noon, and becoming a mix of rain and snow over Cape Cod and the islands late in the day before changing to all snow tonight. It could be a messy morning commute for the interior suburbs this morning, and again for most of the region this evening. The occasional snow is expected to end in the wee hours Tuesday morning. Then gusty northwest winds and lows in the teens and 20s will be the rule. High pressure spreading over our area from the southeast states figures to prevail through Tuesday night, with fair weather and seasonable temperatures. On Wednesday, another fast moving disturbance is expected to cruise through southern New England, bringing a chance of rain or snow. High pressure will make a brief visit on Thursday, with fair conditions prevailing. === The weather observed at WORCESTER at 07:59 AM EST was: === The weather reported was light snow and fog. The skies were cloudy. The prevailing visibility was 2.5 miles. Temperature: 32F ( 0C) Dewpoint: 30F ( -1C) Relative Humidity: 93% Winds from the NNW(340 degs) at 8 mph. Pressure: 997.7 millibars. Altimeter:29.43 inches of mercury. === ORH Terminal Aerodrome Forecast issued 7-Jan-2002 06:24 EST === 7am: 35011kt P6sm Ovc015 9am: 35011g21kt P6sm Ovc035; Tempo 11-1pm: 2sm -shsn Ovc015 1pm: 35012g22kt P6sm Ovc015; Tempo 1-7pm: 2sm -shsn Ovc008 7pm: 34012g22kt P6sm Ovc035; Tempo 7-1am: 3sm -shsn Ovc015 1am: 33012g22kt P6sm Ovc050