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Hurricane forecast for Cape Cod: 'Extremely active' 2024 season looms
Cape Cod juts into the Atlantic Ocean like a boxer's chin waiting for a weather punch. The biggest punches come from hurricanes, the heavyweight champs of destruction. These powerful storms can place lives in jeopardy, knock out power and rip huge hunks out of our coastline. And we may be...
Update: The wind advisory is expected to expire at 11 a.m.
The advisory was for Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties. "The threat has ended," says the National Weather Service. Advance Local Weather Alerts is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to compile the latest data from the National Weather Service. If you purchase a product or register...
Rain, wind to impact Friday morning's commute in southern New England
Rain chances return on Thursday, with rain becoming heavier from Thursday night into Friday morning's commute. The heavier rain Friday morning could cause slow-downs during the AM commute. Impacts should be relatively minor from this rain event, especially compared to our recent rain storms in March and early April. Rainfall...
Seashore's Federal Advisory Commission lays out concerns after five year hiatus
EASTHAM — Finally. That was the word from Congressman Bill Keating as he spoke via Zoom to members of the Cape Cod National Seashore’s reauthorized Federal Advisory Commission meeting on Monday. The nine-member commission hasn’t met in more than five years. The priority for Monday’s agenda was getting representatives from Eastham, Chatham, Orleans,...
Coastal flood statement affecting 5 Massachusetts counties Thursday
On Wednesday at 11:51 p.m. a coastal flood statement was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Thursday between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. for Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Plymouth and Barnstable counties. The weather service describes, "Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying...
Here’s when Mass. drive-ins are opening in 2024: What to know before you go
The season for outdoor movie watching is fast approaching, and Bay State drive-in operators are preparing to open for the 2024 season. There are three drive-ins throughout Mass. — one in Worcester County, another in Barnstable County and another in Dukes County — with the oldest being the Mendon Twin Drive-In at 70 years old.
Coastal flood statement for 5 Massachusetts counties until early Wednesday
A coastal flood statement was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 11:58 a.m. valid from 8 p.m. until Wednesday midnight for Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Plymouth and Barnstable counties. The weather service states, "Pockets of shallow flooding less than one foot deep." "Shallow pockets of flooding less than...
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