Hurricane Sandy more wind concernes than rain.

Rain fall. 1-3 inches of rain across eastern and central massachusetts. with 3-5 inches across the berkshires. Periods of showers and drizzle will continue through the night the heivest rains will start coming through tomorrow and last through tuesday.

Wind: high wind warning has been put in place The winds have already started up and will start to become even worse after midnight. the worse winds will occur after 6am.

sustained Winds of  20-45mph with gusts up to 75mph. the highest winds will be near the coast and wind exposed higher terrain.

storm surge will be a major concern moderate coastal flooding is expected with storm surges

east facing shore storm surge of 2-5 feet with waves of 13-22 feet Moderate to major coastal flooding.

5-10 feet west cape cod bay 1-3 storm surge

2-5 feet east cape cod bay storm surge

18-25 feet waves national sea shore  east and south facing island beaches. 2-5 foot storm surge

 

 

Schools have been cancelling for monday but for tuesday and even wednesday as well.  Be careful everyone.

forcast for northeast massachusetts

tonight: areas of drizzle and fog ; showers likly. lows in the 40s windy with sustained northeast winds of 10-20 mph with gusts up to 30mph

monday: cloudy periods of rain and drizzle highs in the  middle to upper 50s. windy . sustain northeast winds of 20-25mph  increasing to 25-35mphwith gusts up to 70mph

monday night periods of rain and drizzle , southeast wind of 20-25 gusts up to 65 mph lows in the middle 50s.

tuesday cloudy showers breezy with winds of 15-20mph gusts up to 40mph highs in the middle 60s

tuesday night and wednesday showers likly highs in the upper 50s lows in the low 50s

wednesay night through friday chance of showers, lowsi nthe low to mid 40s highs in the middle 50s

friday night through sunday highs in the low 50s, lows in the the middle to upper 30s.

Be careful everyone and i hope you all keep your power.

 

 

 

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