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Significant Weather Blog

This blog contains forecast discussions of pending significant weather events prepared by Robert Thompson, retired Meteorologist-in-Charge of the National Weather Service (NWS) Forecast Office in Norton, MA and former Board Chairman and current Board member of the Blue Hill Observatory and Science Center (BHOSC). The discussions are not a substitute for the official forecasts and warnings issued by the NWS Norton Forecast Office. They are intended as a complementary, educational resource for visitors to this web site. The forecast discussions provided here are the opinions of Mr. Thompson, and BHOSC accepts no liability associated with this information.

Significant Weather Blog Feb 2, 2026
Significant Weather Outlook: Monday, February 2, 2026 2 PM

Weekly Significant Weather Outlook for Southern New England Most of the coming week looks to be rather tranquil with some moderation in…

Significant Weather Blog Jan 31, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Saturday, January 31, 2026 2 PM

Storm Projected to Pass Farther Offshore Latest trends in model guidance (initiated with data from 7 AM EST (1200 UTC or 12Z)…

Significant Weather Blog Jan 30, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Friday, January 30, 2026, 2 PM

Coastal Storm to Impact the Cape and Islands Sunday and Sunday Night Minimal to No Impacts Along and Northwest of the I-95…

Significant Weather Blog Jan 29, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Thursday, January 29, 2026 5 PM

Potential Still for High Impact Storm for the Cape and Islands Sunday and Sunday Night Latest trends in model guidance (initiated with…

Significant Weather Blog Jan 28, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 5 PM

Potential for High Impact Storm for the Cape and Islands Sunday and Sunday Night There is high confidence of an intense coastal…

Significant Weather Blog Jan 26, 2026
Significant Weather Outlook: Monday, January 26, 2026 3 PM

Weekly Significant Weather Outlook for Southern New England Last week was certainly interesting building up to the major snow storm that will…

Significant Weather Blog Jan 24, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Saturday, January 24, 2026 3 PM

Major Snow Storm for Southern New England Nearly all of southern New England will receive between 1 and 2 feet of snow. …

Significant Weather Blog Jan 23, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Friday, January 23, 2026, 12 PM

Major Snow Storm Expected for Southern New England Same Storm System Will Impact Much of the Eastern United States with Snow and…

Significant Weather Blog Jan 22, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Thursday, January 22, 2026 6 PM

Major Winter Storm Likely for All of Southern New England Same Storm System Will Impact Much of Eastern United States with Snow…

Significant Weather Blog Jan 21, 2026
Significant Weather Blog: Wednesday, January 21, 2026 4 PM

Very Large Winter Storm Will Impact Most of the Eastern United States This Weekend and Probably Including Southern New England Late in…