Weather
This Week’s Nor’easter Comes on the 30th Anniversary of the “Perfect Storm”
Batten down the hatches, and the gaudy 12-foot-tall yard skeletons: a spooktacular nor’easter is rolling across the Northeast. It’ll land in Boston just before Halloween […]
So How about That Lightning Storm in Boston, Huh?
Wow, man. This week’s vicious, punishing heatwave came to a dramatic conclusion on Wednesday night with some of the loudest, most beautiful, and most batshit […]
How to Have the Best Snow Day in Boston
It’s that time again: Your weather app’s forecast is filled with snow icons, the bread and milk aisles are bare at the local Market Basket, […]
I’ve Given It Some Thought, and Space Savers Are Good Now
Having lived in the Boston area for a long time now, I’m not too big to admit that I’ve changed my mind a few times […]
Sure Hope This Snowpiercer-Esque Harvard Project Doesn’t End Up like the Movie
To kick off 2021, a team of Harvard scientists is celebrating the fact that it’s taking the first steps toward a bold and potentially game-changing […]
Boston Is Dreaming of a Windy Christmas to Close out 2020
It was already about to be a deeply unusual Christmas in Boston, and now this. Forecasters are sounding the alarm about extraordinarily high winds and […]
Five Scenic Winter Walks That’ll Make You Feel Like You’re in a Boston-Themed Snow Globe
No matter what you may say, it is always a good day when it snows in Boston. The city looks pretty darn good when it’s […]
Some Real Snow Is Coming to Boston on Wednesday
It’s really happening: As we lurch into winter, the Boston area is bracing for its first good snow storm of the season on Wednesday, which […]
Winter, the Weatherman, and Me
It’s an odd thing, someone you’ve never met becoming a significant person in your life. But it can happen. That’s what I was thinking about […]
The Latest on the Nor’Easter Headed Toward Boston This Weekend
All was calm and quiet, and relatively warm, on Friday afternoon in Boston. But it won’t stay that way for long. Forecasters say a nor’easter […]
Five New Hobbies to Distract Yourself from the Horrifying Prospect of a Quarantined Boston Winter
It’s been fun socializing in parks, hasn’t it? Such a sense of whimsy, like it’s the 1850s and this is the trendiest social event of […]
How Boston Could Save Winter by Finally Doing Something Fun with Its Streets
A pop-up movie theater on a side street in Harlem. A touch-less obstacle course for kids in the Bronx. A five-week-long stationary parade in Chicago. […]
The Latest October Surprise: Snow Is on the Way in Boston
It’s beginning to look a lot like…Halloween. Boston’s snowy season is getting off to a bit of an early start this year, as forecasters say […]
Admit It, Boston: You Love Your Miserable Weather
The other day, for the first time in what seems like eons, I smiled. Let’s be clear: It wasn’t a huge smile, like the kind […]
Bad News: Drought, Storms Could Wipe Out This Year’s New England Foliage
Don’t look now, but all those brightly colored leaves that popped up early this year, giving much of New England a premature dose of peak […]