Submitted by Gold_Reindeer t3_100c0m3 in massachusetts
I just moved from Florida and was a it surprised that it is 60 degrees on New Years is this normal or weird
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movdqa t1_j2gx1hf wrote
This isn't normal. Last week was more normal.
kolbflyer t1_j2jg8at wrote
Weirdest
RedditSkippy t1_j2h05xd wrote
It’s usually absolutely freezing on NYE. This is not normal.
jennybens821 t1_j2h2dm9 wrote
No, but you’ll learn to expect the unexpected in terms of weather around here, so also yes?
Gold_Reindeer OP t1_j2h2ggb wrote
So basically it’s abnormal but it’s normal for it to be abnormal
jennybens821 t1_j2h2snp wrote
Precisely. Download a good weather app and get in the habit of checking it before you go out.
Gold_Reindeer OP t1_j2h3bll wrote
Any recommended ones the ones I used back in Florida are horribly inaccurate now
Unique-Public-8594 t1_j2hpl5k wrote
I use Weather Underground.
1000thusername t1_j2h73nw wrote
Use one of the Boston news station ones. While their temp forecasts on the numbers-only screens generally draw from similar sources, we have a lot of nuance here, especially when it comes to snowfall or where is going to get storms and where won’t that you will want and which the national weather apps don’t provide. Also, the Boston ones take into account proximity to ocean lowering or radiating temperatures and affecting snowfall where the national apps just throw one temperature out for the entire region. (For example, it can easily be 90+ in central MA and 70-75 in Rockport and Gloucester…)
HeyaShinyObject t1_j2i0hx8 wrote
There's an app called eWeather that gives regional forecasts for Southern New England (he's based in CT, but discusses the whole reagion. You'll get the nuance that is often missing from the TV station forecasts, but not as much detail on specific locations.
Square-Dragonfruit76 t1_j2idtbj wrote
All weather apps and stations get most of their data from the government. Meaning that you'll pretty much get the same predictions no matter what. Some places just have way more predictable weather than others. In Chicago, it is very difficult to predict the weather. But in Boston it is much easier.
upnarms285 t1_j2l0mck wrote
Follow “the New England weather guy” if you’re on FB - he’s great (and doesn’t dramatize the forecast).
friedlock68 t1_j2htawx wrote
It's not normal to be this abnormal. Multiple days in the mid to high 50s is not normal for NE. This is climate change.
alidub36 t1_j2jmdpl wrote
You’re going to fit in just fine.
herdswords t1_j2gya7g wrote
Wicked weird
Jaekash1911 t1_j2l7bfu wrote
khed
madtho t1_j2h1bh2 wrote
Weird, but the new normal.
DaveDurant t1_j2hawxd wrote
It'll probably be like -25 in a week or two..
Crooks123 t1_j2jcej2 wrote
New England is famous for quickly shifting weather, but this warmth is definitely not normal and as people have said quite concerning. We’ll see what happens in January and February 😬
itallendsintears t1_j2hydlc wrote
It’s extremely abnormal. People seem to be happy about it, weirdly.
Individual-Self-2292 t1_j2h4ojy wrote
haha no.
sardaukarma t1_j2heaqm wrote
it'll be the coldest winter for the rest of your life.*
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*on average.
Beck316 t1_j2iip04 wrote
The last few years it seems the really consistently cold weather happens later in the season. Late snow storms and icy weather have totally screwed up the high school spring sports schedules.
somegridplayer t1_j2jt6vs wrote
It wouldn't say it's completely normal, but we didn't crack the top 10 new years day high temps.
flockofseagulls42 t1_j2hwtsn wrote
New Egland weather has ups and downs. People will cry the sky is falling either way up here.
There is a lot of " back in my day " speak in Mass. Just enjoy it before the cold and snow hammers the region again.
Balsac_is_Daddy t1_j2iwal9 wrote
You joke, but climate change and global warming are very real and we are seeing the effects.
DangleBopp t1_j2h5jh8 wrote
Massachusetts has a very delayed weather pattern. Expect blizzards in february
Sufficient-Walk-4502 t1_j2h6efn wrote
I used to be playing hockey on ponds in early December. Am I super old at 37?
DangleBopp t1_j2h6lv8 wrote
Nah, I'm 23 and I'm the same. The seasons shifted super quickly
valley_G t1_j2jbtgp wrote
Nope. Usually it's the complete opposite. Very concerning stuff actually
mslashandrajohnson t1_j2jgsf1 wrote
A reprieve like what we have today is always followed by something like that Nemo storm.
At least that has been my experience in Massachusetts.
CloudCumberland t1_j2jq3hm wrote
It's not normal, and that's normal.
1000thusername t1_j2h6uzq wrote
It happens every once in a while. There’s usually a mid-winter “thaw” for a few days before the real shit hits the fan
Essarray t1_j2hoo7t wrote
drjoker83 t1_j2hvhbn wrote
It is very odd. But now expect to be hit hard with rain and snow this how it usually goes when the new year comes in like this come February we probably have two feet of snow.
pep_c_queen t1_j2i9lqa wrote
The plants are also confused about the weather. My tulips are sprouting and a few weeks ago some of the forsythia bloomed. These both typically happen after the winter ends.
t_11 t1_j2irt68 wrote
No the new normal. As much as complaining about the weather is in the region’s DNA, winters have gotten progressively warmer in the past 7 to 8 years.
MuffinMan6938 t1_j2jkm3v wrote
Whenever this happens we get a huge blizzard not to long after watch.
Potato_Octopi t1_j2kl04f wrote
Usually colder, it's another la Nina year or something.
Windarizona t1_j2kzuyc wrote
february will be crazy cold
rareeagle t1_j2l3wyq wrote
Better learn how to layer, khed
Nonsheeple_Funnyluv t1_j2l9g2q wrote
Unpredictable in a day to day basis is normal. But have no fear, it is just the beginning of winter. Looks like you need to just wait about five days.
StrangerInPerson t1_j2l9o0t wrote
No, no, no. This weather is fucked and i want y’all to know.
sporky211 t1_j2ijuup wrote
That's New England for you one day 50 and sunny the next 30 and cloudy. Hell, it could even be 60 when you wake up but come the time you go to bed its 15 degrees out.
sweata_weatha t1_j2jp40u wrote
I’m gonna go ahead and blame you then
ParkingLavishness704 t1_j2jsqpr wrote
The weather being normal in MA is never normal. Snows in summer, hot in winter sometimes.
Available-Diet-4886 t1_j2k7h9d wrote
Unfortunately it seems to be becoming to new normal. 😕
unapologetikg t1_j2kv4mt wrote
This warm weather right now is abnormal but I’m not complaining lol
SpasticTrees t1_j2l45dg wrote
Climate change??? Hello?????
11BMasshole t1_j2gzt3r wrote
Not that out of the ordinary, the next two and a half months will be cold though.
GrimeyPipes27 t1_j2ikkt7 wrote
It's a bit more extreme than normal but, this is the new normal.
SliceProfessional461 t1_j2gvrnv wrote
No, it’s not. It’s abnormal. We do get brief warmups into the 50s with rain a few times a winter, but multiple days of warmth and especially warmth with sun like yesterday is just weird.