The Pope can breathe a bit easier..SST's in the low 40's in Cape Cod bay and cooling from the mid 40's in the Gulf of Maine. A couple artic blasts can do the trick
Kevin pacing up and down his driveway, taking quick glances at the scattered brown crusty chunks strewn across the side of his dead lawn, mumbling to himself.
If I had lived in interior SE MA, 2/78 may have been the one to live through - but that was before my time. I believe my family lived in W. Medford at the time, so i'm sure they killed it.
Jan 23-25 does look like it has powder keg potential though. Northern stream looks like it wants to dig and phase with whatever is coming offshore
edit: actually seems more Northern stream dominant
STILL N of Pike may need to go chasing down in Chatham..with 1" on the backside of todays ocean storm, they could be a regional jack over the next 5 days.
It's kind of a catch 22 - The reason it moves closer is because the lobe in Canada is slower - which means it takes the colder air longer to penetrate. some rain maybe ending as snow on that run.