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Ken Mahan
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Meteorologist @ Boston Globe. Father of 2 Maine Coon cats & terrible golfer.
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Combining weather & football! The #Patriots unveil the Nor'easter uniforms tonight. Game temps in the 30s, winds of 10 mph & gusts over 20 = wind chills below freezing! Chance of a spot flurry.

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#mawx #nhwx #riwx #boston @bostonglobe.com @patriots.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Aurora round 2 tonight across New England. BUT clouds may interfere. Some breaking coming, but may not be as clear as last night. Look north between 7 and 10 pm.

#mawx #nhwx #riwx #boston #newengland #northernlights #aurora @bostonglobe.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Northern Lights peaking now in Mass! Get out there folks and look north!

#mawx #riwx #nhwx #boston @bostonglobe.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Northern Lights 🚨 A pair of ejections set to whip by Earth sometime tonight through early Wed. View line extends into Massachusetts, BUT partly cloudy skies expected. We'll see (or not see) what unfolds.

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#mawx #northernlights #boston @bostonglobe.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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A couple of spots in Vermont picked up 8" of snow overnight. First time for Fall snow in Burlington in the last 3 years. Season is off to a promising start across the start. #vtwx #mawx #nhwx #boston #snow @bostonglobe.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Brrr. Cold & windy Tuesday. Feels like temp at or below freezing region-wide. Bundle up. Some mountain snow, too ❄️ Wind gusts up to 30mph+

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/10/m...

#mawx #riwx #nhwx #boston @bostonglobe.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Boston is still seeing the windiest year on record, with average wind gusts just a nudge under 30 mph at Logan. Weather stations within the city and along the north & south shores are following suit. 🌬️🍃

#boston #wind #mawx #riwx #nhwx #NewEngland @bostonglobe.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Anyone keeping tabs on the Polar Vortex might be interested to see the forecast drop in wind speeds over the next couple of weeks (thick blue line is forecast average)...A cold end to meteorological fall for many...

#mawx #boston #polarvortex #winter #cold @bostonglobe.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Is it the Polar Vortex? Not really. We're seeing Arctic air ✅, but coming from cold air dislodged from the tropopause = the Tropopause Polar Vortex.

Temps drop 10-30° Sun-Tue from the Northeast to the Gulf Coast.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/m...

#mawx #boston #polarvortex @bostonglobe.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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New England Winter Outlook! More snow & colder temps for some (1st time in a while). A negative QBO & PDO support this. La Niña less of a factor. Boston is likely near or below average snow.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/06/m...

#winter #mawx #nhwx #riwx #boston #NewEngland @bostonglobe.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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A quick-moving storm enters New England tonight. Once again, strong winds (gusts 30-50mph) across Boston & most of New England on Thursday. Bundle up in the morning, folks!

#mawx #riwx #nhwx #boston #NewEngland @bostonglobe.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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Pretty cool stuff. A rocket launch from French Guiana last night & the exhaust plume was captured across Southern New England. Thanks Joe for sending this in!

This shot was taken over Woburn, MA last night.

#maw #riwx #nhwx #rocket @bostonglobe.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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A cold start across #NewEngland on Wednesday. Highs to the low & mid-50s. A quick-moving clipper storm brings scattered showers and some higher elevation mountain snow into the region, mostly during the afternoon & night. Remaining breezy.

#mawx #riwx #nhwx #boston @bostonglobe.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Windy day across New England on Tuesday. Mostly sunny skies with temps to the low & mid-50. Gusts 20-30 with a few stronger to 50. It’ll make the morning freezing.

#mawx #boston #wind #weather #NewEngland @bostonglobe.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Overnight rain across New England breaks Friday morning. It'll stay windy with gusts of 20-40 mph. Scattered showers push back into Western New England on Halloween night. Temps in the 40s, but bundle up with the wind.

#mawx #nhwx #riwx #vtwx #boston @bostonglobe.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Latest Halloween forecast for New England. Storm enters Thursday evening, exits New England by midday Friday. Mostly dry Halloween night with gusty winds in place. Temps a touch warmer than normal on Friday (low 60s in Boston)

#mawx #riwx #nhwx #boston #newengland @bostonglobe.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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#Melissa, still at Category 3 storm, is now headed to the #Bahamas after making landfall #2 on #Cuba.

The last time a hurricane made landfall in three different countries was over 30 years ago. Could #Bermuda mark number 4?

#tropics #boston #mawx #newengland @bostonglobe.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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#Halloween forecast for #NewEngland. A storm Thursday p.m.-Friday a.m., but it clears up (mostly) for trick-or-treating & parties Halloween night. Mix of clouds, spot shower chance, & staying breezy for #Boston & most of the region.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/m...

#mawx @bostonglobe.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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#Melissa slips to 165 mph & 899 pressure. Still extremely dangerous as the eye approaches Montego Bay.

#jamaica #montegobay #hurricane #tropics @bostonglobe.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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One of the most impressive hurricane eye walls I have ever seen. The eye is likely to pass right over Montego Bay or just to the east.

#melissa #jamaica #montegobay #tropics #hurricane @bostonglobe.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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#Melissa is the strongest landfalling hurricane ever in the Atlantic basin. The ACE (accumulated cyclone energy, which combines storm intensity & duration to measure storm significance) has exploded. Sitting at 24 right now, will near an all-time finish.

#Jamaica #tropics #mawx @bostonglobe.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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#Melissa makes landfall on southwest #Jamaica.

Official release will come from the NHC shortly, but by all indicators, the SW corner of the country has broke the eye wall plane.

#tropics #hurricanemelissa #Category5 @bostonglobe.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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#Landfall likely within the hour. What a monster of a storm. Wow. #jamaica #mawx #boston #tropics #hurricnemelissa #melissa
October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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An Eastern Pacific storm holds the top spot (Patricia 2015), but #Melissa holds a tie for the 4th strongest storm between both basins surrounding the country.

#tropics #hurricanemelissa #jamaica #landfall #boston #mawx @bostonglobe.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Are you kidding me? 185 mph & 892 pressure!? Saw this days ago with what happens when you have bath water with little to no wind shear. #Melissa is tied for the 3rd strongest by pressure, 2nd strongest for wind. #jamaica #tropics #boston #mawx #newengland @bostonglobe.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM