BEAUTIFUL!

Well, folks, if you were waiting for spring, you've got it!
We are expecting that it will be in the mid-sixties by noon today, so get out there and enjoy it!
Should you be coming through here, do know that several days of melting means that trails are extremely muddy. In the places where the line between trail and brook is somewhat foggy (Silver Spring comes to mind), expect water. So long as you're prepared for that, great weather for it!
We also are lucky enough to have a spring break crew here from Clark for a second day, doing some timber shaping. This is in addition to our stalwart "every other Thursday morning" volunteers, who are routing some signs.
At 10:45 am it is 58.8 degrees and rising.
The humidity is 60% and falling.
The barometer stands at 29.35 inches of mercury and steady.
We currently have about 9 mph of wind
Enjoy!

Warm!

We hit the mid-fifties here today; we hope you got out to enjoy them!
We're just back from a tramp through the slush: up the Holden trail to the far end of the Cascades trail, up the Cascades trail to the Newton trail, and back down to Cataract Street. It's clear that there's been much traffic out on the trails: everything is slush covered, muddy, and/or downright wet. You'll want the waterproof boots, and if you're heading out tomorrow, expect that all to be crunchy!
The brook is running at 4.5 inches under ice. The Cascades are well worth a trip by; they're frozen, but running underneath.
Enjoy the warmth!

Wetter

Cloudy and much chiller today...at 9 am, it's just hitting 40 degrees.
The barometer stands at 29.44 inches and steady.
Fire danger is MODERATE

The stream is running briskly at 6.6 inches.

There's a forecast for rain on and off today and rain over the weekend. Expect it to be muddy on the trails.

Spring!

At least for now!
It was 40 already at 7 am this morning; it barely fell at all last night. That means the snow is continuing to melt. Today the stream is at 6.6 inches and the Cascades are RUSHING.
The trails, consequently, are very muddy. That is, they're very muddy where they aren't covered in packed-snow-which-is-now-ice. Hey, it's spring hiking in New England!
The barometer is steady at 29.05.
Cloudy skies.

BEAUTIFUL!

And the trail is hopping today. The Cascades are running, the brook is babbling! Get out in this sunshine! Trail conditions are muddy; after all, it was only a week ago that we got nearly a foot of snow, 'though you'd never know it today!

At 9 am, it is 50.4 degrees and rising (it might hit 60 noon!)
83% humidity and falling
29.74 inches of mercury and steady
Fire danger is NONE

Snow? Again?

We woke up this morning to just a dusting of...snow? again?

Ah, well.

At 9am, the brook is running fast and a Junior Ranger reports that the trail is "muddy." Only a bit, though, as it again froze overnight.
Current temperature is 39 degrees and rising
90% humidity and raining gently
Accumulation so far today is .04 inches
Barometer holding steady at 29

Spring is coming!

One of the junior Rangers here said it this morning: "Spring is coming!" You can smell it in the air.

Still rather brisk out there this morning, but at least the mud is consequently frozen!

At 9:20 it is 34 degrees and rising.
43% humidity
Clear skies and barometer is steady.
Fire danger is LOW

Sticky

While it continues to be below freezing at night, it is bouncing back up in the forties each day. The trails, therefore, are pretty sticky (except first thing in the morning). Dress your feet accordingly!
(plenty of "mud" tags lately!)

At 5 pm, it's 41 degrees
Clouds coming in; barometer falling
34% humidity

And, speaking as someone who did yesterday, I'd recommend against falling in the brook. It's rather chilly.

Rainy day

While we already saw one enthusiastic golden lab go through with a walker this morning, we're imagining that there won't be many more today. While it is not actively raining now, it did quite a bit last night (.35 inches) and will again later.
Right now it's 35 degrees.
98% humidity
Cloudy skies

There's very little snow cover left, but LOTS of mud!
And the Cascades are roaring this morning.

Mud season

It looks as though we've just reached mud season. Plan your footwear accordingly!

At 2pm, it's 46 degrees (it's been rising today).
Lowest humidity in some time: 55%
And the clouds are rolling in!

If you plan on hiking, get it in today if you can, as it looks to be a wet weekend!
On the other hand, if we get as much rain as they're forecasting, the Cascades should be spectacular by Sunday!

Spring weather

I'll spare you the truism about New England weather and how fast it changes. Suffice to say the enormous amount of snow that we got on Saturday is rapidly disappearing ('though I'd say the snowbanks will be sticking around for awhile).

Great day for a hike, if you don't mind getting a bit damp (looks like rain on and off all day) and have mud-resistant footwear. And watch out for the occasional patch of ice: it's sent more than one person sprawling already here this morning!

At 12:30 it is 44 degrees.
97% humidity and misting.
Barometer holding steady.

Weather and hiking conditions

We've had .55 inches of rain since last night. The rain has washed away much of the snow elsewhere in Worcester, but the Cascades parklands still have a snow cover of a few inches. If you plan on hiking today, in addition to your waterproofs, you'll want to be prepared for mud in some places, rotten snow in others. Tough going.

Cascades are running fast!