What Boston Weather Is Really Like
Is it going to snow, rain, or maybe something worse? Is it going to snow, rain, or maybe something worse? The summers are sticky like Fenway bleacher seats and the winters will make you rethink every life choice. Here's what else is going on around Boston that will impact your time outside.
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What's the Weather Really Like in Boston?
The forecast, the fashion, and the fine print locals wish someone had told them sooner.
Summer temps be like
Swampy and occasionally hellish (mid-80s to low 90s)
Winter lows are
Character building, wicked cold (teens to 20s)
The humidity makes me
question every fashion choice I've ever made
Unique weather patterns
Nor'easters that dump two feet of snow overnight and mess up the T, plus those random April blizzards that show up the day after you pack away your winter coat.
Local weather fashion tip
Layer like your life depends on it because it's 40 degrees in the morning and 70 by lunch. Also, own at least three winter coats of varying warmth levels.
You know it's time to get out of town when
It's the third week of February, you haven't seen the sun since Thanksgiving, and that parking spot you shoveled out has become your entire personality
Bugs be like
Mosquitos show up for exactly six weeks in summer, then mercifully die off because even they can't handle the winter here
You're stuck indoors again today because
Another surprise snowstorm in March, or it's January and the wind chill makes outside feel like actual face pain
Green thumb enthusiasts love
The perfect four season growing cycle and those gorgeous New England falls, but complain constantly about the short window between last frost and first frost (you've got Memorial Day to early October, make it count)
My Favorite Season in Boston
Fall in the city. Colorful leaves create a really romantic ambiance, and it makes strolling down the Charles even more perfect. After having come back from their summer vacations, people are usually at their most pleasant and relaxed it seems.
— Candice Hallsett
Massachusetts Local Expert
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