Plaincast — the National Weather Service forecast, decoded into plain English

Plaincast decodes the National Weather Service's Area Forecast Discussion — the real forecast, written 3 to 4 times a day by the meteorologist on shift — into plain English. The discussion is where a forecaster explains their reasoning: which models disagree, what they are watching, and how confident they are. Below is the current edition for Boston, with its shorthand expanded. The full experience — an AI plain-English summary beside the annotated original — loads with JavaScript, and every one of the 68 forecast offices has its own edition.

Area Forecast Discussion · National Weather Service Boston (BOX) · issued Friday, November 13 at 6:15 AM EST.

What has changed

Sped of the end of precipitation a bit for much of the area.

Messages

The ongoing storm system winds down through the morning as rain and snow come to an end for most by mid morning to early afternoon while gusty winds stick around most of the day.

Lingering light rain showers and mist possible to close out the weekend before high pressure marks the return of sunny skies and warming temperatures.

This is the plain-text edition, decoded without AI so it loads anywhere. Read the whole Boston discussion at /o/BOX/, see what changed since the last one, or open The National Desk for where the weather is today.