Barometric Pressure Forecast for Brookline, Massachusetts
Barometric pressure forecast for Brookline, Massachusetts — on the low hills above the Muddy River, enclosed on three sides by Boston. See current barometric pressure and what it means for weather-sensitive people.
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Pressure and weather in Brookline
Brookline occupies rising ground a few miles west of Boston Harbor, high enough that Corey Hill looks out over the whole basin, and just far enough from the water that the ocean moderates it slightly less than the waterfront neighbourhoods. Eastern Massachusetts sits at the end of the North American storm track, where continental cold air meets the Gulf Stream, and that junction produces the most explosive cyclogenesis on the continent. A nor'easter deepening off the coast can drop the barometer by more than twenty millibars in twenty-four hours, and the strongest of these qualify as meteorological bombs. January through March is the peak, though the season stretches from late October to April. Summer is more settled, with the sea breeze holding temperatures down and the barometer relatively flat, punctuated by squall lines crossing from the Berkshires. Late-season hurricanes occasionally curve up the coast, but the winter systems remain the dominant pressure signal.
What this means for you
New England nor'easters produce some of the steepest pressure falls anyone experiences on land, which makes this a place where a genuine sensitivity is hard to miss. The barometric pressure forecast two days ahead of a coastal storm gives ample warning.