Sydney Welch is a meteorologist who joined the NBC10 Boston and NECN's First Alert weather team in October 2023. You can catch her on NBC during the weekend evening newscasts.
She joins us from Lynchburg, Virginia, where she was the Good Morning Virginia meteorologist for three years. During those three years, she earned the prestigious Certified Broadcast Meteorologist Seal of Approval and her master’s degree in applied meteorology from Mississippi State University. Before that, Sydney got her Bachelor of Science degree in Meteorology from Florida State University and began her career in Bristol, Virginia.
Sydney also built strong relations with the Central and Southwest Virginia communities. There, she worked with the Lynchburg Humane Society fostering cats. She also did many school and Girl Scout troop visits to peak young girls' interest in STEM careers.
Sydney is no stranger to snow and snow forecasting — she is from Upstate New York. Her interest in meteorology came at a young age from the many snow and ice storms she witnessed.
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Winds slow down as temperatures warm up on Sunday
However, it will be dry as a bone, relative humidity hovering around 20%, maintaining elevated fire danger despite the lighter winds.
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We await a cold front as dry conditions continue
Sunshine will be replaced by clouds this afternoon as they move into the region from the west ahead of an approaching cold front.
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Possibly hazardous air quality as fires continue to burn in Mass.
Sunday, wind will be coming in from the Southwest blowing the smoke towards Salem and Peabody.
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Recent summerlike warmth won't make up for the impact of shorter days
With the end of Daylight-Saving Time, sunsets in Boston now fall between 4:11 and 4:30 p.m., which can feel like a shock. This time change aligns with the start of “solar winter”—the period from November 7 to February 5, when days are shortest, and the sun sits lowest in the sky. During summer months, the sun peaks in the sky…
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Temperatures cool down a bit, but fire danger remains high
It’s a touch cooler on Thursday compared to the record shattering warmth in New England on Wednesday. This afternoon will be mild, with highs in the low to mid 70s under mostly sunny skies. This is still 10-15 degrees above normal. Winds from the northwest could gust up to 30 mph in the afternoon, bringing in drier air and dropping…
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Cool and dry Sunday in New England
Overnight into Monday, expect clear skies and calm conditions, allowing temperatures to dip sharply again
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Saturday cooldown after warm end to the work week
High pressure builds in today, bringing with it clear skies and highs in the 50s.
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Trick or heat? Unseasonably warm temps on tap for Halloween
You can ditch the jackets for Halloween as it is going to be more like a mild late summer day, temperatures soar to the upper 70s and low 80s. The warmest Halloween since 1946. By trick-or-treating time, temperatures will be in the upper 60s and low 70s, with no rain on tap. With warm temperatures and the generally dry fall…
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Air quality is expected to improve amid Mass. wildfires — but not for long
A warm front will bring increasing clouds and light rain to New England Tuesday evening, with showers lingering into early Wednesday. Temperatures will warm up on Wednesday, reaching the mid-70s. Air quality bottomed out this morning in the “very unhealthy” category over Salem and Lynn, Massachusetts. This is from brush fires and a “cap” of clouds/warm air aloft that...
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Seasonable air set to sweep in as dry conditions spark brush fire threat
A weak cold front will arrive late Wednesday night, bringing a chance of a very isolated shower or two, especially near the South Coast, Cape Cod and the Islands. That is going to usher in seasonable air in the 60s through Saturday. Cooler weather will follow on Thursday, along with gusty northwest winds. Breezy and dry days ahead will increase…
