Mid-Winter Heat Wave Will Break, Freezing Temperatures Predicted

The mid-winter heat spell which Boston has been enjoying since Thursday will pass eastward over the ocean today. Arctic winds, following in the wake of a small storm will move eastward to cool Boston and vicinity to seasonable temperatures by tomorrow.

The abnormal weather has been caused by what meteorologists call a "warm high," Charles F. Brooks '12, professor of Meteorology and director of the Blue Hills Observatory, stated last night.

He explained that a storm which passed through Boston about a week ago became "stalled" over the Atlantic Ocean. Warm air coming up from the south was forced to detour around this storm and remained over the east coast region.

With the storm still stalled, the warm air piled up to heights of over 35,000 feet. Saturday and Sunday, the warm air began to move slowly eastward, but was replaced by a south wind that raised temperatures to 61 degrees, the highest temperatures of the past five days.

The maximum temperatures will be in the vicinity of 38 degrees today.