High Winds Expected as Coastal Storm Heads to the Vineyard

A major coastal storm headed towards southern New England is expected to hit the Vineyard with strong winds Tuesday and Wednesday, raising the risk of power outages.

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Arctic Blast Expected to Bring Brief Deep Freeze

Temperatures may reach as low as zero degrees Saturday and winds may reach up to 45 miles per hour.

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High Winds and Rain Forecast for Holiday Weekend

Christmas came early for storm-chasers this year, as a major storm forecast to bring 65 mph wind gusts and heavy rain approaches New England ahead of the holiday weekend.

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Tornado Weather Brushes Martha’s Vineyard

Wild weather in southern New England Saturday night brought heavy wind gusts to the Vineyard and three confirmed tornadoes in Connecticut and Rhode Island.

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Sail MV Hosts Weather Lecture

Weather Basics is the topic of Sail MV's next Zoom talk, March 10, with Brian Whitely of Weather Routing Inc.

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Six-Month Drought Declared Over
Louisa Hufstader

A statewide drought that has affected Martha’s Vineyard since last summer was declared at an end this month by the Massachusetts Drought Management Task Force.

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Severe Weather Brings Pelting Rain, Lightning, Tornado Warning

Torrential thunderstorms pelted Martha’s Vineyard Monday morning, bringing a deluge of rainfall, lightning, a tornado warning and a possible funnel cloud off Aquinnah.

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Severe Drought Keeps Island Firefighters on High Alert
Maia Coleman

After two brush fires scorched acres of land in Oak Bluffs and West Tisbury this week, state and local fire officials are on particularly high alert.

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State Declares Drought Conditions
Will Sennott

In one of the hottest, driest summers in recent memory, critical drought conditions were declared late Thursday for all seven regions in the state, including Martha’s Vineyard.

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Cooling Shelter Opens Up-Island

The towns of West Tisbury, Chilmark and Aquinnah are opening a single cooling shelter at the West Tisbury Library today and tomorrow.

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