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Wednesday, coastal gusts should peak out around 40 mph and inland between mph. Beyond that, things quiet down Thursday and Friday. The winds remain a bit busy Thursday near the Coast but below damaging thresholds.

Then our attention turns to the next storm, in part, the remnants from the storm that has been battering the West Coast over the last few days.

More on that storm later this week. CBSN Boston. School Closings. By CBSBoston. More from CBSBoston. Nov The time period when the sun is no more than 6 degrees below the horizon at either sunrise or sunset.

The horizon should be clearly defined and the brightest stars should be visible under good atmospheric conditions i. One still should be able to carry on ordinary outdoor activities. The time period when the sun is between 6 and 12 degrees below the horizon at either sunrise or sunset. The horizon is well defined and the outline of objects might be visible without artificial light. Ordinary outdoor activities are not possible at this time without extra illumination.

The time period when the sun is between 12 and 18 degrees below the horizon at either sunrise or sunset. The sun does not contribute to the illumination of the sky before this time in the morning, or after this time in the evening. In the beginning of morning astronomical twilight and at the end of astronomical twilight in the evening, sky illumination is very faint, and might be undetectable.

The time of Actual Sunset minus the time of Actual Sunrise. The change in length of daylight between today and tomorrow is also listed when available. I could go on and on with the record-breaking warm stats, but I think you get the point. At this point, that is hard to imagine. Perhaps, the biggest reason behind this is the oceans.

The most common and significant trait that the last several years, and winters, have had in common is an overwhelmingly mild Atlantic and Pacific Ocean compared to averages.

The most significant area of cooler waters lies off the western South American coastline. This, we call a La Nina. Sound familiar? We had nearly the same setup last winter. Given this, at this point, I would find it hard to forecast anything but a milder than average winter similar to last year. That is inevitable. Winter snowfall is much harder to forecast than winter temperatures. Snowfall is very fickle. A few coastal storms hitting or missing can mean the difference between above or below average snowfall seasons.