5:15 pm Tuesday Afternoon Weather Update For Western & Central Mass

A band of heavy rain is currently set up from the Springfield Metro eastward through Sturbridge & Charlton through the Worcester Metro to Grafton and the I-495 corridor. This heavy rain is most definitely impacting the afternoon/evening commute & I urge everyone on the roads to exercise extreme caution. Low visibility in heavy rain & the risk for hydroplaning is high. Additionally, street and highway flooding is extremely likely, so again, please use extreme caution when traveling for the next hour or two.

Heavy rain is also occurring along the I-190 corridor, as well as along the Route 2 corridor from Leominster & Fitchburg westward to Athol. Please use extreme caution if you are traveling across the northern Worcester Hills.

These couple of bands of heavy rain are likely to remain in place for the next hour or so before they begin to pivot off to the southeast.

With how persistent these bands of heavy rain have been over the past hour, I will be closely monitoring things & watching for reports of flooding across the area.

Rain Is Expected To Continue Into This Evening Before Ending Towards Midnight; Sunshine Returns For Wednesday & Thursday Across Western & Central Mass (Posted at 3:40 pm Tuesday 7/7/2026)

Rain continues to fall across the entire area at the time of this post. Mostly the rain today has been light to moderate in intensity, but there have been bands of heavy rain that have pivoted across the region from time to time.

Rain totals thus far have been in the one-half of an inch (0.50") to one and one half inches (1.50") across Western Mass and between three quarters of an inch (0.75") and one and one half inches (1.50") across Central Mass.

Rain is expected to continue throughout the rest of this afternoon into early this evening before it comes to an end as we head towards midnight or so tonight. Between one quarter of an inch (0.25") and one half of an inch (0.50") of additional rainfall can be expected by the time the rain ends towards midnight tonight.

WEDNESDAY is looking like a sunny to partly sunny day with high temperatures near 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 50s.

THURSDAY looks to feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds. In addition, there is the possibility of a late day shower or thunderstorm. High temperatures will be around 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the 65 to 70 Degree range.

FRIDAY: A cold front is expected to push through the region during Friday. This means that there will likely be a scattering of showers and thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon and evening hours. It is possible that a couple of those thunderstorms may be on the strong side. High temperatures will be around 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees.

THIS WEEKEND still looks very nice with partly sunny skies expected on both Saturday and Sunday. High temperatures Saturday will be near 80 Degrees. High temperatures Sunday will also be near 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures this weekend will be in the middle 50s, which will feel quite comfortable.

Rain Is Expected To Continue Throughout All Of Today Into This Evening Across Western & Central Mass (Posted at 3:20 am Tuesday Morning 7/7/2026)

Rain has finally overspread a large part of Western and Central Mass at the time of this post & it is expected to continue to rain throughout the entire day of today before it gradually comes to an end sometime this evening.

So, on and off rain at various intensities can be expected throughout the day today. The rain should last into early this evening before it comes to an end towards midnight tonight.

Rainfall totals of between one-half of an inch (0.50") and one inch (1") can be expected across all of Western and Central Mass. Upwards of 2 inches of rain is a possibility in localized areas that see persistent bands of heavy rain today. While these rain totals are less than what was previously thought, they are still sufficient enough to produce a widespread soaking rain to much of the area today.

High temperatures today will be in the mid to upper 60s. Winds will be Northeast at 10 to 15 mph.