Saturday Looks To Be A Downright Chilly Day With On & Off Showers Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon & Tonight: An upper level disturbance will continue pushing southward across the region during the remaining parts of this afternoon. This disturbance will bring a continuation of the scattered shower activity that’s occurring. Some of the showers may produce some short-lived localized heavy downpours, especially across Central Mass.

Temperatures during the rest of this afternoon will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Winds will be North to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Any leftover showers will end by sunset today & partly cloudy skies can be expected throughout tonight. Low temperatures will be between 45 and 50 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Friday & Friday Night: An area of low pressure and its frontal system is expected to move nearly due south from Quebec province into northern New England during the day on Friday. That low pressure system and its frontal system will then push into southern New England during Friday night.

Friday looks to feature a mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds. Some scattered showers are expected by late afternoon, especially across the northern Worcester Hills and the northern Berkshires. High temperatures will be near 70 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Widespread showers are expected throughout Friday night as that frontal system pushes into the area. Low temperatures will be near 40 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Saturday: A downright chilly day is expected on Saturday as there will be some pretty cold air for this time of year behind that front. In fact, the air looks so cold that it will likely snow in the higher elevations of the Green Mountains of Vermont, the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the western Maine mountains. Over 6 inches of snow accumulation is quite possible on the mountaintops of the Presidential range of New Hampshire. Anyone planning on hiking in the mountains of Vermont, New Hampshire or Maine on Saturday will probably want to rethink those plans as winter weather conditions are likely.

For our area here in Western and Central Mass, it will be cloudy and downright chilly throughout the day. In addition, there will be scattered showers across the region throughout the day. I do want to mention that it’s not out of the realm of possibility that some of the highest elevations of the northern Worcester Hills and the northern Berkshires may see some scattered snow showers at times during the day on Saturday. Yeah, it’s going to be that cold on Saturday.

High temperatures Saturday will be between 44 and 49 Degrees. Winds will be North at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Wind chill temperatures on Saturday will be in the middle 30s.

Sunday: Compared to Saturday, Sunday looks to be a downright very nice day with partly sunny skies expected. High temperatures will be around 70 Degrees.

A Couple Of Warm Days Are Expected On Tuesday & Wednesday Across Western & Central Mass

A couple of warm days are coming up across Western and Central Mass before temperatures cool back down by the end of the week.

TONIGHT looks clear to partly cloudy with low temperatures around 55 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at around 10 mph.

TUESDAY is expected to be a sunny day & it'll be warm. Fortunately though, the humidity levels look to be rather comfortable with dew point temperatures in the low 50s. High temperatures Tuesday will be between 80 and 85 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

WEDNESDAY also looks to be a warm day under partly sunny skies. It'll be a little more humid, but still tolerable with dew point temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. Additionally, there's the possibility for a very isolated late afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorm. Most areas though look to stay dry. High temperatures Wednesday will be around 85 Degrees. Winds will be West at 10 to 20 mph.

THURSDAY looks partly sunny & cooler with high temperatures near 75 Degrees.

Turning to FRIDAY, it is expected that a frontal system is expected to push southward from Quebec province and northern New England. Some pretty chilly temperatures are found behind this front. For Friday though, skies are expected to be cloudy & it's possible that there could be some late day scattered showers around. High temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees.

SATURDAY looks to be a chilly & cloudy day. In addition, it is expected that there will be some scattered showers around across Western & Central Mass. High temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees.

Anyone that is planning to head up to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the northern Green Mountains of Vermont or the western Maine mountains on Saturday, expect a downright cold day with widespread rain showers in the lower elevations and snow expected in the higher elevations.

SUNDAY looks partly sunny and milder with high temperatures near 70 Degrees.

Upwards Of 1 To 2 Inches Of Rain Is Expected Tonight & Sunday Across Western & Central Mass

For This Afternoon: Dry air associated with an area of high pressure now located over Maine is holding back the rain for now across much of Western and Central Mass.

Cloudy skies are expected throughout this afternoon and it should stay dry across all of Central Mass and much of Western Mass. The exception may be across the southern Berkshires and the far lower Pioneer Valley where some rain may begin late this afternoon.

Temperatures will be around 65 Degrees. Winds will be Southeast at around 10 mph.

Tonight: Rain is expected to overspread all of Western Mass during this evening. The rain will then overspread all of Central Mass during the after midnight hours of tonight.

Low temperatures will be between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be Southeast at 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunday is expected to be a washout due to rain occurring all day thanks to a warm front moving into our area.

Rain is expected throughout the day on Sunday and the rain may be moderate to heavy at times. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches can be expected across all of Western and Central Mass.

It will be cool and raw on Sunday with high temperatures between 50 and 55 Degrees. Winds will be East at 10 to 15 mph.

Memorial Day: Cloudy skies are expected throughout the day on Memorial Day. In addition, I do think that there will be widespread showers throughout the morning. It’s then possible that the afternoon hours may end up dry, but cloudy. This means that while Memorial Day doesn’t look to be a washout, it does mean that we will probably be dodging showers, especially during the morning.

High temperatures will be around 65 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at around 10 mph.

Tuesday & Wednesday: Some much warmer temperatures can be expected by Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tuesday looks partly sunny with high temperatures around 80 Degrees.

Wednesday is expected to be partly sunny with high temperatures around 80 Degrees.