Widespread Showers Expected This Evening Across Western & Central Mass

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For This Afternoon & Tonight: Skies will become cloudy during this afternoon as a frontal system pushes its way into northern New England. In addition, some scattered rain showers can be expected during late this afternoon. Temperatures will be around 50 Degrees. Winds will be South to Southwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

That frontal system will push into southern New England during tonight. This means that there will be widespread rain showers around throughout this evening. These showers will become much more isolated in coverage during the after midnight hours of tonight. Low temperatures will be near 35 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph before midnight and West to Northwest at 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Rainfall totals from late this afternoon through this evening look to average around one quarter of an inch (0.25”).

Saturday & Saturday Night: A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the day on Saturday. High temperatures will be between 45 and 50 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Cloudy skies are expected on Saturday night. In addition, some scattered snow showers are possible towards sunrise Sunday morning as another frontal system approaches the area. Low temperatures will be near 30 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph before midnight and South at 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Sunday: That frontal system will slowly make its way eastward towards our area during Sunday.

Scattered snow showers can be expected during Sunday morning with rain expected during Sunday afternoon. High temperatures will be between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be South at 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night: That frontal system will push through the area during Sunday night.

Rain can be expected throughout Sunday evening. This rain may mix with & even change to some wet snow from the after midnight hours of Sunday night through sunrise Monday morning. Any snow accumulation by Monday morning looks to be very light & on the order of a slushy dusting. Low temperatures will be between 30 and 35 Degrees.

Monday: Some morning leftover areas of light snow can be expected as that frontal system pushes offshore. Any snow accumulation during Monday morning will be very light & on the order of a slushy dusting.

Skies are then expected to remain cloudy during Monday afternoon.

High temperatures will be near 40 Degrees.

Tuesday Through Next Friday: Drier air will work its way into the area for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tuesday looks sunny with high temperatures near 45 Degrees.

Wednesday is expected to be partly sunny with high temperatures near 50 Degrees.

A frontal system is expected to push its way through the area during Thursday. This means that cloudy skies are expected on Thursday & there will be some scattered rain showers around. High temperatures will be near 50 Degrees.

A stronger frontal system may make its way through the area during next Friday bringing with it the possibility of widespread rain showers. High temperatures will be near 45 Degrees.

Another Cold Night Is Expected Across Western & Central Mass; This Will Be Followed By Gradually Milder Temperatures For Thursday & Friday (Posted Wednesday Evening 3/18/2026)

For Tonight & Thursday: Another cold night is expected across the entire area as a high pressure system controls the weather. Skies start out clear this evening, but will become partly cloudy by after midnight tonight. Low temperatures will be near 15 Degrees. Winds will be South at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday looks to feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds throughout the day. High temperatures will be near 45 Degrees. Winds South at 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: That high pressure system will continue to control the weather during the day on Friday.

This means that skies will start out sunny during Friday morning, but there will be an increase in clouds during Friday afternoon. High temperatures will be between 50 and 55 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night & Saturday: A frontal system is expected to push through the area during Friday night into the first part of Saturday morning.

Skies will be cloudy on Friday night and there will be some widespread rain showers around. Low temperatures will be around 35 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Scattered leftover morning rain showers Saturday will end by late morning. Skies during Saturday afternoon will be cloudy. High temperatures will be near 50 Degrees.

Sunday: Cloudy skies are expected during the day on Sunday. High temperatures will be near 55 Degrees.

Sunday Night & Monday: Yet another frontal system is expected to cross the region late Sunday night into Monday. While the temperatures look quite mild out ahead of this front, they become quite cold right behind the front. Because of this, we will need to keep tabs on the possibility of rain showers changing to snow showers right after the frontal passage. In fact, some of the weather forecast guidance have hinted at some accumulation of snow during Monday morning. While I’m not ruling out the possibility of some snow accumulation Monday morning, I’m not buying into it being anything substantial. That being said, it is something that I’m going to keep an eye on, just in case.

Sunday night looks cloudy & there may be some widespread rain showers during the after midnight hours. Low temperatures will be near 35 Degrees.

Turning to Monday, widespread rain showers may change to widespread snow showers during the morning. Snow showers then end by Monday afternoon. For now, it appears that any snow accumulation that does occur should be on the light side. Temperatures during Monday will remain in the low to middle 30s.

Quiet Weather Is Expected During The Rest Of This Week Across Western & Central Mass (Posted Tuesday Afternoon 3/17/2026)

After an absolutely wild night in terms of very strong winds & heavy rain, the rest of this week looks quiet across the entire area. Last night’s very strong winds led to a 56 mph wind gust being recorded here at my home in Sturbridge. A 61 mph wind gust was recorded at Worcester Airport. For Tonight: Clear skies are expected throughout tonight. Low temperatures will be near 15 Degrees. Winds will be West at 10 to 20 mph.

Wednesday: An area of high pressure is expected to control the weather throughout Wednesday.

This means that partly sunny skies can be expected throughout the day Wednesday. High temperatures will be between 35 and 40 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 10 to 15 mph in the morning and South to Southwest at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday Through Friday: That high pressure system will continue to control the weather during Thursday and Friday.

Thursday will be partly sunny with high temperatures between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be South at 10 to 15 mph.

Friday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 50 and 55 Degrees.

This Weekend: A weak low pressure system looks to cross the area during Saturday morning. This means that some rain shower activity can be expected during Saturday morning with skies remaining cloudy during Saturday afternoon. High temperatures will be near 50 Degrees.

Another low pressure system is expected to track across the area during Sunday afternoon and Sunday night. This means that widespread rain showers look possible during Sunday afternoon and Sunday night. High temperatures will be near 55 Degrees.