For This Afternoon & Tonight: An area of high pressure is expected to continue to control our weather throughout this afternoon and tonight.
Partly sunny skies are expected throughout this afternoon. Temperatures will be between 75 and 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 40s. Winds will be East to Northeast at 5 to 10 mph.
Clear to partly cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight. Low temperatures will be between 50 and 55 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny skies are expected throughout the day on Monday. High temperatures will be around 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 50 and 55 Degrees. Winds will be South at 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Through Wednesday: A fairly strong low pressure system for this time of year is expected to form along the Mid-Atlantic coast by late Tuesday and Tuesday night. This low pressure system is then expected to track northward to near the south coast of New England on Wednesday & remain stalled there through Wednesday night. It is expected that this low pressure system will combine with abundant amount of moisture and energy to produce heavy rain across the entire area during Tuesday night and Wednesday. This heavy rain, which could accumulate 2 to 3 inches with local amounts of up to 4 inches, will lead to localized flooding during Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Tuesday is expected to be cloudy throughout the day. It is appears that there will be an increase in the shower activity during the afternoon. Additionally, a few thunderstorms look possible during Tuesday afternoon, but any storms will not be strong or severe. High temperatures Tuesday will be around 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the low to mid 60s. Winds will be South at around 10 mph.
Widespread showers with periods of heavy rain & a few thunderstorms look likely throughout Tuesday night. The periods of heavy rain that do occur may produce localized flooding, especially in low-lying areas and areas of poor drainage. Low temperatures will be around 60 Degrees.
Turning to Wednesday, it appears that widespread showers with periods of heavy rain will continue throughout the day. In addition, some embedded isolated thunderstorms can be expected, which may enhance the rainfall even more. The periods of heavy rain will lead to localized flooding, especially in low-lying areas & areas of poor drainage. Additionally, both the morning and afternoon/evening commutes may be a real mess due to heavy rain producing poor visibility & street & highway flooding. High temperatures will be around 70 Degrees.
Widespread showers are expected to continue through all of Wednesday night. Low temperatures will be around 60 Degrees.
As I mentioned earlier, it appears that total rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches can be expected across all of Western and Central Mass from Tuesday through Wednesday & Wednesday night. Local amounts of up to 4 inches are a strong possibility. Most of this rain is expected to occur from about midnight Tuesday night through all day Wednesday until about 6 pm Wednesday. It should be noted that while heavy rain will occur at times during Tuesday night and all day Wednesday, it could rain extremely hard on Wednesday morning.
Thursday & Friday: That strong low pressure system is expected to slowly pull away from the area during the day on Thursday. This means that cloudy skies can be expected on Thursday. In addition, scattered shower activity can be expected throughout the day. High temperatures will be between 70 and 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 60 Degrees.
Friday looks partly sunny with high temperatures around 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 60 Degrees.
