A Few Showers & Thunderstorms Are Possible Late Friday Afternoon & Friday Evening Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon: A mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. In addition, a very isolated shower or two is possible. Any showers will be very hit or miss & more than likely most areas will stay dry.

Temperatures will be between 75 and 80 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Tonight: A warm front is expected to lift northward and cross our area during the after midnight hours of tonight.

Cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight. There will be a few showers around during this evening with widespread showers expected during the after midnight hours of tonight.

Low temperatures will be around 60 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Friday: That warm front will continue to cross our area during the morning. Once that occurs, we will find ourselves in a warm and humid air mass for a few hours during Friday afternoon before a cold front moves across the area during the late afternoon and evening hours.

Widespread showers are expected to continue for a few hours during Friday morning before they come to an end around late morning. It is then expected that there will be a mixture of sunshine and clouds for a few hours during Friday afternoon. This will allow temperatures to reach 75 to 80 Degrees with dew point temperatures of between 60 and 65 Degrees during Friday afternoon.

Some scattered showers and thunderstorms will become quite possible during late Friday afternoon and Friday evening as that cold front moves through the area. My thinking as of right now is that these scattered showers and thunderstorms will occur between about 3-4 pm and 8 pm across Western Mass and between about 4-5 pm and 9 pm across Central Mass.

The combination of forcing from the cold front and the warm and humid air mass will lead to an environment that’s somewhat favorable for a couple of the thunderstorms to be on the strong to severe side. Any strong or severe thunderstorms will be capable of producing gusty winds, torrential downpours and frequent lightning.

Saturday: That same frontal boundary is expected to play a huge factor in our potential weather for Saturday. There continues to be uncertainty as to whether the front will completely clear the area or not. If it does, it would lead to a decent weather day on Saturday. On the other hand, if that front gets hung up and remains near our area, it would mean a day where we see on and off showers all day long.

At this point, I think that the front may travel just far enough south so that we will miss out on seeing a washout type day on Saturday. Instead, I think that Saturday will be cloudy all day long. In addition, there will probably be a few showers around from time to time. A majority of these showers will probably occur during the morning. In addition, central and especially southern Worcester County and the lower Pioneer Valley has the greater chance of seeing a few showers during Saturday morning & northern Worcester County may end up staying dry all day long.

High temperatures Saturday will be near 75 Degrees. Winds will be North at 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunday still looks to be the nicer of the two days this weekend. Partly sunny skies can be expected with high temperatures near 80 Degrees.

The Weather Will Turn Partly Sunny For Wednesday & Thursday Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon: Cloudy skies can be expected across Central Mass throughout the rest of this afternoon. In addition, a few showers can be expected across central and southern parts of Worcester County. Northern parts of Worcester County are expected to be dry throughout the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees.

For Western Mass, some breaks in the clouds, which will allow for a bit of sunshine from time to time throughout the rest of this afternoon. That said, it is expected that a few showers will affect the lower Pioneer Valley during this afternoon. Temperatures will be near 75 Degrees.

Winds across the entire area will be North to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Cloudy skies can be expected during a large part of tonight. Skies will likely become partly cloudy towards morning.

Low temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday & Thursday: A dry weather pattern looks to set up for both Wednesday and Thursday.

Wednesday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 80 Degrees. It will feel rather comfortable with dew point temperatures in the low to mid 50s. Winds will be West to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Thursday looks to feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds. High temperatures will be near 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the low to mid 50s leading to rather comfortable humidity levels. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Friday & Saturday: A frontal boundary is expected to play a big part in determining what the weather is going to be like for both Friday and Saturday.

That frontal system is expected to slowly push through the region during the day on Friday. This means that skies will be cloudy throughout the day on Friday. In addition, I expect that there will be scattered showers throughout the day & a few thunderstorms are a possibility during the afternoon. While severe thunderstorms are not currently expected, it is possible that an isolated strong thunderstorm is possible that could produce some briefly gusty winds. High temperatures Friday will be near 75 Degrees.

There is quite a bit of uncertainty with the forecast for Saturday as there are questions as to whether that front will completely clear the area or will it try to lift back northward towards our area. This difference in how the front acts makes a world of difference in terms of what the weather might be like on Saturday.

On one hand, if that front completely clears the area, it would mean a partly sunny day on Saturday.

On the other hand, if that front does lift northward towards our area, it would mean Saturday would be cloudy & there would be on and off showers all day long.

My Thinking For Saturday’s Weather Is That this is very, very tough forecast & because of this, large changes in the forecast may be needed in the days to come.

For now though, I think that the front might be close enough to give the entire area a cloudy day on Saturday. In addition, there might be a few isolated showers around from time to time, especially across areas near and south of the Mass Pike. At this point, I am not expecting a washout type of day, but instead you might get rained on for a few minutes from time to time.

High temperatures Saturday will be around 75 Degrees.

Sunday: At this point, Sunday looks to be the nicer of the two days this weekend. Partly sunny skies can be expected with high temperatures near 80 Degrees.

1 To 2 Inches Of Rain Is Still Expected From Monday Afternoon Through Monday Night & Into Much Of The Day On Tuesday Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon: A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. It’s possible that there could be a very isolated shower or thunderstorm across the northern Worcester Hills late this afternoon and early this evening. Any thunderstorms will not be strong or severe.

Temperatures will be between 75 and 80 Degrees. Winds will be West at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Clear to partly cloudy skies are expected during this evening. Skies are then expected to become cloudy during the after midnight of tonight. Low temperatures will be near 55 Degrees. Winds will be West at around 10 mph.

1 To 2 Inches Of Rain Is Expected From Monday Afternoon Through Monday Night & Into Much Of Tuesday: An area of low pressure is expected to track across the area during Monday night. This low pressure system is expected to bring a widespread, soaking rainfall to all of Western and Central Mass from Monday afternoon through Monday night and into much of the day on Tuesday.

Rain is expected to develop across the entire area by or just before midday Monday. A steady rain is then then expected to continue throughout all of Monday afternoon.

As we get into Monday night, it looks as though the rain will become much more showery in nature & there is expected to be a threat for thunderstorms. This means that we can expect fairly widespread showers throughout Monday night that will contain heavy rain. In addition, there will be some scattered thunderstorms around during Monday night. While any thunderstorms will not be strong or severe, they will be capable of producing heavy downpours.

During Tuesday, widespread showers are expected to continue throughout the morning before they slowly come to an end during the afternoon.

Total rainfall amounts from Monday afternoon through Monday night and Tuesday will average between 1 and 2 inches across all of Western and Central Mass. This will most definitely be a very welcome widespread, soaking rainfall for all of Western and Central Mass.

High temperatures Monday will be around 70 Degrees. Low temperatures Monday night will be near 55 Degrees. High temperatures Tuesday will be between 70 and 75 Degrees.

Winds on Monday will be West at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and East at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds on Monday night will be East at around 10 mph. Winds on Tuesday will be North to Northwest at around 10 mph.

Wednesday Through Friday: Wednesday looks partly sunny with high temperatures around 80 Degrees.

A cold front is expected to begin approaching the area from the Great Lakes region during Thursday. This means that Thursday will start out partly sunny, but will become cloudy during the afternoon. In addition, there is the possibility for a few scattered showers or thunderstorms during the afternoon. High temperatures will be near 80 Degrees.

That cold front looks to push through the area during Friday. Cloudy skies are expected all day Friday. In addition, there will be a scattering of showers throughout the day & the possibility of a few afternoon thunderstorms. High temperatures will be near 80 Degrees.