Turning Hot & Humid Again On Tuesday & Wednesday Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon & Tonight: An area of high pressure will begin to build over the area during the rest of this afternoon and tonight.

A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 80s. Dew point temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50s. Winds will be North to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight will be partly cloudy with low temperatures around 60 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: That high pressure system is expected to center itself over New England during the day on Sunday.

Sunny to partly sunny skies are expected on Sunday. High temperatures will be between 80 and 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the mid 50s. Winds will be Northeast at around 10 mph in the morning and South at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Monday: An area of high pressure will remain centered over New England during the day on Monday.

Partly sunny skies are expected throughout the day on Monday. High temperatures will be around 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 60 Degrees. Winds will be West to Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday & Wednesday: That high pressure system will sink to the southwest and become established across the Mid-Atlantic states during Tuesday and Wednesday. This repositioning of the high pressure system will lead to the introduction of hot and humid weather across the entire area during Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tuesday looks sunny with high temperatures between 90 and 95 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 70 Degrees.

Wednesday is expected to be sunny and windy with high temperatures around 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the mid to upper 60s.

Thursday & Friday: Unfortunately, it appears that we are going to be in an extended rain-free stretch of weather that lasts through all of next week. It may not be until sometime next weekend when we see any sort of rain & that may end up taking the form of scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Thursday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 85 and 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 60 and 65 Degrees.

Friday looks partly sunny with high temperatures around 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the mid 60s.

Very Warm & Humid Weather Is Expected Through Friday Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon: Very warm and humid conditions are expected to continue under partly sunny skies throughout the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures will be in the upper 80s with dew point temperatures between 65 and 70 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: There is the possibility for a couple of isolated thunderstorms this evening between about 6 pm and 10 pm. Any thunderstorms that are able to develop will be capable of producing heavy downpours and frequent lightning. Again, these thunderstorms are expected to be very hit or miss & more areas will stay dry than not.

The overnight hours of tonight will be mostly cloudy & it’ll be very humid. Low temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees. Winds will be West to Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Friday: A very warm and humid day is expected on Friday under generally partly sunny skies.

A cold front is expected to gradually sink southward through the area during the afternoon hours between about 2 pm and 6 pm. Some instability and forcing is expected to be present & because of this, there could be a few scattered thunderstorms around during the afternoon before they move off to the south & out of the area by very early evening. Any thunderstorms that do occur may produce heavy downpours and frequent lightning.

High temperatures will be between 84 and 88 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 63 and 68 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at around 10 mph.

This Weekend: The weekend will trend much less humid, especially on Sunday. Additionally, the entire weekend looks rain-free.

Saturday looks to feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds. High temperatures will be between 80 and 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be North at around 10 mph.

Sunday looks sunny with high temperatures around 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the low to mid 50s.

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.