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There have been some changes to the weekend weather forecast for Western & Central Mass. It now appears as if Sunday will be the much wetter day of the weekend & that Saturday may end up turning out rather dry.
The reason for these changes have to do with a wave of low pressure moving northeastward from the Mid-Atlantic states and the forward speed of an eastward moving frontal system. It appears that both weather systems will move much slower than previously thought.
That wave of low pressure looks to now move across Southern New England during late Saturday night and Sunday morning. This will be followed by a frontal system that looks to cross our area during Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening.
FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON & TONIGHT: Cloudy skies are expected to persist across central and southern parts of Worcester County throughout the rest of this afternoon and during tonight. Meanwhile, partly sunny skies are expected throughout the rest of this afternoon with partly cloudy skies expected tonight across northern Worcester County and across all of Western Mass.
Temperatures throughout the rest of this afternoon will range from the upper 60s to low 70s across central and southern Worcester County to the mid 70s to near 80 Degrees across northern Worcester County and across all of Western Mass. Low temperatures tonight will be around 55 Degrees.
SATURDAY now looks to be a generally cloudy day, however, some breaks of sunshine are possible from time to time. It is possible that there will be some areas of light drizzle from time to time during the day. Additionally, a shower or two is a possibility during the afternoon. High temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. Winds will be Northeast at around 10 mph.
Cloudy skies are expected throughout SATURDAY NIGHT. In addition, it appears that an increase in shower activity can be expected during the after midnight hours. Right now, it appears that the shower coverage should be scattered in nature during the after midnight hours. Low temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northeast at 5 to 10 mph.
SUNDAY looks as if it's going to be a pretty wet day overall. I do think that we may end up seeing two rounds of showers during the day on Sunday.
The first round looks to occur during the morning as that low pressure system crosses Southern New England. So, fairly widespread showers can be expected throughout the morning on Sunday. There may even be a rumble or two of thunder. This first round of showers looks to come to an end by or just before midday Sunday.
A second round of showers & probably some scattered thunderstorms is expected from about mid to late afternoon Sunday through Sunday evening. These showers and scattered thunderstorms will be associated with a frontal system that will cross our area.
So, I am expecting to see a break in the shower activity for at least a couple of hours during the early afternoon hours. This will be followed by some scattered showers and scattered thunderstorms starting about mid-afternoon Sunday and continuing through late Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. It is possible that a couple of the thunderstorms could be on the strong side & be capable of producing some gusty winds and heavy downpours.
High temperatures Sunday will be between 70 and 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the middle 60s. Winds will be East at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and Southwest at 7 to 14 mph in the afternoon.
