Cloudy & Cold Weather Will Persist Through Saturday; All of Next Week Looks Nice Across Western & Central Mass

As expected, some wet snow occurred from late last night through this morning across many areas of Western and Central Mass. This includes here in Sturbridge where some very light snow showers occurred at times during this morning. Some snow accumulation did occur with the wet snow this morning across the Worcester Hills. Areas such as Paxton, Rutland and Leominster received less than 0.5 inch of snow accumulation.

TURNING TO THIS AFTERNOON, cloudy skies can be expected & it's possible that a very isolated rain or even snow shower could occur. That said, most areas will be dry during this afternoon. It will be a cold afternoon with temperatures in the upper 30s. Winds will be North to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

TONIGHT will be cloudy with low temperatures between 25 and 30 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at around 10 mph.

SATURDAY looks to be a generally cloudy & chilly day. High temperatures will be between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the day on SUNDAY. High temperatures will be around 45 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

All of next week looks nice with no other storms to track at this time.

MONDAY looks sunny with high temperatures around 50 Degrees.

TUESDAY is expected to be sunny with high temperatures near 55 Degrees.

WEDNESDAY also looks sunny with high temperatures around 55 Degrees.

THURSDAY looks sunny with high temperatures around 55 Degrees.

Finally, NEXT FRIDAY looks sunny with high temperatures near 55 Degrees.

Rain Continues Through Friday Morning With Some Wet Snow Expected Late Tonight & Friday Morning Across The Worcester Hills & The Berkshires

Rain is currently occurring at the time of this post across much of Western Mass and also across northern parts of Worcester County. This first batch of rain is expected to lift northeastward and will move out of the region during early this afternoon.

The next round of rain is expected to overspread all of Western and Central Mass by late this afternoon. The rain is then expected to continue across the entire area through all of this evening.

As we get into the after midnight hours of tonight, it appears that the rain will mix with wet snow or even change to some wet snow across the Worcester Hills, the Hilltowns of Western Mass and especially across the Berkshires. Elsewhere across the region, the precipitation will stay as all rain, especially across the lower elevation and valley locations.

Temperatures this afternoon will be in the mid and upper 40s. Low temperatures tonight will be around 35 Degrees. Winds this afternoon will be Northeast at 10 to 15 mph. Winds tonight will be Northeast at 10 to 20 mph.

FRIDAY is still looking like a downright cold and miserable day across all of Western Mass with temperatures that will only reach the upper 30s to around 40 Degrees. Winds during the day on Friday will be North at 10 to 20 mph putting an extra chill into the air.

During Friday morning, it appears that there could be some wet snow or a rain-snow mix across the Worcester Hills, across the Hilltowns of Western Mass and across the Berkshires. Over the lower elevation and valley locations, the precipitation should stay as all rain, although, some wet snow could mix in with the rain at times.

All precipitation looks to end by about midday Friday with cloudy skies expected during Friday afternoon.

As for snow accumulations late tonight and Friday morning, it is possible that up to one inch of slusy & sloppy snow could accumulate on grassy and non-pavement surfaces across the Worcester Hills, the Hilltowns of Western Mass and the Berkshires. Elsewhere, no snow accumulation is expected late tonight and Friday morning.

TURNING TO SATURDAY - A cloudy and cold day is expected across all of Western and Central Mass. High temperatures will be between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Partly sunny skies are expected on SUNDAY with high temperatures around 45 Degrees.

Turning to MONDAY & TUESDAY - Sunny skies are expected both days. High temperatures Monday will be between 45 and 50 Degrees. High temperatures on Tuesday will be around 50 Degrees.

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY also both look sunny. High temperatures both days will be between 50 and 55 Degrees.

Rain Is Expected From Thursday Through Friday Across Western & Central Mass With Some Wet Snow Expected In The Worcester Hills & Berkshires During Late Thursday Night & Friday

For The Rest Of This Afternoon & Tonight: Lots of sunshine can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures will be in the middle 50s. Winds will be West to Northwest at around 10 mph.

Skies are expected to start out clear to partly cloudy this evening, but will quickly become cloudy during the overnight hours of tonight. Low temperatures will be around 35 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at around 5 mph before midnight and Northeast at 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Thursday Through Saturday: An area of low pressure is expected to push off of the Mid Atlantic coastline during the day Thursday & then pass just south of New England during Thursday night and Friday. This low pressure system is then expected to track into the Gulf of Maine by Friday night. This low pressure system is expected to bring a mainly cold rain across the entire area from Thursday through Friday with some showers persisting into Saturday. It is possible that some wet snow could occur on Thursday night into Friday across the Worcester Hills and the Berkshires, but any snow accumulation will be extremely minimal.

Rain looks to overspread all of Western and Central Mass by about the mid and late morning hours of Thursday. The rain is then expected to continue through all of Thursday afternoon & the rain intensity looks to be generally light to moderate. High temperatures Thursday will be between 45 and 50 Degrees. Winds will be Northeast at 7 to 15 mph.

Rain is expected to continue through all of Thursday night. It is expected that the rain could either mix with or change to some wet snow during the after midnight hours of Thursday night across the Worcester Hills, the hilltowns of Western Mass and across the Berkshires. Lower elevation and especially valley locations will remain as all rain throughout Thursday night. Low temperatures Thursday night will be around 35 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northeast at 10 to 20 mph.

Friday is looking like a downright cold and miserable day across all of Western and Central Mass. A cold rain is expected throughout the day on Friday across the lower elevation and valley locations of Western and Central Mass. Meanwhile, a mixture of rain or snow or even some wet snow at times can be expected throughout the day on Friday across the Worcester Hills, the Hilltowns of Western Mass and the Berkshires. High temperatures Friday will be in the upper 30s to low 40s. Winds will be North at 10 to 20 mph.

Even though wet snow is expected during the late night hours of Thursday night and during the day on Friday across the Worcester Hills, the Hilltowns of Western Mass and the Berkshires, snow accumulations will be minimal. It’s possible that up to one inch or so of sloppy, slushy snow is possible on non-pavement and grassy surfaces & roads and other paved surfaces will stay wet.

That low pressure system is expected to begin to pull away from the Gulf of Maine during Saturday. Because of this, I think that we will see cloudy skies throughout the day on Saturday. In addition, I do think that we will see some on and off scattered rain and snow showers throughout the day. No snow accumulation is anticipated from any of the snow shower activity. High temperatures will be near 40 Degrees.

Sunday & Monday: An area of high pressure is expected to build into the region during Sunday and Monday.

Sunday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 45 Degrees.

Monday is expected to be sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures between 45 and 50 Degrees.