A Chilly, Windy & Showery Saturday Is Expected Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon: More clouds than sunshine can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. Some scattered showers are expected to affect the region starting during the mid and late afternoon hours.

Temperatures this afternoon will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Winds will be West at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight: Showers are expected to become much more widespread during this evening as a robust area of low pressure and its associated frontal system pushes southward from northern New England. This weather system is quite potent and because of that, I expect that there could be some isolated thunderstorms during this evening.

The showers are expected to end for a while during the after midnight hours as we wait for the second wave of showers that can be expected during the day on Saturday.

Low temperatures will be near 40 Degrees. Winds will be West to Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph before midnight and Northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph after midnight.

Saturday: That robust low pressure system is expected to rotate through our area during the day on Saturday. This storm system will bring with it some very chilly temperatures for this time of year, along with windy and showery conditions all day Saturday.

First for Saturday morning - Widespread showers are expected throughout the morning on Saturday. There is the possibility for some snow showers to occur in the higher elevations of the Worcester Hills and the Berkshires during Saturday morning as the air is going to be quite chilly. Temperatures during Saturday morning will range from the upper 30s in the higher elevations of the Worcester Hills and the Berkshires to the low 40s across the rest of Western and Central Mass. It will also be windy during Saturday morning with North winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 to 40 mph. This means that wind chill temperatures during Saturday morning will be around 30 Degrees.

Turning to Saturday afternoon – Most of the widespread shower activity should come to an end by early afternoon. That being said, there should be sufficient amounts of instability in the atmosphere to produce some scattered shower activity from time to time during Saturday afternoon. Temperatures during Saturday afternoon will reach the upper 40s to low 50s. It will also be windy throughout Saturday afternoon with North winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 to 40 mph.

Sunday: A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected on Sunday. High temperatures will be near 70 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: Another low pressure system is expected to affect our weather during the day on Monday.

Skies during the day on Monday will be cloudy. In addition, there will be widespread showers throughout the day, along with the possibility of some isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Depending on the amount of instability in the atmosphere, there’s the possibility that any isolated thunderstorms could produce some small hail.

High temperatures will be near 70 Degrees.

Tuesday: A piece of atmospheric energy may break off from that low pressure system during Tuesday.

This means that Tuesday will be cloudy and there may be some scattered showers around from time to time. High temperatures will be near 60 Degrees.

Saturday Looks To Be A Downright Chilly Day With On & Off Showers Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon & Tonight: An upper level disturbance will continue pushing southward across the region during the remaining parts of this afternoon. This disturbance will bring a continuation of the scattered shower activity that’s occurring. Some of the showers may produce some short-lived localized heavy downpours, especially across Central Mass.

Temperatures during the rest of this afternoon will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Winds will be North to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Any leftover showers will end by sunset today & partly cloudy skies can be expected throughout tonight. Low temperatures will be between 45 and 50 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Friday & Friday Night: An area of low pressure and its frontal system is expected to move nearly due south from Quebec province into northern New England during the day on Friday. That low pressure system and its frontal system will then push into southern New England during Friday night.

Friday looks to feature a mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds. Some scattered showers are expected by late afternoon, especially across the northern Worcester Hills and the northern Berkshires. High temperatures will be near 70 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Widespread showers are expected throughout Friday night as that frontal system pushes into the area. Low temperatures will be near 40 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Saturday: A downright chilly day is expected on Saturday as there will be some pretty cold air for this time of year behind that front. In fact, the air looks so cold that it will likely snow in the higher elevations of the Green Mountains of Vermont, the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the western Maine mountains. Over 6 inches of snow accumulation is quite possible on the mountaintops of the Presidential range of New Hampshire. Anyone planning on hiking in the mountains of Vermont, New Hampshire or Maine on Saturday will probably want to rethink those plans as winter weather conditions are likely.

For our area here in Western and Central Mass, it will be cloudy and downright chilly throughout the day. In addition, there will be scattered showers across the region throughout the day. I do want to mention that it’s not out of the realm of possibility that some of the highest elevations of the northern Worcester Hills and the northern Berkshires may see some scattered snow showers at times during the day on Saturday. Yeah, it’s going to be that cold on Saturday.

High temperatures Saturday will be between 44 and 49 Degrees. Winds will be North at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph. Wind chill temperatures on Saturday will be in the middle 30s.

Sunday: Compared to Saturday, Sunday looks to be a downright very nice day with partly sunny skies expected. High temperatures will be around 70 Degrees.

A Couple Of Warm Days Are Expected On Tuesday & Wednesday Across Western & Central Mass

A couple of warm days are coming up across Western and Central Mass before temperatures cool back down by the end of the week.

TONIGHT looks clear to partly cloudy with low temperatures around 55 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at around 10 mph.

TUESDAY is expected to be a sunny day & it'll be warm. Fortunately though, the humidity levels look to be rather comfortable with dew point temperatures in the low 50s. High temperatures Tuesday will be between 80 and 85 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

WEDNESDAY also looks to be a warm day under partly sunny skies. It'll be a little more humid, but still tolerable with dew point temperatures in the mid to upper 50s. Additionally, there's the possibility for a very isolated late afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorm. Most areas though look to stay dry. High temperatures Wednesday will be around 85 Degrees. Winds will be West at 10 to 20 mph.

THURSDAY looks partly sunny & cooler with high temperatures near 75 Degrees.

Turning to FRIDAY, it is expected that a frontal system is expected to push southward from Quebec province and northern New England. Some pretty chilly temperatures are found behind this front. For Friday though, skies are expected to be cloudy & it's possible that there could be some late day scattered showers around. High temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees.

SATURDAY looks to be a chilly & cloudy day. In addition, it is expected that there will be some scattered showers around across Western & Central Mass. High temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees.

Anyone that is planning to head up to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, the northern Green Mountains of Vermont or the western Maine mountains on Saturday, expect a downright cold day with widespread rain showers in the lower elevations and snow expected in the higher elevations.

SUNDAY looks partly sunny and milder with high temperatures near 70 Degrees.