2 To 3 Inches Of Rain & 50 mph Wind Gusts Are Still Expected Sunday Night Through Monday Morning

For The Rest Of This Afternoon & Tonight: Dry weather is expected throughout the rest of this afternoon and tonight, although skies will be generally cloudy.

Temperatures the rest of this afternoon will be around 50 Degrees. Low temperatures tonight will be between 35 and 40 Degrees. Winds the rest of this afternoon will be South at 5 to 10 mph. Winds tonight will be South at 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: A strong frontal system is expected to push towards our area during Sunday. Skies throughout the day on Sunday will be cloudy and there is likely to be an increase in shower activity during the afternoon. The really heavy rain is expected to hold off until Sunday night, though.

High temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be South at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph, especially during the afternoon.

Sunday Night Through Monday: A strong frontal system will bring both heavy rain with the threat for flooding and some strong southerly winds during Sunday night and Monday morning. Once this front moves through, it is expected that it’ll usher in a rapid drop in temperatures, along with the possibility of rain changing to snow for a little bit during late Monday morning and early Monday afternoon. I do think that the biggest threat from this system will be the heavy rainfall, which will lead to flood issues across the entire area.

Let’s Detail What To Expect From Sunday Night Through Monday:

Sunday Night: Rain, which will frequently be heavy at times, is expected throughout Sunday night. This will lead to significant ponding of water on roads along with the possibility of flooded out roads as well. The rivers and streams across the area are likely to see significant rises, but they should remain just below flood stage. That said, this is something that’ll need to be watched closely.

In addition to the heavy rain, it will be windy throughout Sunday night with South winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 to 50 mph.

Temperatures on Sunday night will remain in the 50s.

Monday Morning: Heavy rain is expected to continue through the mid-morning hours of Monday, which will make for a downright miserable morning commute on Monday. In addition to this, it’s possible that a rumble or two of thunder is possible when the front moves through around mid-morning Monday.

Once that front moves through, it’ll be accompanied by a pretty rapid fall in temperatures from the 50s around the Monday morning commute into the mid to upper 30s by late morning Monday. How quickly the dry air pushes into the area behind the front is something that’ll need to be watched closely as it’s possible that a low pressure system could form along the front as it moves through. Should this occur, it could lead to the precipitation hanging on for longer than what usually occurs with frontal passages. The reason why this is so important is because a slower end of the precipitation combined with the rapid fall in temperatures may lead to the rain flipping over to some snow for a few hours late Monday morning into early Monday afternoon. Any snow accumulations late Monday morning and early Monday afternoon will be extremely minor with most areas seeing a dusting of snow. The exception could be across Berkshires where 1 to 2 inches or so of snow is possible.

It will continue to be windy during Monday morning with West to Northwest winds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 to 50 mph.

Total Rainfall Amounts From Sunday Night Through Monday Morning are expected to be in the 2 to 3 inch range. These rainfall totals will be enough to produce flooding of low-lying areas, areas that are prone to flooding, areas that have poor drainage and urban areas. The rivers and streams should remain just barely below flood stage, but this is something that’ll need to be watched closely as flooding of rivers, streams and creeks are certainly possible.

Monday Afternoon: Any snow on the backside of that front should end by early afternoon with some breaks in the clouds likely by late afternoon. Temperatures will continue to fall into the low to mid 30s by mid to late afternoon. At this point though, I’m not expecting any sort of a flash freeze as surfaces will have sufficient amounts of time to dry out before temperatures reach the freezing point.

It will still be windy during Monday afternoon with West to Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

Tuesday Through Friday: Much quieter weather is expected for the middle and later parts of next week as a high pressure system builds over the region.

Tuesday is expected to be sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures between 40 and 45 Degrees.

Wednesday and Thursday both are expected to be sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures between 35 and 40 Degrees.

Friday will be sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures near 45 Degrees.

Heavy Rain With Gusty Southerly Winds Are Expected Sunday Night & Monday Morning

For The Rest Of This Afternoon: A mixture of some sunshine and quite a bit in cloudiness is likely to continue throughout the rest of this afternoon. In addition, a very stray and isolated snow flurry or two is possible.

Temperatures will be between 30 and 35 Degrees. Winds will be North at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Skies are expected to become partly cloudy this evening with clear to partly cloudy skies expected after midnight tonight.

Low temperatures will be between 15 and 20 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A sunny to partly sunny day is expected on Thursday with high temperatures near 35 Degrees. Winds will be West at 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Through Saturday: Dry and quiet weather is still expected throughout Friday and Saturday.

Friday looks sunny with high temperatures between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be West at 5 to 10 mph.

A mix of sun and clouds is expected for Saturday with high temperatures between 45 and 50 Degrees.

Sunday: We may pull off a decent day on Sunday before the heavy rain moves in. Even though Sunday looks dry, I think that we’ll see an increase in clouds during the day. High temperatures will be near 55 Degrees.

Heavy Rain With Gusty Winds Are Expected Sunday Night & Monday Morning: A period of strong south winds and heavy rain is expected across the entire area during Sunday night and Monday morning as a strong frontal system pushes through the region.

Rain looks to overspread the area during Sunday evening with heavy rain likely during the period from about midnight Sunday night through the first half of Monday morning. Once that front passes through, the rain looks to come to an end during Monday afternoon. Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches still look likely with this weather system.

In addition to the rain, it looks pretty windy from about midnight Sunday night right through much of Monday. South winds will increase from 10 to 20 mph during Sunday evening to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 to 50 mph during the after midnight hours of Sunday night. During Monday morning, winds look to shift from the south to the west and will blow at speeds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 to 50 mph. As we move through Monday afternoon, West winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph can be expected.

Temperatures during Sunday night and Monday look quite warm for this time of year with temperatures on Sunday night of around 50 Degrees and temperatures on Monday remaining around 50 Degrees.

A Period Of Very Light Snow Is Expected Wednesday Morning Across Central Mass

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Temperatures will be near 50 Degrees. Winds will be West at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight: Generally cloudy skies are expected tonight and an isolated passing rain or snow shower is possible this evening.

Low temperatures will be between 30 and 35 Degrees. Winds will be West at 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Generally a mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout Tuesday. Some passing isolated rain showers are possible during the afternoon.

High temperatures will be near 40 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Night & Wednesday: An inverted trough of low pressure is still expected to set up near eastern parts of Mass Tuesday night and Wednesday with this trough possibly nudging its way into parts of Central Mass by late Tuesday night.

It looks likely that there could be enough lift from this inverted trough to produce some light snow that initially sets up across eastern Mass during Tuesday night and then tries to push westward into Central Mass just before sunrise on Wednesday morning. A few hours of light snow is then possible across Central Mass during Wednesday morning before the snow ends by early Wednesday afternoon.

It should be pointed out that not all of the weather forecast guidance are showing this period of light snow Wednesday morning and thus the uncertainty as to whether it will snow or not is high.

At this point, I definitely think that skies will be cloudy throughout Tuesday night and Wednesday across all of Western and Central Mass. In addition, some light snow looks to possibly overspread much of Central Mass by about sunrise Wednesday morning. This light snow then looks to continue through Wednesday morning before ending around midday Wednesday. Any snow accumulations across Central Mass look to be well below one inch and more than likely a light dusting.

As for Western Mass, I still think that conditions should be snow-free Tuesday night and Wednesday, but cloudy.

Low temperatures Tuesday night will be between 25 and 30 Degrees. High temperatures Wednesday will be near 35 Degrees. Winds Tuesday night will be North at 5 to 10 mph. Winds Wednesday will be North at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Through Saturday: Dry and quiet weather is expected from Thursday through Saturday.

Thursday will be partly sunny with high temperatures near 35 Degrees.

Friday and Saturday both look to feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds. High temperatures Friday will be between 40 and 45 Degrees. High temperatures Saturday will be near 50 Degrees.

A Windy Rain Storm Is Possible On Sunday & Sunday Night: A pretty strong frontal system is expected to push through the area during Sunday and Sunday night. Rain, which will likely be heavy at times, is expected with this front. In addition, this could bring some pretty gusty southerly winds during Sunday and Sunday night.

So, rain, which may be heavy at times, is expected throughout the day on Sunday and throughout the night on Sunday night. It also looks windy on Sunday and Sunday night with southerly winds gusting up to 30-40 mph at times. Rainfall totals on Sunday and Sunday night may amount to 1 to 2 inches across the entire area.

Temperatures during Sunday and Sunday night will be in the 50s.