Mixed Precipitation This Evening Changes To All Rain By Late Tonight; Rain Then Continues Through Friday Across Western & Central Mass

Precipitation in the form of rain and sleet is now beginning to move towards our area.

It looks likely that a mix of rain and sleet will overspread the entire area by 9 pm with mostly rain and sleet continuing through midnight before it changes to all rain. Some of the precipitation will change to snow at times across areas north of the Mass Pike where a slushy dusting of snow is expected through midnight.

During the after midnight hours of tonight, the mixed precipitation is expected to slowly change to all rain from south to north so that by sunrise, it'll be raining everywhere.

During Friday, on and off rain is expected throughout the morning with the rain stopping for a while during the early afternoon hours. A second round of rain then looks likely across mainly Central Mass during the late afternoon and early evening hours. All rain will come to an end by midnight Friday night.

Temperatures start out tonight in the low 30s, but will rise into the middle 30s by late tonight. High temperatures Friday will be between 40 and 45 Degrees.

A look at the weekend reveals that Saturday will start out cloudy, but will become sunny by afternoon. High temperatures will be between 30 and 35 Degrees. Sunday looks sunny throughout the day with high temperatures between 35 and 40 Degrees.

Quiet Weather Continues Through Thursday; A Little Bit Of Snow & Ice Late Thursday Night & Early Friday Morning Quickly Changes To Rain During The Day On Friday Across Western & Central Mass

For This Afternoon: Lots of sunshine can be expected through the first half of this afternoon across the entire area. Skies then look to become cloudy by mid and especially late this afternoon across Central Mass as a low stratus layer of clouds pushes westward into the area. Across Western Mass, skies look to be partly sunny during the mid and late afternoon hours.

Temperatures throughout this afternoon will be between 35 and 40 Degrees. Winds will be Southeast at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: That low stratus layer of clouds is expected to push even further westward into Western Mass this evening, which means skies tonight will be cloudy across the entire area.

Low temperatures will be near 25 Degrees. Winds will be East to Northeast at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: Even though high pressure will be in control during Thursday, an easterly low-level wind flow will cause much more clouds than sunshine across the entire area throughout the day.

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

Thursday Night & Friday: A frontal system is expected to push through the region during late Thursday night into Friday. In addition to this, it appears that a low pressure system may form and strengthen along this front during the day Friday, which could enhance the rainfall a bit during Friday afternoon.

Initially, on Thursday night, surface temperatures look to start out in the lower 30s, which means that precipitation could begin as some light snow and light freezing rain. This light snow and light freezing rain looks to overspread the entire area between about 9 pm and midnight and with areas of light snow and light freezing rain continuing through the after midnight hours of Thursday night.

Any snow amounts look to be a dusting, at most. Likewise, ice accumulations from any light freezing rain look to be minimal, but as you know, even a little bit of freezing rain can lead to some pretty icy conditions and this looks to be a possibility after about 9-10 pm Thursday night.

As we get into Friday, any light snow or light freezing rain should quickly change to periods of light rain just after sunrise. Periods of light rain then looks likely throughout Friday morning. An area of heavier rain then looks to traverse the area during the mid and late afternoon hours of Friday.

Rain looks to come to an end during Friday evening.

High temperatures Friday will be near 45 Degrees. Winds will be South at 5 to 15 mph.

This Weekend: A partly sunny, chilly and windy day is expected on Saturday with high temperatures between 30 and 35 Degrees. Winds will be West at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

Lots of sunshine can be expected on Sunday with high temperatures between 35 and 40 Degrees.

Monday Through Wednesday: A southwesterly wind flow is expected to set up across the region next week leading to well above average temperatures.

Monday looks cloudy with some scattered showers around. High temperatures will be between 45 and 50 Degrees.

Tuesday and Wednesday also look unsettled, but unseasonably mild for this time of year. Skies both days will be cloudy with on and off showers expected. High temperatures on both Tuesday and Wednesday will be between 45 and 50 Degrees.

Quiet Weather Expected For Much Of This Week Until Friday When Rain Looks Likely Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon: Lots of sunshine can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon with temperatures between 30 and 35 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Tonight & Tuesday: An area of high pressure will build into the area for tonight and Tuesday.

This means that skies tonight will be clear with low temperatures near 15 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday will be sunny with high temperatures near 35 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday & Thursday: That high pressure system will remain in control of the weather throughout Wednesday and Thursday, which means our stretch of quiet weather will continue.

Wednesday looks sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures between 35 and 40 Degrees. Winds will be Southeast at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 40 and 45 Degrees.

Thursday Night & Friday: A frontal system is expected to push through the region during the day on Friday.

Out ahead of this front, precipitation will overspread the region during the after midnight hours of Thursday night. Temperatures may start out cold enough so that we start out as some snow late Thursday night, but any snow will quickly change to rain by sunrise Friday morning. Low temperatures Thursday night will be near 30 Degrees.

During Friday, skies will be cloudy and there will be on and off rain showers throughout the day. High temperatures will be between 40 and 45 Degrees.

This Weekend: Dry weather is anticipated for this coming weekend.

Saturday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 35 Degrees.

Sunday is expected to be sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures near 35 Degrees.