4 pm Saturday Afternoon Weather Update For Western & Central Mass

Radar imagery at the time of this post showed an area of strong thunderstorms that are pushing eastward across easternmost New York State. These thunderstorms are expected to cross the border into far Western Mass by about 4:15 pm-4:30 pm.

It is then anticipated that these strong thunderstorms will make their way across the Berkshires between 4:30 pm and 5:30 pm. These strong thunderstorms may then impact much of the Pioneer Valley of Western Mass by 5:30-6 pm or so & then make their way towards the western Worcester Hills by about 6:15-6:30 pm or so.

Much of, if not all of Worcester County may then be affected by these strong thunderstorms starting in the western Worcester Hills by 6:15-6:30 pm & then reaching the Worcester Metro & the I-190, I-395 & I-290 corridors by around 7 pm or so. Far eastern and southeastern parts of Worcester County could then be affected by these thunderstorms by around 7:30 pm or so.

Again, some of these thunderstorms will be on the strong side & be capable of producing wind gusts of up to 50 mph, torrential downpours with localized flooding & frequent lightning.

More updates will be sent out as needed.

Scattered Thunderstorms Are Expected Between 5 pm & 10 pm Today Across Western & Central Mass

It appears that there will probably be another round of thunderstorms across Western and Central Mass during this evening. Some of the thunderstorms could be on the strong side and be capable of producing wind gusts of up to 45 mph, torrential downpours with localized flooding and frequent lightning.

Generally partly sunny skies can be expected throughout this afternoon. It will be warm and very humid with high temperatures of around 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 70 and 75 Degrees.

It is expected that some scattered thunderstorms will develop within this warm and very humid air mass as we move towards this evening.

It currently appears that the scattered thunderstorms will fist affect Western Mass starting about 5-6 pm. These scattered thunderstorms will then affect Central Mass starting about 6-7 pm or so. The thunderstorms are then expected to last until about 9 pm across Western Mass and until about 10 pm across Central Mass.

As I already mentioned, some of the thunderstorms may be on the strong side & be capable of producing wind gusts of up to 45 mph, torrential downpours with localized flooding and frequent lightning.

I will be keeping close tabs on the thunderstorm potential & will post updates as needed.

11:30 pm Friday Night Weather Update For Western & Central Mass

The worst of the thunderstorms are now completely done & we're just left with an area of rain that will continue pushing across the Pioneer Valley of Western Mass and across much of Central Mass.

It is expected that this rain will continue for about the next 1-2 hours or so & should come to an end by very late tonight. There is expected to be no additional thunderstorms throughout the rest of tonight.

A warm and very humid night is also expected across the entire area.

SATURDAY looks to be a very warm and quite humid day under a mixture of sunshine and clouds. High temperatures will be close to 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 70 and 75 Degrees.

In addition to this, I do think that there will be the threat for some evening thunderstorms on Saturday. The greatest threat for thunderstorms on Saturday looks to be between 6 pm and 9 pm across Western Mass and between 7 pm and 11 pm across Central Mass. A few of the thunderstorms could be on the strong to severe side & be capable of producing gusty winds, torrential downpours with localized flooding & frequent lightning. More updates on Saturday evening's potential thunderstorm threat will be posted as needed during the day on Saturday - so, keep checking back.

SUNDAY looks to feature partly sunny skies throughout the day. High temperatures will be around 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees.