On & Off Rain Is Expected To Continue Into Monday Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon: The remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia will continue to affect the region for the next 24 hours or so. This means that we’re going to see a continuation of on and off rain, along with raw and windy conditions. So, on and off rain is expected throughout the rest of this afternoon with temperatures between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be Northeast at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Tonight: Periods of rain can be expected this evening, which then looks to translate into a steady rain after midnight tonight. In addition, an isolated thunderstorm is possible after midnight across areas near and south of the Mass Pike. Low temperatures will be between 50 and 55 Degrees. Winds will be Northeast at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Monday: During Monday morning, it appears that rain is expected to continue, especially across areas near and south of the Mass Pike where the rain will be moderate to heavy at times. The further north you go across the region, the spottier the rain will be and in fact, areas north of Route 2 may be dry throughout Monday morning. The rain is then expected to become spottier and gradually come to an end from north to south during the afternoon. That said, expect a rainy afternoon, especially across areas near and south of the Mass Pike. High temperatures will be between 60 and 65 Degrees. Winds will be Northeast at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Tuesday: A cool, but partly sunny day is expected on Tuesday. High temperatures will be between 60 and 65 Degrees. Winds will be Northeast at 10 to 20 mph. Wednesday Through Friday: A big high pressure system looks to control the weather during the middle and later parts of this coming week. This means that partly sunny skies are expected on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. High temperatures all three days will be between 65 and 70 Degrees.

A Raw & Rainy Weekend Is Expected Across Western & Central Mass

Saturday: Rain well ahead of Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to push northward reaching areas near and south of the Mass Pike during about the mid and late morning hours of Saturday. Across areas north of the Mass Pike, the rain is expected to develop during the early and mid-afternoon hours, finally reaching the Route 2 corridor by late afternoon. Some moderate to heavy rain is expected to reach areas near and south of the Mass Pike by late afternoon Saturday. In addition to the developing rain, Saturday is expected to be raw with some gusty winds. High temperatures will be around 60 Degrees. Winds will be East at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Saturday Night: Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to weaken and gradually dissipate near the Washington, DC area on Saturday night. Rain out ahead of what’s left of Ophelia is expected to occur across the entire area during Saturday night. Periods of moderate to heavy rain is expected during the evening across areas that are near and south of the Mass Pike. North of the Mass Pike, generally light rain is expected throughout the night. Raw, damp and windy conditions are expected on Saturday night with low temperatures near 55 Degrees. Winds will be East to Northeast at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Rain totals by sunrise Sunday morning are expected to range from around one half of an inch (0.50”) across areas north of the Mass Pike to between 1 and 2 inches of rainfall across areas near and south of the Mass Pike. The rainfall Saturday and Saturday night will probably be enough to lead to flooding of roads, highways, underpasses and areas of poor drainage (especially near and south of the Mass Pike). Also, some of the area rivers and streams may go above flood stage across areas near and south of the Mass Pike. Sunday Through Monday: It appears that at least some rain will continue through the day on Sunday and perhaps even into Monday, depending on how quickly the moisture feed from the remnants of Ophelia pushes away. That said, there is considerable disagreement between weather forecast guidance members with some guidance such as the GFS model forecasting a cloudy, but dry Sunday and Monday. Other guidance, such as the European model is showing the rain continuing through Sunday before slowly ending by Monday. At this point, I think that we’ll probably see rain continue all day Sunday with this rain persisting into Sunday night. As we get into Monday, the rain looks to come to an end during the morning with cloudy skies expected in the afternoon. Additional rainfall amounts from Sunday to Monday morning could end up being between one quarter of an inch (0.25”) to one half of an inch (0.50”). High temperatures Sunday will be near 60 Degrees. Winds will be Northeast at 10 to 20 mph. Low temperatures Sunday night will be near 55 Degrees. Winds will be Northeast at 10 to 20 mph. High temperatures Monday will be near 65 Degrees. Winds will be North at 10 to 15 mph. For The Rest Of Next Week: It appears that a strong high pressure system will build back over the region for at least a few days next week. This high pressure system should push any moisture and unsettled weather to our south. By late next week and next weekend, however, another slug of rain may push back to the north towards our area as yet another tropical system may try to form near the southeast coast of the United States and push our way. Tuesday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 60 and 65 Degrees. Wednesday and Thursday both look partly sunny with high temperatures between 65 and 70 Degrees. Next Friday currently looks partly sunny, but clouds may be on the increase by late in the day. High temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees.

An Unsettled Weekend Of Weather Is Expected Across Western & Central Mass

Tonight & Friday: Quiet weather is expected during tonight and Friday as a high pressure system remains over the region. Skies tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with low temperatures between 45 and 50 Degrees. Winds will be East to Northeast at 5 to 10 mph. Friday is expected to be a sunny to partly sunny day with high temperatures between 65 and 70 Degrees. Winds will be Northeast at 5 to 10 mph. This Weekend: Very unsettled weather is expected throughout this weekend as a tropical system now organizing off of the Southeastern coast of the United States pushes its way northward reaching the Mid-Atlantic states by later Saturday and Sunday. Even though there are still some uncertainty with the forecast, it seems likely that a lengthy period of raw, wet, cloudy and windy weather is expected from all of Saturday right through Sunday. A couple of questions remain with the forecast and include how heavy will the rain be during Saturday and also will there be a second round of rainfall late Sunday into Monday. It appears that the first batch of rain will overspread the entire area during the mid and late morning hours of Saturday. The rain is then expected to fall at a moderate to heavy rate at times throughout Saturday afternoon into early Saturday evening. In addition to the rain, temperatures near 60 Degrees and Northeast winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph throughout Saturday will make things feel downright raw. The first round of the rain will gradually come to an end during Saturday evening with cloudy skies expected from late Saturday night through possibly all of Sunday. Even though it’s going to be cloudy on Sunday, it’ll still be cool, raw and damp with temperatures between 60 and 65 Degrees and East to Northeast winds of 10 to 20 mph. It’s possible that a second round of mainly light to moderate rain will affect the region from late Sunday afternoon or Sunday evening into part of the day on Monday. Total rainfall amounts during this weekend may range from around one inch across areas near and north of Route 2 to between 1 and 2 inches of rainfall across the rest of Western and Central Mass. These rainfall totals will probably be enough to lead to flooding of roads, highways, underpasses and areas of poor drainage. Also, some of the area rivers and streams may go above flood stage as they are already running quite high.