This Upcoming Week’s Weather Forecast For Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: Varying amounts of clouds this evening will give way to clear to partly cloudy skies during the after midnight hours of tonight.

Low temperatures will be between 32 and 36 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Monday: Sunny to partly sunny skies are expected throughout the day on Monday with high temperatures between 60 and 65 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 10 to 15 mph in the morning and West to Southwest at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night & Tuesday: A frontal system with a low pressure system that forms along this front will move through the area from late Monday night into Tuesday.

Skies will become cloudy during Monday evening with some scattered showers expected during the late night hours. Low temperatures will be between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 7 to 14 mph.

Tuesday looks cloudy with on and off showers expected throughout the day. High temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 7 to 14 mph in the morning and West at 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Through Friday: That frontal system will move to the east during Wednesday with high pressure building into the area during Thursday and Friday.

Wednesday looks cloudy and windy with high temperatures near 50 Degrees.

Thursday is expected to be partly sunny with high temperatures between 50 and 55 Degrees.

Friday is expected to be sunny with high temperatures near 55 Degrees.

Another Round Of Snow Is Expected From Late Tonight Through Saturday Morning

For Tonight & Saturday: Raw and dreary weather is expected throughout tonight and Saturday as a low pressure system tracks northward from the Mid-Atlantic states and then passes to south and east of Nantucket. I do think that a large percentage of the precipitation that falls from this storm will be in the form of snow, which looks to occur from late tonight through all of Saturday morning. A snowfall accumulation of around one inch looks likely from the Pioneer Valley eastward through much of Central Mass. It should be noted that up to 2 to 3 inches of snow accumulation looks quite possible across the Berkshires, across the Hilltowns of Western Mass and across the northern Worcester Hills.

Skies will be cloudy this evening with rain overspreading Western Mass between 10 pm and midnight and then rain will overspread Central Mass between midnight and 2 am. This rain will quickly change to snow across the entire area during the late night hours of tonight and the predawn hours of Saturday morning & this means that it’ll likely be snowing everywhere by the time the sun rises on Saturday morning.

Saturday looks to be a downright disgusting day in the way of weather. Snow, which will mix with sleet and rain at times, is expected throughout Saturday morning. This precipitation should change to mostly all rain by early Saturday afternoon with the rain continuing through all of Saturday afternoon. It should be noted that the precipitation could fall as freezing rain in the higher elevations of the Berkshires and the higher elevations of the northern Worcester Hills during Saturday afternoon.

As I already mentioned, snow amounts from late tonight through Saturday morning will range from around one inch across the Pioneer Valley of Western Mass and across much of Worcester County to up to 2 to 3 inches of wet snow across the Berkshires, the Hilltowns of Western Mass and the northern Worcester Hills. This snow is expected to accumulate mostly on grassy and non-pavement surfaces & it is expected that roads will be wet throughout tonight and Saturday.

Low temperatures tonight will be in the low 30s. High temperatures Saturday will be in the mid 30s for most areas & in the low 30s across the Berkshires and the northern Worcester Hills. Winds tonight will be Northeast at 8 to 16 mph. Winds on Saturday will be Northeast at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Saturday Night & Sunday: A brief break in the rain is expected throughout Saturday night, but it will be cloudy. Low temperatures will be between 30 and 35 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northeast at 10 to 20 mph.

Another round of rain is expected during the day on Sunday with most of the rain occurring during the morning. Also, the steadiest rain looks to occur across Central Mass with more intermittent on and off rain expected across Western Mass. Finally, some snow may mix in with the snow at times during Sunday morning. High temperatures Sunday will be near 45 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at 8 to 16 mph.

Next Week: An area of high pressure will briefly build into the area during Monday bringing a dry day with just a mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds expected. High temperatures will be between 50 and 55 Degrees.

Another frontal system will push through the area during Monday night leading to widespread showers throughout the night on Monday night. Low temperatures will be near 40 Degrees.

Tuesday looks to be a cloudy day with some scattered showers expected during the afternoon. High temperatures will be near 60 Degrees.

Wednesday looks cloudy with high temperatures between 50 and 55 Degrees.

Thursday looks sunny with high temperatures near 55 Degrees.

Next Friday looks wet as a frontal system moves through the area. Skies will be cloudy throughout the day next Friday with widespread showers expected. High temperatures will be near 55 Degrees.

Around One Inch Of Snow Is Expected From About Midnight Tonight Into Friday Morning; Mixed Rain & Snow Is Then Expected From Late Friday Night Into Much Of The Day On Saturday

For Tonight: A warm front is expected to gradually lift towards our area during tonight.

It is expected that precipitation will first overspread Western Mass between 9 pm and 11 pm and then begin across Central Mass by around midnight. As for precipitation type, it appears that the precipitation will first begin as rain, but then quickly change to snow shortly after it begins.

During the after midnight hours of tonight, it is expected to snow everywhere across the region. The snow intensity is expected to be light in nature, but will be enough to accumulate on grassy and other non-pavement surfaces.

Snow accumulations during the after midnight hours of tonight are expected to range from less than one inch across the Pioneer Valley of Western Mass to around one inch or so across the rest of Western Mass and across all of Central Mass. There is the possibility of localized snow amounts of up to 2 inches in some parts of the Worcester Hills and the Berkshires.

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

Friday: Some light snow is expected to persist for a few hours during Friday morning with little additional snow accumulation expected. The snow will come to an end by 9-10 am Friday morning.

Skies are then expected to remain cloudy from late morning through the afternoon hours on Friday.

High temperatures will be between 45 and 50 Degrees. Winds will be East at 5 to 10 mph.

This Weekend: This upcoming entire weekend looks unsettled with Saturday being the worst of the two days. It is expected that a low pressure system will track from the Mid-Atlantic coast on Saturday to south and east of Nantucket on Saturday night into Sunday morning.

Precipitation in the form of a mix of rain and snow will overspread the entire area during the late night hours of Friday night and the predawn hours of Saturday morning. This mixture of rain and snow is then expected to continue through much of, if not all of the day on Saturday. Additionally, there is the possibility that the rain-snow mix will change to all snow at times during Saturday morning. Another thing that we are going to have to keep an eye on is whether temperatures rise above freezing in some the higher elevations of the Berkshires and parts of the Worcester Hills west of I-190. If they don’t rise above freezing, then some freezing rain could occur at times in these areas. As for snow amounts late Friday night into Saturday morning, I do think that a slushy dusting of snow seems most possible in most areas. The exception may be in the Hilltowns of Western Mass, the Berkshires and in the Worcester Hills where around one inch of snow accumulation is possible.

All-in-all, Saturday looks to be a downright miserable day.

Low temperatures Friday night will be near 30 Degrees. High temperatures Saturday will be near 35 Degrees, except in the lower 30s in the Berkshires and the Worcester Hills. Winds on Friday night will be Northeast at 10 to 20 mph. Winds on Saturday will be Northeast 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

The precipitation with that low pressure system is expected to come to an end during Saturday evening with cloudy skies expected from late Saturday night through all day Sunday. Low temperatures Saturday night will be between 30 and 35 Degrees. High temperatures Sunday will be near 50 Degrees.