Showers & Possible Thunderstorms Wednesday Evening Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: An area of high pressure located over the area tonight providing a pleasant night in terms of weather. Skies tonight will be clear to partly cloudy with low temperatures between 38 and 43 Degrees. Winds will be East at 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday: An area of high pressure will remain in place over the area during Tuesday. This means that skies on Tuesday will be sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures between 70 and 75 Degrees. Winds will be Southeast at 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday Night: A clear night is expected on Tuesday night with low temperatures between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be South at 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday & Wednesday Night: A strong cold front is expected to push across the region late Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Even though a majority of the day Wednesday is expected to be dry with sunny skies anticipated, it appears that the strong cold front will bring with it a line of southeastward moving showers and possible thunderstorms late Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Current indications are that the showers and possible thunderstorms will first affect Western Mass between 5 pm and 9 pm and then affect Central Mass between 7 pm and 11 pm. Once the showers move past the region, skies will become partly cloudy by after midnight Wednesday night. High temperatures Wednesday will be between 75 and 80 Degrees. Low temperatures Wednesday night will be near 45 Degrees. Winds on Wednesday will be South at 10 to 20 mph. Winds on Wednesday night will be West to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Thursday & Friday: A partly sunny and windy day is expected on Thursday with high temperatures near 65 Degrees. Winds on Thursday will be North at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Clear skies are expected on Thursday night with low temperatures near 40 Degrees. Partly sunny skies are expected on Friday with high temperatures between 70 and 75 Degrees. Memorial Day Weekend: There’s expected to be a tug of war of sorts between a big high pressure system over northern New England and a developing sub-tropical storm that looks to form near the southeastern coast of the United States this weekend. The big question is how far north will the rain with that storm system make it up the East Coast. Current indications point towards that big high pressure system holding firm over our area leading to a dry Memorial Day weekend. That said, this is not 100 percent certain as there is a slight chance that at least some rain could push northward into our area on Sunday and Monday. For now though, I think the weekend should stay dry, but the progress of that storm system near the US Southeast coast will be watched closely. Saturday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 70 and 75 Degrees. Sunday and Memorial Day both look partly sunny with high temperatures between 75 and 80 Degrees.

A Very Rainy Saturday Afternoon & Saturday Evening Is Expected Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: Clouds will be on the increase tonight as moisture from a developing low pressure system near the North Carolina coast streams northward. Low temperatures will be near 50 Degrees. Winds will be Southeast at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Saturday & Saturday Night: A much needed 1 to 2 inches of rainfall is expected throughout Saturday afternoon and Saturday night as low pressure moves northeastward from the North Carolina coast into Southern New England and a frontal system pushes eastward into our area. Current indications point towards rain beginning across the entire area between 10 am and 12 pm Saturday. The rain is then expected to continue through all of Saturday afternoon and much of Saturday night. In addition, the rain is likely to fall at a heavy intensity at times. Rain looks to come to an end just after midnight or so Saturday night. High temperatures Saturday will be near 65 Degrees. Low temperatures Saturday night will be near 55 Degrees. Winds Saturday will be Southeast at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Winds Saturday night will be South at 10 to 20 mph. Sunday: That low pressure system and the associated frontal system will push to the east during Sunday. A sunny to partly sunny day is expected for Sunday with high temperatures near 75 Degrees. Winds will be West at 10 to 20 mph. Next Week’s Weather: A prolonged stretch of dry weather is expected next week as a big high pressure system sits over the area. Monday will be sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures between 65 and 70 Degrees. Tuesday will be sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures near 70 Degrees. Wednesday will be sunny with high temperatures between 75 and 80 Degrees. Thursday will be partly sunny with high temperatures between 70 and 75 Degrees. Next Friday looks sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures between 70 and 75 Degrees. Weather Outlook For Memorial Day Weekend: At least part of Memorial Day weekend looks dry as that high pressure system remains anchored over the region. Next Saturday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 75 and 80 Degrees. Next Sunday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 80 Degrees. As for Memorial Day, it’s possible that at least some rain may creep into the area as a frontal system and a low pressure system moves into the region. High temperatures will be between 70 and 75 Degrees.

A Hard Freeze Is Expected Tonight Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: A cold air mass for this time of year is expected to be in place over the area tonight. This will lead to a widespread freeze across the entire area and because of this, I urge you to either bring in any plants or cover up any plants in preparation for tonight’s freeze. Skies tonight will be clear with low temperatures between 25 and 30 Degrees. Winds will be North at 10 to 20 mph before midnight and Northwest at 5 mph or less after midnight. Thursday: An area of high pressure will be in place over the region during Thursday. This means that skies on Thursday will be sunny with high temperatures near 65 Degrees. Winds will be West at 5 to 10 mph. Thursday Night: That high pressure system will push to the east during Thursday night. Skies on Thursday night will be clear with low temperatures between 35 and 40 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 5 to 10 mph. Friday: A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected with high temperatures near 70 Degrees. Winds will be South at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Saturday: The combination of an eastward moving frontal system and a low pressure system moving northward from the North Carolina coastline will lead to a widespread rainfall across the entire area during Saturday and Saturday night. The big question is when exactly will it rain on Saturday and Saturday night. At this point, I think that there will be two rounds of rain. The first looks to occur during the morning with a break in the rain possible during the afternoon. A second round of rain looks to occur from Saturday evening that continues through Saturday night. Rainfall totals with the Saturday and Saturday night rainfall looks to range from one half of an inch (0.50”) to one inch (1.00”). High temperatures Saturday will be near 65 Degrees. Low temperatures Saturday night will be near 55 Degrees. Sunday: That low pressure system and the associated frontal system will push to the east during Sunday. Some leftover showers are possible early in the morning with increasing sunshine anticipated by afternoon. High temperatures will be near 75 Degrees. Monday Through Wednesday: Another round of dry weather looks likely for the first half of next week. Monday will be partly sunny with high temperatures between 65 and 70 Degrees. Tuesday will be sunny with high temperatures between 65 and 70 Degrees. Wednesday will be sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures near 75 Degrees.