Snow & Sleet Monday Morning Changes To All Rain By Late Monday Morning With Rain Continuing Through Monday Afternoon

For Tonight: Clear skies are expected early this evening. Increasing clouds are then expected later this evening as a warm front out ahead of a low pressure system over the Great Lakes region lifts northward towards our area. Any precipitation associated with that warm front will wait to begin across the region until about sunrise Monday morning.

Low temperatures will be between 20 and 25 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph before midnight and Southeast at 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Monday: That warm front will continue lifting northward towards our area during Monday leading to a pretty unsettled day across the area.

Snow and sleet will begin across the entire area around sunrise Monday morning. This snow and sleet is then expected to continue for a few hours on Monday morning before it changes to rain from south to north.

This change from snow and sleet to all rain will first occur across the lower Pioneer Valley of Western Mass around mid-morning Monday and then across areas near and south of the Mass Pike around late Monday morning. Further north, the changeover from snow and sleet to all rain is likely to take longer to occur due to the expectations of below freezing temperatures having a tougher time to rise to above freezing. Because of this, snow and sleet may last until about midday across areas north of the Mass Pike and especially in the Berkshires and the Worcester Hills.

Most areas of Western and Central Mass will probably see a dusting to perhaps up to one inch of snow and sleet accumulation during Monday morning. The exception looks to be across the Berkshires and the northern Worcester Hills where 1 to 2 inches of snow and sleet accumulation looks likely.

Rain is then expected throughout much of Monday afternoon across the entire area & this should quickly wash away the snow that accumulates. The rain is then expected to come to an end during the late afternoon hours.

High temperatures will be between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be Southeast at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and becoming West to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph during the afternoon.

Monday Night & Tuesday: Clear to partly cloudy skies are expected on Monday night with low temperatures between 30 and 35 Degrees. Winds will be West at 6 to 12 mph.

Tuesday looks to feature a mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds with high temperatures near 50 Degrees. Winds will be West at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Wednesday: An area of low pressure is expected to track well east of New England during the day on Wednesday. The track of this low pressure system should be far enough offshore to not be a concern in terms of our weather on Wednesday.

This means that skies on Wednesday will feature a mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds. High temperatures will be near 50 Degrees.

Thursday & Friday: An area of high pressure will control the weather throughout the day on Thursday. This means that lots of sunshine can be expected throughout Thursday with high temperatures between 45 and 50 Degrees.

A partly sunny day is expected on Friday with high temperatures near 50 Degrees.

Snow Late Sunday Night Into Monday Morning Changes To Rain By Midday Monday Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: Clear skies are expected throughout tonight with low temperatures between 25 and 30 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph before midnight and becoming Southwest at 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Saturday & Saturday Night: Another cold front is expected to move across the area during Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening.

Skies will start out sunny to partly sunny during Saturday morning with a mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds expected during Saturday afternoon. Additionally, some isolated rain showers can be expected during late Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. High temperatures Saturday will be near 55 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

As we get into Saturday night, expect any isolated showers during the early evening hours to give way to clear skies by midnight. Clear skies are then expected during the after midnight hours. Low temperatures will be between 20 and 25 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30-35 mph.

Sunday: An area of high pressure will very briefly build across the region during the day on Sunday.

This means that lots of sunshine can be expected throughout the day on Sunday with high temperatures near 45 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Sunday Night & Monday: An area of low pressure is expected to move across the central and eastern Great Lakes region during Sunday night and then crosses northern New England during Monday. At the same time this is occurring, it is expected that a warm front will lift northward across the region during the late night hours of Sunday night into the day on Monday.

Precipitation is expected to overspread the entire area during the after midnight hours of Sunday night. It appears that there will be enough cold air in place for the precipitation to be in the form of snow across the entire area when it begins during the after midnight hours of Sunday night.

This snow may last into the first part of Monday morning before it changes to rain from south to north during the mid and late morning hours of Monday. The rain is then expected to continue through midday Monday before it comes to an end by the early and mid-afternoon hours of Monday.

Even though it is expected to snow for a while late Sunday night into part of Monday morning, snow amounts are anticipated to be fairly light with most areas seeing up to one inch of snow accumulation. The exception to this could be across the northern Worcester Hills and across the Berkshires where 1 to 2 inches of snow accumulation is a possibility.

Low temperatures Sunday night will be between 25 and 30 Degrees. High temperatures by Monday afternoon will be between 40 and 45 Degrees.

Tuesday Through Next Friday: A partly sunny day is expected on Tuesday with high temperatures near 50 Degrees.

Another weather system will affect the area during Wednesday bringing with it a cloudy day, along with the possibility of some rain shower activity. High temperatures will be between 45 and 50 Degrees.

Thursday and next Friday both look sunny to partly sunny. High temperatures Thursday will be near 45 Degrees. High temperatures next Friday will be between 45 and 50 Degrees.

Rain Is Expected From Late Thursday Night Through Much Of The Day On Friday Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: Skies are expected to start out clear to partly cloudy this evening, but will become cloudy during the after midnight hours of tonight. Some areas of fog and drizzle will also move in by sunrise Thursday morning.

Low temperatures tonight will be between 35 and 40 Degrees. Winds will be Southeast at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday: A fairly dreary day is expected on Thursday as an east to southeast wind flow imports lots of clouds, areas of fog and drizzle into the region throughout the day on Thursday.

High temperatures will be near 55 Degrees. Winds will be Southeast at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night Through Friday: A frontal system is still expected to push through the area during late Thursday night into the day on Friday. As it does so, an area of low pressure will form along this front somewhere just south of the south coast of New England by early Friday morning. It is now looking like this low pressure system probably will not be able to pull down enough cold air on its western side to cause a widespread change from rain to snow on Friday morning. Instead, all precipitation on Thursday night and Friday will probably be in the form of all rain.

It now looks like rain will begin across the entire area during the after midnight hours of Thursday night. The rain is then expected to continue through all of Friday morning before it gradually tapers off and ends during Friday afternoon.

Total rainfall amounts from late Thursday night into the day on Friday are expected to average between one half of an inch (0.50”) and three quarters of an inch (0.75”).

Low temperatures Thursday night will be near 35 Degrees. High temperatures Friday will be between 40 and 45 Degrees.

Winds on Thursday night will be Southeast at 5 to 10 mph before midnight and North to Northeast at 7 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds on Friday will be North to Northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

This Weekend: A weak secondary frontal system is expected to push through the area during Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening with high pressure building in during the day on Sunday.

Saturday looks to feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds with some scattered showers during the afternoon and evening. High temperatures will be near 55 Degrees.

Sunday is expected to be sunny with high temperatures near 45 Degrees.

Early Next Week: Yet another frontal system and its associated low pressure is expected to move through the area during Monday afternoon and Monday night. While mostly all rain is expected with this weather system from Monday afternoon through Monday night, it’s possible that the precipitation may start as snow on Monday afternoon and Monday evening across the northern Worcester Hills and the Berkshires. Any snow on Monday afternoon and Monday evening should change to all rain during the overnight hours of Monday night.

Rain is then expected to come to an end by early Tuesday morning with skies remaining cloudy throughout the day on Tuesday.

High temperatures Monday will be between 35 and 40 Degrees. Low temperatures Monday night will be near 35 Degrees. High temperatures Tuesday will be near 50 Degrees.