Extremely High Brush Fire Danger Expected On Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: A weak weather disturbance will pass through the area during tonight. This disturbance will bring with it some cloudiness, but it will not produce any sort of shower activity.

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

Monday: Extremely high brush fire danger is expected throughout the day on Monday due to lots of sunshine, gusty Northwest winds and extremely dry ground conditions.

High temperatures will be near 60 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Tuesday Through Wednesday: Brush fire danger will continue to be extremely high for both Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tuesday looks sunny with high temperatures near 55 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 8 to 16 mph with gusts to 25-30 mph.

Wednesday also looks sunny with high temperatures between 55 and 60 Degrees.

There’s Actually Rain In The Forecast For Thursday & Thursday Night: You did read that right, I’m actually forecasting actual rain for a little later this week as a frontal boundary pushes through the area and combines with some of the moisture from the remnants of Sara.

The latest weather forecast guidance seems to be trending towards more rainfall than what they were showing even yesterday.

This means that I think that it’s fairly likely that we’ll see a good drink of rain across the entire area with this upcoming system.

Rain looks to begin across the entire area just before sunrise Thursday morning and then continue throughout the day on Thursday. Rain then continues into the first half of Thursday night before coming to an end well after midnight Thursday night.

Latest indications seem to be pointing towards the possibility of 1 to 2 inches of total rainfall and this is obviously going to be extremely welcome.

High temperatures Thursday will be between 45 and 50 Degrees. Low temperatures Thursday night will be near 40 Degrees.

Unsettled Weather Persists Friday & Saturday: An upper level low pressure system is expected to follow right behind this frontal system, which will lead to unsettled weather for Friday and Saturday. In fact, some of the first snowflakes of the season could occur during Friday and Friday night, especially in the Worcester Hills and the Berkshires.

Friday looks cloudy with on and off rain showers throughout the day. Some snow showers may mix in with the rain showers in the Worcester Hills and the Berkshires. High temperatures will be near 40 Degrees.

Friday night looks cloudy with scattered rain and snow showers. Low temperatures will be near 35 Degrees.

Saturday looks cloudy with some isolated rain showers possible. High temperatures will be between 45 and 50 Degrees.

Extremely High Brush Fire Danger Expected This Weekend Across Western & Central Mass

It looks like we're going to have yet another weekend where the brush fire danger is EXTREME, especially on Saturday.

I know a lot of you want to get out there and get that fall cleanup done, but I urge you to use extreme care when doing so. DO NOT do any of these activities, which could lead to a fast moving and fast spreading brush fire:

- DO NOT burn brush piles, trash or raked up leaves.

- DO NOT have any sort of a campfire.

- DO NOT start a fire in your fire pit.

- DO NOT use a charcoal grill.

- DO NOT use power tools of any sort in high grass or in dry leaves.

- DO NOT park or idle your vehicle in tall grass or on dry leaves.

- DO NOT improperly discard cigarettes.

- DO NOT dump ash in leaves or in high grass.

The weather tomorrow (Saturday) looks sunny with high temperatures between 55 and 60 Degrees. It looks very dry and windy, which will lead to a EXTREME danger for brush fires. How dry will it be? Humidity levels are expected to be between 25 and 30 percent. Winds on Saturday will be Northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30-35 mph.

Sunday also looks sunny with high temperatures between 55 and 60 Degrees. Humidity levels still look to be quite dry with readings of around 30 percent, but winds will be a little lower. Still though, brush fire danger is likely to be EXTREME on Sunday as well. Winds on Sunday will be Northwest at 8 to 16 mph.

Those of you that are looking for rain (I know I am!!!), we might be in luck for some meaningful rainfall on Thursday of next week. Current indications are that a frontal system will push through the area leading to widespread showers across the area throughout Thursday. It's possible that some of the moisture and energy from the remnants of Tropical Storm Sara could "juice up" the front a bit. If this occurs, then we could be looking at a much more steady rain that brings appreciable amounts of rain to the area. Something to watch for sure.

Extremely High Brush Fire Danger Expected On Both Friday & Saturday Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: Partly cloudy skies are expected tonight across the entire area. Low temperatures will be near 25 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

I wanted to mention that the relative humidity values are expected to be fairly low for an overnight period with readings of 40 to 45 percent. These low humidity values and the continued extremely dry ground conditions means that the brush fire danger will be very high throughout tonight, which is something we are definitely not used to here in Southern New England.

Friday: Extremely high brush fire danger is expected throughout the day on Friday due to lots of sunshine, gusty Northwest winds, extremely low humidity values of around 25 percent and extremely dry ground conditions.

High temperatures on Friday will be near 55 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Because of this, I AM BEGGING & PLEADING with you to NOT do any of these activities that would potentially lead to a fast moving and fast spreading brush fire:

- Burning of brush piles.

- Having any sort of a campfire.

- Starting a fire in your fire pit.

- Using a charcoal grill.

- Using power tools of any sort in high grass or in dry leaves.

- Parking or idling your vehicle in tall grass or on dry leaves.

- Improperly discarding cigarettes.

- Dumping ash in leaves or in high grass.

Local fire departments continue to work their butts off responding to numerous brush fires and illegal burns and unfortunately, I expect them to have a very busy day tomorrow. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do not add to their workload by accidentally starting a brush fire. I PLEAD & BEG you - DO NOT do any sort of burning!!

Saturday: I expect that the brush fire danger on Saturday will be extremely high once again due to a combination of lots of sunshine, gusty West to Northwest winds, low humidity values of around 30 percent and extremely dry ground conditions.

High temperatures on Saturday will be near 55 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Sunday: The winds are expected to diminish some on Sunday, which will lessen the brush fire danger a little bit. That said, I still anticipate very high brush fire danger throughout Sunday.

Sunday looks sunny with high temperatures between 55 and 60 Degrees.

Next Week’s Weather Outlook: Appreciable amounts of rainfall will continue to be hard to come by during at least the first half of next week leading to the continuation of very high to extreme brush fire danger.

Monday looks cloudy with high temperatures near 55 Degrees.

Tuesday looks sunny with high temperatures between 50 and 55 Degrees.

Wednesday also looks sunny with high temperatures between 50 and 55 Degrees.

Beyond this, the weather forecast guidance are showing hints that a storm system and its associated frontal system might actually bring us rain on Thursday into next Friday. That said, we’ve seen this before with guidance giving us hope for rain only to evaporate when the time comes. This means I don’t quite believe this will occur, just yet. I’d like to see some consistency in the guidance before I start jumping up and down in joy for any incoming rain. Call me skeptically hopeful for rain Thursday into Friday of next week. It’s something that I’ll be watching closely and will have updates as needed.