Scattered Thunderstorms Are Expected Between 5 pm & 10 pm Today Across Western & Central Mass

It appears that there will probably be another round of thunderstorms across Western and Central Mass during this evening. Some of the thunderstorms could be on the strong side and be capable of producing wind gusts of up to 45 mph, torrential downpours with localized flooding and frequent lightning.

Generally partly sunny skies can be expected throughout this afternoon. It will be warm and very humid with high temperatures of around 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 70 and 75 Degrees.

It is expected that some scattered thunderstorms will develop within this warm and very humid air mass as we move towards this evening.

It currently appears that the scattered thunderstorms will fist affect Western Mass starting about 5-6 pm. These scattered thunderstorms will then affect Central Mass starting about 6-7 pm or so. The thunderstorms are then expected to last until about 9 pm across Western Mass and until about 10 pm across Central Mass.

As I already mentioned, some of the thunderstorms may be on the strong side & be capable of producing wind gusts of up to 45 mph, torrential downpours with localized flooding and frequent lightning.

I will be keeping close tabs on the thunderstorm potential & will post updates as needed.

11:30 pm Friday Night Weather Update For Western & Central Mass

The worst of the thunderstorms are now completely done & we're just left with an area of rain that will continue pushing across the Pioneer Valley of Western Mass and across much of Central Mass.

It is expected that this rain will continue for about the next 1-2 hours or so & should come to an end by very late tonight. There is expected to be no additional thunderstorms throughout the rest of tonight.

A warm and very humid night is also expected across the entire area.

SATURDAY looks to be a very warm and quite humid day under a mixture of sunshine and clouds. High temperatures will be close to 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 70 and 75 Degrees.

In addition to this, I do think that there will be the threat for some evening thunderstorms on Saturday. The greatest threat for thunderstorms on Saturday looks to be between 6 pm and 9 pm across Western Mass and between 7 pm and 11 pm across Central Mass. A few of the thunderstorms could be on the strong to severe side & be capable of producing gusty winds, torrential downpours with localized flooding & frequent lightning. More updates on Saturday evening's potential thunderstorm threat will be posted as needed during the day on Saturday - so, keep checking back.

SUNDAY looks to feature partly sunny skies throughout the day. High temperatures will be around 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees.

9:30 pm Friday Evening Weather Update For Western & Central Mass

Very busy evening so far with the strong thunderstorm that is now moving into Auburn, Oxford and Webster & the large area of thunderstorms that are now entering the lower Pioneer Valley of Western Mass & will be overspreading much of central and southern Worcester County.

The strong thunderstorm that is now located around Auburn, Oxford, Webster, Millbury and Sutton is expected to continue moving to the northeast and will affect the south side of Worcester, Grafton, and Westborough over the next 30-45 minutes. Very frequent lightning, gusty winds and torrential downpours with localized flooding are expected with these storms.

Thunderstorms with heavy downpours and lightning have now entered the lower Pioneer Valley of Western Mass. It is expected that these thunderstorms will affect much of the middle and lower Pioneer Valley over the next 2 hours. This means that localized flooding is going to be a big time risk & those of you out and about should be cautious and on the lookout for flooded roads.

Much of central and southern Worcester County is likely to also be affected by these thunderstorms starting over the next 30-45 minutes. Once they start, they are expected to last through at least midnight. This means that heavy rain with localized flooding is very likely & because of this, be very cautious of flooded roads between about 10 pm and midnight.

More updates will be sent out as needed.