Another Day Of Thunderstorms Expected On Wednesday Across Western & Central Mass

Tonight looks a lot quieter in terms of weather across the region. Skies will be cloudy with humid conditions tonight. In addition, there may be some very isolated showers this evening. Low temperatures will be near 65 Degrees. Winds will be South at 10 to 20 mph. Wednesday looks like another active weather day with thunderstorms a threat from late morning through the afternoon and evening hours. Skies on Wednesday will be cloudy and it will be warm and very humid. It appears that scattered thunderstorms will develop across mainly Central Mass by late morning with the scattered thunderstorms persisting into the early afternoon hours. It then appears that additional scattered thunderstorms will track eastward across Western Mass during the late afternoon hours and then across Central Mass during the early evening hours. Heavy downpours and frequent lightning will be the primary threat from thunderstorms. That said, a strong thunderstorm or two is possible and any strong storms could produce some very gusty winds. High temperatures Wednesday will be between 75 and 80 Degrees. Winds will be South at 5 to 10 mph. Turning To Wednesday Night – It appears that scattered thunderstorms will persist until about midnight across mostly Central Mass with dry weather anticipated after midnight. It will still be quite humid with low temperatures near 65 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 5 to 10 mph. Thursday looks to feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds, along with warm and humid conditions. An isolated shower or two is possible during the afternoon, but most areas should stay dry. High temperatures will be near 80 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 5 to 10 mph. Friday is expected to be partly sunny, warm and humid with high temperatures between 80 and 85 Degrees. Turning To This Weekend: Current indications point towards Saturday being the better weather day and Sunday looking quite unsettled. Saturday looks like it’ll feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds with high temperatures near 80 Degrees. A frontal boundary is forecast to push through the area during the day on Sunday. In addition, a wave of low pressure may try to form along this front, which could enhance the rainfall. This all means that I expect widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms during Sunday, especially in the afternoon. It will be very humid with high temperatures near 75 Degrees. Looking Even Further Ahead Towards Monday Of Next Week & The Fourth Of July – It appears that scattered showers will persist into at least part of Monday with the Fourth of July currently looking dry under partly sunny skies. High temperatures Monday will be near 80 Degrees. High temperatures for the Fourth of July will be near 85 Degrees. Unfortunately, both days also look humid.

Scattered Thunderstorms End By 4-4:30 pm With More Thunderstorms Likely Very Late Tonight

A scattering of thunderstorms continues to push northward across Western and Central Mass at the time of this writing. Some of these thunderstorms have had some really heavy downpours. For instance, Worcester Airport recorded a quarter of an inch of rain in 10 minutes time.

It appears that this current batch of thunderstorms will move out of the region by about the 4-4:30 pm time frame. We will then be left in a lull in the action for several hours very late this afternoon and this evening - although, it will be very humid and warm across the region. That said, some additional thunderstorms could affect the Berkshires early this evening.

Beyond this, I think that there's the likelihood for a complex of thunderstorms to affect the region during the very late night hours of tonight into the pre-dawn hours of Tuesday morning.

Current indications are that this complex of thunderstorms, some of them possibly strong, will push into Western Mass by about 2 am or so Tuesday morning and then move into Central Mass around the 2-3 am time frame Tuesday morning. Heavy downpours, frequent lightning and the possibility of very gusty winds will accompany the very late night thunderstorms.

These storms should push out of the area by about 6 am Tuesday morning.

I do apologize in advance if these fireworks from Mother Nature wake you up tonight. I'm sure I'll be up too with some very nervous and scared dogs.

Very Humid Weather With Scattered Thunderstorms Expected To Continue Into The New Work Week

Radar imagery at the time of this writing indicated some scattered thunderstorms are popping up across the region. The highest coverage of thunderstorms are in the Berkshires right now. I expect to see scattered thunderstorms to continue across the region for the rest of this afternoon with the thunderstorms diminishing towards midnight tonight. These are expected to be very slow-moving thunderstorms and because of this, areas that get stuck under a thunderstorm will see a prolonged period of heavy rain leading to localized street and highway flooding. Temperatures in the low to mid 80s and Dew Point temperatures around 70 Degrees will continue to make it feel very sticky the rest of this afternoon. Turning To Monday – Another round of scattered thunderstorms are expected to commence around midday Monday and continue throughout the afternoon. In fact, thunderstorms will probably persist well into the night on Monday night. The main threat from thunderstorms will be heavy downpours. It will be warm and very humid on Monday with high temperatures between 80 and 85 Degrees. More of the same type of weather is expected on both Tuesday & Wednesday with warm and very humid conditions along with showers and scattered thunderstorms each day, especially during both Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons and evenings. Main threat with the heavier showers and thunderstorms will be heavy downpours. That said, we’ll have to watch how favorable the atmosphere is for strong thunderstorms as there is a chance that a few of the thunderstorms could be on the strong side with gusty winds on both Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. High temperatures Tuesday will be near 80 Degrees. High temperatures Wednesday will be near 75 Degrees. I want to close this by saying that not everybody is going to see thunderstorms the next few days. Some areas may not see any downpours while other areas see multiple rounds of thunderstorms the next few days. I will be keeping an eye on things and will alert you and update you on the stronger storms that are occurring in the coming days.