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.