Rain Is Expected From Friday Into Saturday Across Western & Central Mass

For This Afternoon & Tonight: An area of high pressure located to the east of New England will produce a warm southwesterly wind across the entire area during this afternoon and tonight.

Lots of sunshine can be expected throughout this afternoon. Temperatures will be near 75 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Clear to partly cloudy skies are expected during tonight. Low temperatures will be near 50 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday: An eastward moving frontal system is expected to cross our area starting on Thursday afternoon. It is expected that this front will end up stalling across Southern New England for Friday.

Cloudy skies are expected throughout the day on Thursday. In addition, some scattered showers can be expected during the afternoon hours. High temperatures will be near 70 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Thursday night is expected to be cloudy. In addition, there is the expectation that there will be scattered shower activity around throughout the night. Low temperatures will be between 50 and 55 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Through Saturday: It is expected that a frontal system will be stalled across the region during Friday and Friday night. This will lead to rain to occur across the entire area during Friday and Friday night. The rain may be heavy at times during Friday afternoon and Friday evening. That front is then expected to be nearby during Saturday and because of this, showers are expected to persist through the day on Saturday.

Rain is expected throughout the day on Friday. The rain may be heavy at times during the afternoon. High temperatures will be near 65 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Rain is expected to continue through Friday night. In addition, it is possible that the rain might be heavy at times during Friday evening. Low temperatures will be around 50 Degrees.

Scattered showers are expected throughout the day on Saturday. High temperatures will be between 60 and 65 Degrees.

Current indications are pointing towards rainfall totals of between one-half of an inch (0.50”) and one inch (1.00”) across all of Western and Central Mass from Friday into Saturday.

Sunday: It appears that the effects from that frontal boundary will hang around through Sunday. Because of this, cloudy skies can be expected on Sunday & there may be some shower activity around from time to time. High temperatures will be near 55 Degrees.