Rain Is Expected Tonight Across Western & Central Mass (Issued: Saturday Afternoon 1/10/2026)

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Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH for following me here at Route 20 Weather. NOW, FOR THE LATEST FORECAST:

For Tonight: An area of low pressure is expected to track across Southern New England during tonight. This storm system promises to bring a cold rain to the entire area during a large part of tonight. That being said, some areas in the northern Worcester Hills (especially near and north of Route 2) and areas in the Berkshires may see freezing rain instead of rain during tonight leading to icy conditions in these areas.

Rain is expected to overspread the entire area by about 5-6 pm this afternoon. The rain is then expected to continue throughout all of this evening before it tapers off to scattered rain showers during the after midnight hours of tonight.

As I already mentioned, freezing rain could occur across the northern Worcester Hills (especially areas near and north of Route 2) and across the Berkshires throughout this evening. This freezing rain may lead to icy conditions across these areas.

Low temperatures will be around 35 Degrees. Winds will be East at 10 to 15 mph before midnight and North to Northwest at around 10 mph after midnight.

Sunday: Sunday is expected to start out cloudy, however, skies will be partly sunny during the afternoon.

High temperatures will be between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Sunday Night: A cold front is expected to push through the area during Sunday evening. This front could bring with it a few snow showers to the entire area between about 7 pm and 11 pm. Any snow showers will be capable of producing a quick dusting of snow as they move through.

Once the front moves through, expect clear to partly cloudy skies and windy conditions during the after midnight hours.

Low temperatures will be near 20 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 15 to 20 mph before midnight and West to Northwest at 20 to 30 mph after midnight.

Next Week’s Weather Outlook Includes A Possible Storm For Late Next Week: Monday looks to be a sunny to partly sunny day with high temperatures between 35 and 40 Degrees. Winds will be West at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Tuesday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 40 and 45 Degrees.

A frontal system is expected to push through the area during the day on Wednesday. This means that cloudy skies can be expected throughout the day on Wednesday. In addition, scattered rain showers can be expected during the day on Wednesday. High temperatures will be near 45 Degrees.

The weather may turn much more interesting by late next week as a deep upper level trough of low pressure looks to drop into the eastern United States. This will not only bring another round of colder temperatures, but it may also bring with it a coastal storm that could lead to the potential for snow on Friday. That being said, there is considerable differences in the various weather forecast guidance on what might happen. Some guidance shows a storm track that would keep the low pressure system well out to sea leading to no snow at all. Other weather forecast guidance points to a storm track near the south coast of New England & this would lead to a snowy Friday across the entire area.

This possible storm for late next week is something that’ll be watched closely in the coming days & I will certainly have updates for you.