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

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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.

Areas Of Fog & Below Freezing Temperatures Will Lead To The Threat For Black Ice Tonight Across Western & Central Mass (Issued: Late Thursday Afternoon 1/8/2026)

Another Icy Night Is Expected Tonight With The Threat For Black Ice: An area of high pressure is expected to push to the east during tonight. Skies will be clear to partly cloudy, however, I do think that there will be areas of fog across the region throughout tonight.

The combination of below freezing temperatures, areas of fog and the freezing of snow melt and slush will lead to the threat for black ice during tonight. This black ice threat looks to persist into Friday morning.

I urge you to use caution tonight and Friday morning if you are out and about. Untreated roads will be slick in spots. Decks, stairs, driveways, walkways and parking lots will likely be icy tonight. Because of this, watch that first step when going outside tonight or on Friday morning.

It does appear that the black ice threat should end by mid-morning Friday as temperatures rise above freezing.

Low temperatures tonight will be between 25 and 30 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Afternoon & Friday Night: A southwesterly wind flow looks to set up during Friday afternoon and Friday night. Because of this, temperatures will rise to between 44 and 49 Degrees during Friday afternoon and only fall back to between 35 and 40 Degrees during Friday night. This will lead to a substantial amount of snow melt across the region.

In addition to this, a warm front is expected to push through the region during Friday night. This warm front will likely bring with it some rain showers during Friday evening.

So, Friday afternoon looks cloudy with high temperatures between 44 and 49 Degrees. Winds will be South to Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Friday night will be cloudy and there will be some rain shower activity during the evening. Low temperatures will be between 35 and 40 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30-35 mph before midnight and West at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30-35 mph after midnight.

Saturday Through Sunday: An area of low pressure is expected to track northeastward from the Mid-Atlantic states during Saturday afternoon and then cross Southern New England during Saturday night. This low pressure system is expected to bring rain to the entire area throughout Saturday night.

Saturday looks to start out partly sunny, however, skies will quickly become cloudy by afternoon. Some rain looks to begin overspreading the area by Saturday evening. High temperatures will be around 45 Degrees. Winds will be West at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and East at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

Rain is expected throughout Saturday night. At this point, it appears that rainfall amounts of between one half (0.50”) of an inch and three quarters (0.75”) of an inch can be expected on Saturday night. Low temperatures will be between 35 and 40 Degrees. Winds will be East to Northeast at 6 to 12 mph.

Sunday looks cloudy throughout the day with temperatures in the upper 30s to low 40s.

Sunday Night & Monday: A cold front is expected to push across the area during Sunday evening. This front may have enough forcing and moisture to produce some isolated snow showers during Sunday evening.

Once that front passes, temperatures will quickly fall during the after midnight hours reaching to between 20 and 25 Degrees by late Sunday night. This means that any remaining standing water or moisture will freeze by sunrise Monday morning leading to some slippery conditions for the Monday morning commute.

Monday looks to be a sunny to partly sunny day with high temperatures around 35 Degrees.

Areas Of Black Ice Are Expected Tonight Across Western & Central Mass (Issued: 3:15 pm Wednesday 1/7/2026)

Even though the freezing rain, sleet and snow are now done across the entire area, I do think that we are in for very slippery conditions tonight as temperatures fall into the mid and upper 20s.

Any slush or melted snow will freeze on untreated surfaces shortly after the sun sets & because of this, I do think that black ice is going to be a threat starting as soon as 6 pm and continuing throughout tonight. The black ice threat looks to persist into Thursday morning, but should abate by late morning as temperatures rise to well above freezing.

Be careful if you are out and about tonight and Thursday morning. Untreated roads are likely to be slick in spots. Additionally, decks and steps will be icy tonight, so watch that first step when going outside tonight.