Dry Weather Is Expected For A Large Chunk Of This Week Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon & Tonight: A cold front is now located just to our east & in its wake, we now have generally sunny to partly sunny skies across the entire area.

I do expect to see a partly sunny rest of this afternoon across all of Western and Central Mass. While most areas will probably stay dry, I do think that there will be a few widely scattered showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon and early this evening.

Temperatures during the rest of this afternoon will be in the upper 70s to around 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50s. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Partly cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight. Low temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be West at 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday Through Wednesday: An area of high pressure is expected to control the weather throughout Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tuesday will be partly sunny with high temperatures around 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the mid and upper 50s. Winds will be West at 10 to 15 mph.

Clear skies are expected on Tuesday night with low temperatures around 55 Degrees. Winds will be West at around 10 mph.

Wednesday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 75 and 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 50s. Winds will be West at 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Through Friday: That high pressure system will push off to the east during Thursday. At the same time this is occurring, it is expected that a frontal system will push its way eastward from the Great Lakes region. That front is expected to cross our area during Thursday night and Friday morning.

Thursday looks partly sunny for most of the day, however, skies will become cloudy by late in the day. In addition, some scattered showers are possible towards evening. High temperatures will be between 80 and 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the low to mid 60s.

Scattered showers are expected throughout Thursday night. Some of these showers may last into Friday morning before coming to an end. Some sunshine may return to the area by Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, the clouds & showers Thursday night may impact the viewing of the expected almost total lunar eclipse (maximum eclipse is at 12:12 am Thursday night). Low temperatures Thursday night will be between 60 and 65 Degrees. High temperatures Friday will be around 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures during Friday will be in the middle 60s.

Weekend Weather Outlook: At this point, it appears that an area of high pressure may build into the area during the weekend.

Saturday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 80 and 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the low 60s.

Sunday also looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 60 Degrees.

Late Sunday Morning Weather Update For Western & Central Mass

An area of widespread showers with heavy downpours are making its way across Central and Western Mass. The back edge of these showers are now moving into the Pioneer Valley.

It is expected that these showers will come to an end across all of Western Mass by midday and then come to an end across Central Mass by between 1 and 2 pm this afternoon.

This means that it is going to rain hard at times across a large part of Central Mass for the next 2-3 hours.

Once these showers move out of the area by early this afternoon, I do think that we may see some peeks of sunshine during the mid and late afternoon hours of today. That being said, I don't think that we'll be completely done with seeing shower and thunderstorm activity.

I do think that we may see a few thunderstorms from about mid-afternoon until about early this evening. I do think that the thunderstorm coverage will be very widely scattered & because of this, many areas probably wont see any thunderstorm activity during this afternoon and this evening.

Additionally, it is possible that a couple of the thunderstorms from mid-afternoon until early this afternoon could be on the strong side and be capable of producing some locally gusty winds, heavy downpours, small hail and lightning.

I will be keeping an eye on things in terms of thunderstorm development and will have updates for you as needed.

Friday Afternoon Weather Update On This Weekend's Forecast For Western & Central Mass

There have been some changes to the weekend weather forecast for Western & Central Mass. It now appears as if Sunday will be the much wetter day of the weekend & that Saturday may end up turning out rather dry.

The reason for these changes have to do with a wave of low pressure moving northeastward from the Mid-Atlantic states and the forward speed of an eastward moving frontal system. It appears that both weather systems will move much slower than previously thought.

That wave of low pressure looks to now move across Southern New England during late Saturday night and Sunday morning. This will be followed by a frontal system that looks to cross our area during Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening.

FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON & TONIGHT: Cloudy skies are expected to persist across central and southern parts of Worcester County throughout the rest of this afternoon and during tonight. Meanwhile, partly sunny skies are expected throughout the rest of this afternoon with partly cloudy skies expected tonight across northern Worcester County and across all of Western Mass.

Temperatures throughout the rest of this afternoon will range from the upper 60s to low 70s across central and southern Worcester County to the mid 70s to near 80 Degrees across northern Worcester County and across all of Western Mass. Low temperatures tonight will be around 55 Degrees.

SATURDAY now looks to be a generally cloudy day, however, some breaks of sunshine are possible from time to time. It is possible that there will be some areas of light drizzle from time to time during the day. Additionally, a shower or two is a possibility during the afternoon. High temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. Winds will be Northeast at around 10 mph.

Cloudy skies are expected throughout SATURDAY NIGHT. In addition, it appears that an increase in shower activity can be expected during the after midnight hours. Right now, it appears that the shower coverage should be scattered in nature during the after midnight hours. Low temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northeast at 5 to 10 mph.

SUNDAY looks as if it's going to be a pretty wet day overall. I do think that we may end up seeing two rounds of showers during the day on Sunday.

The first round looks to occur during the morning as that low pressure system crosses Southern New England. So, fairly widespread showers can be expected throughout the morning on Sunday. There may even be a rumble or two of thunder. This first round of showers looks to come to an end by or just before midday Sunday.

A second round of showers & probably some scattered thunderstorms is expected from about mid to late afternoon Sunday through Sunday evening. These showers and scattered thunderstorms will be associated with a frontal system that will cross our area.

So, I am expecting to see a break in the shower activity for at least a couple of hours during the early afternoon hours. This will be followed by some scattered showers and scattered thunderstorms starting about mid-afternoon Sunday and continuing through late Sunday afternoon and Sunday evening. It is possible that a couple of the thunderstorms could be on the strong side & be capable of producing some gusty winds and heavy downpours.

High temperatures Sunday will be between 70 and 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the middle 60s. Winds will be East at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and Southwest at 7 to 14 mph in the afternoon.