1 To 2 Inches Of Rain Is Still Expected From Monday Afternoon Through Monday Night & Into Much Of The Day On Tuesday Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon: A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. It’s possible that there could be a very isolated shower or thunderstorm across the northern Worcester Hills late this afternoon and early this evening. Any thunderstorms will not be strong or severe.

Temperatures will be between 75 and 80 Degrees. Winds will be West at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Clear to partly cloudy skies are expected during this evening. Skies are then expected to become cloudy during the after midnight of tonight. Low temperatures will be near 55 Degrees. Winds will be West at around 10 mph.

1 To 2 Inches Of Rain Is Expected From Monday Afternoon Through Monday Night & Into Much Of Tuesday: An area of low pressure is expected to track across the area during Monday night. This low pressure system is expected to bring a widespread, soaking rainfall to all of Western and Central Mass from Monday afternoon through Monday night and into much of the day on Tuesday.

Rain is expected to develop across the entire area by or just before midday Monday. A steady rain is then then expected to continue throughout all of Monday afternoon.

As we get into Monday night, it looks as though the rain will become much more showery in nature & there is expected to be a threat for thunderstorms. This means that we can expect fairly widespread showers throughout Monday night that will contain heavy rain. In addition, there will be some scattered thunderstorms around during Monday night. While any thunderstorms will not be strong or severe, they will be capable of producing heavy downpours.

During Tuesday, widespread showers are expected to continue throughout the morning before they slowly come to an end during the afternoon.

Total rainfall amounts from Monday afternoon through Monday night and Tuesday will average between 1 and 2 inches across all of Western and Central Mass. This will most definitely be a very welcome widespread, soaking rainfall for all of Western and Central Mass.

High temperatures Monday will be around 70 Degrees. Low temperatures Monday night will be near 55 Degrees. High temperatures Tuesday will be between 70 and 75 Degrees.

Winds on Monday will be West at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and East at 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds on Monday night will be East at around 10 mph. Winds on Tuesday will be North to Northwest at around 10 mph.

Wednesday Through Friday: Wednesday looks partly sunny with high temperatures around 80 Degrees.

A cold front is expected to begin approaching the area from the Great Lakes region during Thursday. This means that Thursday will start out partly sunny, but will become cloudy during the afternoon. In addition, there is the possibility for a few scattered showers or thunderstorms during the afternoon. High temperatures will be near 80 Degrees.

That cold front looks to push through the area during Friday. Cloudy skies are expected all day Friday. In addition, there will be a scattering of showers throughout the day & the possibility of a few afternoon thunderstorms. High temperatures will be near 80 Degrees.

A Soaking 1 To 2 Inches Of Rain Is Expected Monday Afternoon & Monday Night Across Western & Central Mass

FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON: A west and northwesterly wind flow has introduced a little bit of unstable air over the region. This has led to the development of scattered cumulus clouds across Western and Central Mass as of early this afternoon. In addition, radar imagery revealed there are some scattered showers occurring to our north across southern Vermont and southern New Hampshire.

It is expected that these scattered showers will gradually push southward into our area as the afternoon progresses. This means that there could be a few showers and perhaps a thunderstorm or two across mainly Central Mass during late this afternoon and this evening. Any thunderstorms are likely to not be strong or severe. That said, some locally heavy downpours will accompany any thunderstorms late this afternoon and this evening.

It will continue to be windy throughout the rest of this afternoon with West to Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

Temperatures during the rest of this afternoon will be in the middle 70s.

SUNDAY looks to start out partly sunny during the morning, however, as we get into the afternoon we should see a buildup of cumulus clouds due to instability across the region. There could be a few showers and maybe a thunderstorm during the late afternoon and evening hours of Sunday. Any thunderstorms will not be strong or severe, but will be capable of producing locally heavy downpours.

High temperatures Sunday will be between 75 and 80 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph.

A SOAKING RAINFALL IS EXPECTED DURING MONDAY AFTERNOON & MONDAY NIGHT: An area of low pressure is expected to cross the region during late in the day Monday and during Monday night. This storm system is likely to bring a widespread soaking rainfall across all of Western & Central Mass during Monday afternoon and Monday night.

Rain looks to overspread all of Western and Central Mass by about late Monday morning. Rain is then expected across the entire area throughout all of Monday afternoon and all of Monday night. Additionally, the rain is likely to be heavy at times during Monday afternoon and Monday night.

The rain then looks to persist into part of Tuesday morning before it comes to an end by mid to late morning Tuesday.

Rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches can be expected across all of Western and Central Mass during Monday afternoon and Monday night.

High temperatures on Monday will be in the upper 60s to low 70s. Low temperatures Monday night will be near 55 Degrees. High temperatures Tuesday will be between 70 and 75 Degrees.

Winds on Monday will be East at around 10 mph. Winds on Monday night will be North at around 10 mph.

Weekend Weather Forecast For Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon: A westerly wind flow will be in place across the entire area throughout the rest of this afternoon.

A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures will be in the mid and upper 70s. Dew point temperatures are expected to fall into the low 50s. Winds will be west at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight. Low temperatures will be around 55 Degrees. Winds will be West at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Saturday: That westerly wind flow will continue to be in place across the region throughout the day on Saturday.

This means that a mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the day on Saturday. There’s the possibility for an isolated shower or two during Saturday evening, mainly across Central Mass.

High temperatures will be between 75 and 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the lower 50s. Winds will be West at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30-35 mph.

Sunday: A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the day on Sunday. There’s the possibility for a couple of isolated showers during the afternoon. Most areas though should stay dry all day Sunday.

High temperatures will be between 75 and 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the lower 50s. Winds will be West at 10 to 20 mph.

Monday: A rainy Monday is expected across all of Western and Central Mass as a low pressure system tracks right over our area.

Rain is expected all day on Monday with the rain continuing through all of Monday night. In addition, it is possible that the rain will be heavy at times, especially during Monday afternoon and Monday evening.

Rainfall totals on Monday and Monday night will average between 1 and 2 inches across all of Western and Central Mass.

High temperatures Monday will be between 65 and 70 Degrees.

Tuesday Through Next Friday: That low pressure system is expected to depart to the east on Tuesday. This means that any leftover rain will come to an end during the morning on Tuesday with cloudy skies expected during Tuesday afternoon. High temperatures Tuesday will be around 75 Degrees.

Wednesday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 80 Degrees.

Thursday looks to start out partly sunny, however, skies will become cloudy during the afternoon. In addition, there is the possibility for a few scattered showers or thunderstorms during the afternoon. High temperatures will be between 75 and 80 Degrees.

Next Friday is expected to be cloudy. There will also be the possibility of some scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. High temperatures will be near 80 Degrees.