Showers Will Continue Throughout Today Across Western & Central Mass

It's going to be a rather unsettled day across all of Western and Central Mass as a frontal boundary hangs around near our area.

TODAY: Lots of clouds, along with quite a bit in the way of scattered shower activity can be expected throughout today across Western and Central Mass. High temperatures today will be near 60 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at around 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight. In addition, scattered showers are expected all night long. Low temperatures will be between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at around 10 mph before midnight and West to Northwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph after midnight.

Turning to SUNDAY, it is expected that the day will start out cloudy & it's possible there could be an isolated shower around during the morning. During Sunday afternoon, skies are expected to gradually become sunny to partly sunny. Additionally, it is expected to be windy throughout the day on Sunday. High temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30-35 mph.

MONDAY - A weak upper-level weather disturbance is expected to cross the region during Monday. This means that cloudy skies can be expected throughout the day on Monday. In addition, it is possible that there could be a few showers around from time to time. High temperatures will be near 50 Degrees. It is expected to be windy on Monday with West to Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 35 mph.

Rain, Moderate To Heavy At Times, Will Continue Through This Afternoon & Tonight Across Western & Central Mass (Posted at 10:30 am Friday 11/6/2026)

Rain is now falling across all of Western and Central Mass at the time of this post. The rain is falling at a moderate to heavy rate across the region. Even a thunderstorm has occurred here in Sturbridge over the past 30 minutes.

The rain is expected to continue through all of this afternoon and all of tonight. The rain is expected to fall at a moderate to heavy intensity at times during the rest of this morning through this afternoon & into this evening.

Temperatures this afternoon will be in the middle 60s & low temperatures tonight will be near 50 Degrees.

The rain is expected to come to an end by or just before sunrise Saturday morning. Saturday is then expected to be cloudy & I expect to see some scattered showers from time to time during the day. High temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees.

Sunday looks cloudy & overall dry. That said, it is possible that there could be a very isolated shower in a couple of spots, but again most areas should stay dry on Sunday. High temperatures will be between 50 and 55 Degrees.

Scattered Showers This Afternoon & Tonight Will Become A Steady Rain On Friday & Friday Night Across Western & Central Mass

For This Afternoon & Tonight: Weather analysis at the time of this post showed a frontal system now located over western New York State. It is expected that this frontal system will slowly cross our area late this afternoon and tonight. It is then expected that this front will stall over Southern New England during Friday.

Scattered showers can be expected during this afternoon, especially over Western Mass. Temperatures will be near 70 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Turning to tonight, it is expected that scattered shower activity can be expected throughout the night. Low temperatures will be near 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. At this point, it appears that Western Mass may end up seeing more in the way of periods of light rain during Friday and Friday night. Meanwhile, a more steady rain looks to occur across Central Mass during Friday and Friday night & especially during Friday afternoon into Friday night. The most recent data seems to indicate that the heaviest rain may end up occurring just to our east and southeast across Southeast Mass & the Cape.

Friday looks to feature periods of light rain across Western Mass & a more steady rain across Central Mass. The steadiest of the rain across Central Mass may end up occurring during the afternoon. High temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Turning to Friday night, periods of light rain is expected to continue across Western Mass & a steady rain can be expected across Central Mass throughout the night. Low temperatures will be around 50 Degrees. Winds will be North at around 10 mph.

Scattered showers are expected throughout the day on Saturday. High temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be

Rainfall totals from Friday into Saturday are expected to range from one quarter of an inch (0.25”) to one half of an inch (0.50”) across Western Mass to between one half of an inch (0.50”) and one inch (1.00”) across Central Mass.

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, especially during the morning. High temperatures will be near 55 Degrees.

Monday Through Next Thursday: A return to temperatures that should occur in November are expected during next week as an area of high pressure builds over the area.

Monday looks sunny with high temperatures between 50 and 55 Degrees.

Tuesday is expected to be sunny with high temperatures near 55 Degrees.

Wednesday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 50 and 55 Degrees.

Next Thursday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 45 and 50 Degrees.