2:30 pm Thursday Weather Update For Western & Central Mass

An area of thunderstorms have developed just to the south of Albany, New York. These thunderstorms are moving to the east-southeast at a forward speed of about 35 mph.

It is expected that these thunderstorms should reach the southern Berkshires between 3 and 3:30 pm & may reach the lower Pioneer Valley of Western Mass, including the Springfield Metro by about 4:15-4:30 pm.

The trajectory of this area of thunderstorms is such that it may miss much of Central Mass. The exception may be across southwestern Worcester County from Sturbridge and Southbridge eastward to Dudley and Webster where these thunderstorms may arrive about 5 pm or so.

Additional scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop by later this afternoon and persist into this evening across Western Mass and across parts of Central Mass. While most of Western Mass will have a threat for scattered showers and storms late this afternoon and this evening, it appears that the area most at risk for showers and storms will be across western, central and southern Worcester County. This includes the Worcester Metro, as well as the hills west of Worcester. It also includes areas near Route 9, I-290, the Mass Pike, I-84 and I-395.

Any of the thunderstorms this afternoon and this evening will be capable of producing wind gusts of up to 40-50 mph, torrential downpours and frequent lightning.

Hot & Humid Weather Is Expected On Thursday & Friday Across Western & Central Mass

It is expected that there will be a few widely scattered showers and thunderstorms around for the next few hours. That said, any showers or thunderstorms will be very hit or miss. Any shower or thunderstorm activity will come to an end between midnight and 2 am.

THURSDAY is expected to be a hot and humid day with high temperatures between 90 and 95 Degrees and dew point temperatures in the low 70s. Not a fun day to be outdoors for any extended period of time.

There is the possibility for some scattered showers and thunderstorms during Thursday evening, mainly between 7 pm and midnight. If there are any thunderstorms Thursday evening, they could be on the strong side and produce gusty winds, locally torrential downpours and frequent lightning. The area of most concern for strong thunderstorms will be across Western Mass, especially along and west of I-91.

FRIDAY is also expected to be a hot and humid day with high temperatures between 90 and 95 Degrees and dew point temperatures in the low 70s.

It's possible that there could be some scattered showers and thunderstorms around during Friday evening. A couple of the thunderstorms could be on the strong side & be capable of producing gusty winds, torrential downpours and frequent lightning.

THIS WEEKEND still looks dry, but very warm.

SATURDAY will be sunny and less humid with high temperatures between 85 and 90 Degrees.

SUNDAY looks partly sunny with high temperatures around 85 Degrees.

Turning Hot & Humid On Thursday With Afternoon & Evening Thunderstorms Expected Wednesday, Thursday & Friday Across Western & Central Mass

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NOW FOR THE LATEST FORECAST FOR WESTERN & CENTRAL MASS:

For The Rest Of This Afternoon & Tonight: An area of high pressure is expected to be positioned to the south of Long Island throughout the rest of this afternoon and tonight.

Lots of sunshine can be expected throughout this afternoon with temperatures around 80 Degrees & comfortable humidity levels. Winds will be West to Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Clear to partly cloudy skies can be expected throughout tonight. Low temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be West to Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Wednesday Through Friday: That high pressure system is expected to push to the east of New England during Wednesday. This will set up a very warm to hot and humid air mass to push into our area during the second half of this week. This very warm to hot and humid air mass will also create enough of a unstable air mass to produce afternoon and evening scattered showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Wednesday is expected to start out partly sunny during the morning & then become cloudy during the afternoon. Some scattered pop-up showers and thunderstorms are possible during the late afternoon and evening hours. It will be humid with dew point temperatures rising into the mid 60s by afternoon. High temperatures will be between 80 and 85 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Thursday looks to feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds throughout the day. It will be hot and quite humid. Additionally, there may be some pop up scattered showers and thunderstorms around during the late afternoon and evening hours. High temperatures will be near 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures during Thursday will be between 65 and 70 Degrees. Winds will be West at around 10 mph.

Friday looks to feature a mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds & it will be hot and humid. In addition, it is expected that a cold front will push through the area late in the day. This will lead to the possibility of scattered showers and thunderstorms across the area mostly during the evening. A couple of the thunderstorms Friday evening could be on the strong side & contain some gusty winds. High temperatures will be between 85 and 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures Friday will be in the middle 60s.

This Weekend: An area of high pressure is expected to build over our area during this weekend. This should lead to a dry weekend across the area.

Saturday looks to be partly sunny with high temperatures between 80 and 85 Degrees.

Sunday looks sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures near 80 Degrees.