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.

On & Off Showers Are Expected Throughout This Weekend Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: An area of low pressure is expected to track from off of the Mid-Atlantic coast and travel just south of New England during tonight. This storm system looks to be close enough to the area to produce on and off showers throughout tonight.

So, cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight. In addition, on and off showers can be expected throughout tonight. I do think that the most widespread shower activity should occur during this evening through midnight and until about 1-2 am or so. By the early morning hours of Friday, the shower activity should become much more isolated in coverage.

Low temperatures tonight will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at around 10 mph.

Friday: The forecast for Friday has changed for parts of Central Mass as that low pressure system may still be close enough to give southern and southeastern parts of Worcester County some shower activity during the day.

A mixture of sunshine and clouds is expected across Western Mass during Friday with mostly cloudy skies expected throughout Friday across Central Mass. In addition, a few showers are expected across southern and southeastern parts of Worcester County from late morning into the afternoon hours. At this time, central and northern parts of Worcester County, as well as all of Western Mass should be dry throughout the day on Friday.

High temperatures will be between 70 and 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 60 Degrees. Winds will be Northeast at 10 to 15 mph.

This Weekend: Unfortunately, this weekend looks a lot more unsettled than previously thought as a couple of waves of low pressure track through the region.

Saturday is expected to be cloudy and it appears that the coverage of the showers throughout the day will be fairly widespread. High temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the low 60s. Winds will be North to Northeast at around 10 mph.

Saturday night looks cloudy & it appears that the widespread showers will continue through the evening. These showers look to come to an end during the after midnight hours. Low temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees.

Sunday is expected to be cloudy. It appears that there may be some scattered shower activity during the afternoon and evening hours. High temperatures will be between 70 and 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 65 Degrees.

Early Next Week: Things should dry out during early next week as an area of high pressure builds into the region.

Monday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 75 and 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the low 50s.

Tuesday is expected to be sunny to partly sunny & potentially quite nice. High temperatures will be near 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 40s.