Hot & Humid Weather Expected On Tuesday & Wednesday Across Western & Central Mass; Much Cooler Temperatures Are Expected Towards The End Of This Week

For Tonight: Clear to partly cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight. Low temperatures will be between 60 and 65 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Tuesday: A hot and humid day is on tap across all of Western and Central Mass for Tuesday.

Skies on Tuesday will start out sunny during the morning and will be partly sunny during the afternoon. It’s possible that there could be a very isolated shower or thunderstorm during the late afternoon hours. That said, most areas should stay dry on Tuesday.

High temperatures will be between 90 and 95 Degrees. It should be noted that high temperatures may reach the upper 90s in the Connecticut River Valley. Dew point temperatures in the low to mid 60s will not only make it feel hot, but also humid. Winds will be West to Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Wednesday: Another hot and humid day is expected on Wednesday as we await a cold front which is expected to push through during the afternoon.

A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the day on Wednesday. It will be hot and humid with high temperatures between 85 and 90 Degrees and dew point temperatures in the low to mid 60s.

As I already mentioned, a cold front is expected to cross the area during Wednesday afternoon. The combination of the forcing from the cold and an unstable air mass due to the hot and humid air will lead to the development of scattered thunderstorms during Wednesday afternoon.

At this point, I’m expecting that we’ll probably see a few scattered thunderstorms move through during the early and middle afternoon hours of Wednesday. Any of these thunderstorms will be capable of producing heavy downpours and frequent lightning. It is also possible that one or two of these storms might be on the strong side & be capable of producing some gusty winds. I’m not anticipating any sort of a severe weather event on Wednesday afternoon.

Thursday & Friday: Some much cooler temperatures are expected for both Thursday and Friday as a high pressure system builds in behind that cold front.

Thursday is expected to be partly sunny with high temperatures near 65 Degrees.

Friday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 70 Degrees.

Memorial Day Weekend: Unfortunately, the weather may not cooperate for outdoor activities during Memorial Day weekend as a frontal system pushing northward into the area may lead to showery weather at times.

Saturday looks cloudy and there may be some scattered showers around from time to time. High temperatures will be near 65 Degrees.

Sunday is expected to be cloudy with on and off showers throughout the day. High temperatures will be near 65 Degrees.

Memorial Day looks cloudy with high temperatures near 65 Degrees.

Much Warmer Temperatures Are Expected This Weekend Into Early Next Week Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: Any leftover isolated showers will come to an end during early this evening. This will be followed by skies becoming partly cloudy by after midnight tonight. Areas of fog will probably develop during the after midnight hours of tonight as well.

Low temperatures will be near 45 Degrees. Winds will be West at 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday: A southwesterly wind flow is expected to set up across the region during the day on Saturday. This will lead to warmer temperatures across the entire during Saturday.

Skies on Saturday will be sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures around 75 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday: Even warmer temperatures are expected on Sunday thanks to that southwesterly wind flow.

Sunny to partly sunny skies are expected on Sunday with high temperatures between 80 and 85 Degrees. Winds will be West to Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Monday: The weather on Monday is going to depend on the position of a backdoor cold front which looks to push southwestward across eastern Mass and probably into parts of Central Mass. This will lead to large differences in the temperatures across the region.

Skies on Monday will be sunny. High temperatures will range from the mid 70s to possibly near 80 Degrees across Central Mass to the mid to upper 80s across Western Mass & especially in the Pioneer Valley.

Tuesday: It looks like the hottest day of next week will be Tuesday under lots of sunshine. High temperatures will be between 90 and 95 Degrees. It’ll also be humid on Tuesday with dew point temperatures in the low to mid 60s.

Wednesday: Another hot day is expected on Wednesday. Skies during the day on Wednesday will be partly sunny.

A cold front is expected to begin approaching the area during Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Plenty of heat and some humidity ahead of this front will lead to an unstable air mass across the entire area. Because of this, I think that there will be a scattering of some thunderstorms across the region by late Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening. Some of the thunderstorms could be on the strong side & it’ll be something to keep an eye on.

High temperatures Wednesday will be between 85 and 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures during Wednesday will be in the low to mid 60s.

Given the temperatures on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday, I’ll probably be installing the window air conditioning units this weekend.

It should be noted that the cold front will push through the area during Wednesday night leading to much cooler temperatures for both Thursday and Friday.

Thursday & Next Friday: Cloudy skies are expected on Thursday & there may be some scattered showers around. High temperatures will be near 70 Degrees.

Next Friday looks cloudy with high temperatures near 65 Degrees.

Rain Is Expected To Continue This Afternoon Into Tonight Across Western & Central Mass

It is going to be a wet afternoon across all of Western and Central Mass as a low pressure system tracks to the south of New England.

This Afternoon: Rain is expected to continue throughout all of this afternoon & the rain will be heavy at times. In addition, a rumble or two of thunder cannot be ruled out. Temperatures this afternoon will be in the upper 50s to near 60 Degrees. Winds will be East at 7 to 14 mph.

Tonight: Widespread showers are expected during this evening with the showers becoming much more isolated by after midnight tonight. Low temperatures will be between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northeast at around 10 mph.

Rainfall totals by the time the steady rain ends tonight will average around one inch, especially across Central Mass where the most persistent bands of rain will occur this afternoon into tonight.

FRIDAY looks cloudy and there will be scattered on and off showers throughout the day. It will be cool and kind of raw with high temperatures of around 55 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northeast at around 10 mph.

Warmer temperatures are expected THIS WEEKEND as a ridge of high pressure off of the US East Coast sets up a southwesterly wind flow.

Saturday is expected to be partly sunny with high temperatures around 75 Degrees.

Sunday is expected to be partly sunny with high temperatures around 80 Degrees.