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

For Tonight: It is expected to become increasingly more humid as the night progresses with dew point temperatures rising into the low 70s by sunrise Thursday morning.

Skies during tonight will start out partly cloudy, but will become cloudy by after midnight tonight. Low temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees. Winds will be West to Southwest at around 10 mph.

Thursday & Friday: It’s going to be oppressively hot and humid on both Thursday and Friday as a very humid southerly wind flow sets up across the region.

Thursday looks to feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds throughout the day. It will be hot and oppressively humid. In addition, a few showers and thunderstorms are possible during the late afternoon and evening hours. Any thunderstorms that do develop will be capable of producing gusty winds, torrential downpours with localized flooding & frequent lightning. High temperatures will be between 85 and 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be near 75 Degrees. Heat index readings will be near 100 Degrees during the afternoon. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Thursday night will be partly cloudy and very humid. Low temperatures will be between 70 and 75 Degrees. Winds will be West to Southwest at around 10 mph.

Friday looks to feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds & it will be hot & very humid. In addition, there will probably be a few showers and thunderstorms around during the evening. Any thunderstorms that do develop will be capable of producing gusty winds, torrential downpours with localized flooding and frequent lightning. High temperatures will be around 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be near 75 Degrees. Heat index readings will be around 100 Degrees during the afternoon. Winds will be West at around 10 mph.

This Weekend: An area of high pressure over the western Atlantic will continue to pump in humid conditions throughout this weekend on a southwesterly wind flow.

Saturday looks to feature a mixture of some sunshine and clouds. It will be very warm and humid. In addition, it looks likely that there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms around on Saturday afternoon. That being said, it does not look to be a washout & not every location will see a shower or thunderstorm & in fact, many areas may stay dry. This means do not cancel your outdoor plans for Saturday, but still keep an eye on the weather. Any thunderstorms Saturday afternoon will be capable of producing gusty winds, torrential downpours with localized flooding and frequent lightning. High temperatures will be between 85 and 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees.

Sunday looks sunny to partly sunny, very warm and humid with high temperatures near 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees.

Oppressively Humid Weather Is Expected During The Second Half Of This Week Into This Weekend Across Western & Central Mass

For This Afternoon & Tonight: An area of high pressure is expected to control the weather throughout this afternoon and tonight.

Lots of sunshine can be expected throughout this afternoon. Temperatures will be in the middle 80s. Dew point temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50s. Winds will be West at around 10 mph.

Clear skies are expected throughout tonight with low temperatures near 60 Degrees. Winds will be West at around 10 mph.

Wednesday: Conditions are expected to become much more humid on Wednesday as a high pressure system shifts off of the East Coast & sets up a southerly wind flow over our area.

Sunny skies are expected throughout the day on Wednesday with high temperatures between 84 and 89 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the low 60s in the morning and in the mid 60s during the afternoon. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Thursday & Friday: Oppressive amounts of humidity are expected on both Thursday and Friday as a high pressure system anchors itself over the western Atlantic. This high pressure system will set up a prolonged southerly wind flow across the region causing dew point temperatures to rise into the 70s leading to some oppressive humidity levels.

Thursday looks to feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds throughout the day. It will be warm and oppressively humid. In addition, it is possible that there could be a very isolated pop up shower or thunderstorm during the evening. Most areas probably will stay dry throughout Thursday. High temperatures will be between 83 and 88 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 70 and 75 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Friday is expected to feature a mixture of sun and clouds. It will be very warm and oppressively humid. An upper-level weather disturbance will cross the region by late in the day & it will run into this very warm and very humid air mass. This looks to lead to some scattered showers and thunderstorms to occur during the very late afternoon and the evening hours. A couple of these thunderstorms could be on the strong to even severe side & be capable of producing gusty winds, torrential downpours and lightning. High temperatures will be near 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the mid 70s.

This Weekend: Warm and humid conditions are expected to persist through this weekend as that western Atlantic high pressure system produces a southwesterly wind flow.

Saturday looks partly sunny, warm and humid. In addition, there is the possibility for some scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. A couple of these thunderstorms could be on the strong side. High temperatures will be between 85 and 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 70 Degrees.

Sunday is expected to be sunny, very warm and humid with high temperatures near 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees.

4:45 pm Monday Afternoon Weather Update For Western & Central Mass

A broken line of heavy downpours & perhaps a rumble or two of thunder are quickly making its way eastward from the eastern hilltowns of the Pioneer Valley into western parts of Worcester County.

This line of heavy downpours, gusty winds & perhaps a couple of rumbles of thunder will quickly cross Central Mass over the next hour or so & will be out of our area by 6-6:30 pm or so.

This means that these heavy downpours with gusty winds & a rumble or two of thunder will continue pushing into the western Worcester Hills between now and 5:15 pm & should reach as far east as the Worcester Metro, the I-190 and I-395 corridors by about 5:30 pm. Areas further east towards I-290, I-495 and Route 146 will be affected by these heavy downpours by about 5:45 pm or so.

All of these showers will move out of all of Central Mass by about 6-6:30 pm or so.