Around 2 Inches Of Rain Is Expected On Monday & Monday Night Across Western & Central Mass (Issued Friday Afternoon 3/13/2026)

For Tonight: A frontal system is expected to pass to the north of our area during tonight.

Cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight. In addition, some scattered snow showers can be expected from time to time during tonight. Low temperatures will be between 25 and 30 Degrees. Winds will be South to Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Saturday: Some lingering scattered snow showers can be expected during the morning. Skies will then be partly sunny during the afternoon. Additionally, it is expected to be a windy day on Saturday.

High temperatures will be near 45 Degrees. Winds will be West at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40-50 mph.

Sunday: A generally cloudy day is expected on Sunday. High temperatures will be near 50 Degrees. Winds will be Southeast at 5 to 10 mph.

Around 2 Inches Of Rain Is Expected On Monday & Monday Night: A strong cold front is expected to push through the area by Monday night. Out ahead of this front, it is expected that there will be widespread showers with locally heavy rainfall throughout the day on Monday. Additionally, it will be windy throughout the day on Monday.

Heavy rain with some windy to possibly very windy conditions are expected on Monday night as that strong cold front moves through. Additionally, a couple of thunderstorms are possible Monday night with the passage of that cold front.

Total rainfall amounts during Monday and Monday night are expected to average around 2 inches across the entire area. Most of that rain looks to occur during Monday night as that cold front moves through. The expected 2 inches of total rainfall will definitely be enough to cause some flood concerns along the rivers and streams across Western and Central Mass.

High temperatures Monday will be around 60 Degrees. Low temperatures Monday night will be near 40 Degrees.

Winds on Monday will be Southerly at 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. Winds on Monday night will be South at 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 60 mph possible.

Tuesday Through Thursday: Any leftover showers will come to an end during Tuesday morning with partly sunny skies expected during Tuesday afternoon. High temperatures will be near 45 Degrees.

Wednesday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 40 Degrees.

Thursday looks cloudy with high temperatures near 45 Degrees. DO YOU LIKE & GET A LOT OUT OF THESE WEATHER FORECASTS & WEATHER UPDATES? WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUPPORT MY WORK? YOU CAN DO THAT BY DONATING USING YOUR CREDIT/DEBIT CARD, PAYPAL OR VENO.

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Occasional Rain Changes To Occasional Light Snow By 3-4 pm This Afternoon With Snow Persisting Into Early This Evening Across Western & Central Mass (Posted at 12:35 pm Thursday 3/12/2026)

On and off rain, which will be mixed with sleet and snow will occur across the entire area over the next 2-3 hours or so.

This mix of rain, sleet and snow is expected to change to all snow by about 3-4 pm or so this afternoon. Occasional light snow is then expected to continue through late this afternoon and early this evening.

The snow looks to come to an end across the entire area from west to east between about 8 pm and 10 pm this evening.

Snow accumulations from late this afternoon through early this evening will average from a dusting to perhaps up to one inch. It should be noted that any snow accumulation will occur on grassy and non-pavement surfaces. Roads and other paved surfaces will likely stay wet as the snow is likely to melt on contact. Because of this, I'm not really anticipating any sort of slick roads due to the snow.

Showers & Maybe A Thunderstorm Is Expected Tonight Across Western & Central Mass; Maybe Some Snow Showers Late Thursday Afternoon Into Early Thursday Evening (Posted Wednesday Afternoon 3/11/2026)

For Tonight: A strong cold front now located over the Ohio Valley is expected to push eastward tonight reaching southern New England by Thursday morning.

Widespread showers out ahead of this front will overspread the entire area during this evening. These widespread showers are then expected to continue throughout the overnight hours of tonight. Additionally, a thunderstorm or two is a possibility between about 9 pm and 3 am.

Low temperatures tonight will be near 40 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Thursday: That strong cold front will push through the area during Thursday morning.

Scattered rain showers can be expected throughout Thursday morning as temperatures fall from the low 40s and into the upper 30s.

We are going to have to watch for some snow showers that might occur on the backside of that strong cold front. These snow showers may occur across the region during the mid and late afternoon hours of Thursday into early Thursday evening. If we do see snow showers, they may lead to a dusting to perhaps up to one inch of snow accumulation. Any snow that does accumulate will do so on grassy and other non pavement surfaces.

Temperatures during Thursday afternoon will fall into the low to mid 30s.

Winds on Thursday will be West at 15 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Friday Through Saturday: Skies are expected to start out sunny to partly sunny during Friday morning, but will become cloudy during Friday afternoon. High temperatures will be between 40 and 45 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

A frontal system is expected to move across northern New England during Friday night into Saturday morning. I do think that a majority of the snow shower activity with this front will stay just to our north. That said, a few isolated snow showers are a possibility during Friday evening, especially across the northern Worcester Hills. Low temperatures Friday night will be between 25 and 30 Degrees.

Saturday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 45 Degrees.

Sunday: Partly sunny skies are expected throughout the day on Sunday. High temperatures will be between 40 and 45 Degrees.

Heavy Rain Possible Sunday Night Into Monday: A strong cold front is expected to push through the region during the day on Monday. This front will bring with it widespread showers with locally heavy rainfall and perhaps a couple of thunderstorms starting late Sunday night and continuing through the day on Monday. Rainfall totals of around one inch or so seems possible across the entire area. This could lead to some river and stream flood issues during the first half of next week, especially given that the rivers and streams are already rising due to snow melt. This is something that’ll need to be watched.

Low temperatures Sunday night will be around 40 Degrees. High temperatures Monday will be around 55 Degrees.