Next Chance For Appreciable Rainfall Looks To Be On Sunday Across Western & Central Mass

For This Afternoon: A big high pressure system will control the weather throughout this afternoon.

This means that lots of sunshine can be expected throughout this afternoon. Temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 40s. Winds will be South at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy skies are expected during this evening with cloudy skies expected during the after midnight hours of tonight.

Low temperatures will be near 50 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Wednesday: That high pressure system will continue to control the weather throughout Wednesday.

A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the day on Wednesday. High temperatures will be around 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 50s to near 60 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Thursday Through Friday: It appears that a weak frontal system will move through the area during Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening. This front will bring with it some scattered shower activity throughout Thursday afternoon and Thursday evening. An area of high pressure will then build back into the area for Friday.

Thursday is expected to be cloudy throughout the day. In addition, there will 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 in the low to mid 60s. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Lots of sunshine can be expected throughout the day on Friday. High temperatures will be near 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 40s to near 50 Degrees.

This Weekend: It looks as though the weather this weekend will be very much like what we saw last weekend. Saturday should be the nice day of the weekend with rain expected on Sunday.

Saturday will feature lots of sunshine with high temperatures between 65 and 70 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 50 Degrees.

A pretty robust low pressure system is expected to track across the region on Sunday. This storm system is expected to bring with it rain all day on Sunday. Indications suggest that around one inch of rainfall is a possibility on Sunday. High temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 50s to low 60s.

10:35 am Sunday Morning Weather Update For Western & Central Mass

Moderate to heavy rain is currently falling across all of Central Mass and across a large part of Western Mass at the time of this post. This moderate to heavy rain is leading to ponding of water on roads and highways & is also lowering visibilities. Because of this, use caution if you are out and about.

This moderate to heavy rain is expected to continue across the entire region for the next 2-3 hours or so. The rain is then expected to gradually come to an end by 2-3 pm across Western Mass and then gradually come to an end by 3-5 pm or so across Central Mass.

I urge those of you out on area roads and highways to use an abundant amount of caution throughout the rest of this morning and into early this afternoon. The moderate to heavy rain will continue to cause ponding of water & reduced visibilities on area roads and highways leading to slow-going & delays. Also, hydroplaning will be a threat due to the ponding of water on roads & because of this, please be aware that this will be a hazard.

A Rainy Sunday Is Still Expected Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon: An area of high pressure will control our weather throughout the rest of this afternoon.

Lots of sunshine can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures will be in the low to mid 70s. Dew point temperatures will gradually rise from the upper 40s into the lower 50s. Winds will be South at around 10 mph.

Tonight & Sunday: A very energetic and dynamic warm front is expected to push through the region during late tonight and Sunday morning. This warm front is likely to produce widespread showers and a few thunderstorms across the entire area from just before dawn Sunday morning through all day Sunday. In addition, locally heavy rain is very likely throughout Sunday morning into early Sunday afternoon.

Skies are expected to quickly become cloudy during this evening. Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected to overspread the entire area by about the predawn hours of Sunday morning.

Widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected throughout Sunday morning. Locally heavy downpours are very likely with some of the more robust showers and with any thunderstorms. The widespread showers and isolated thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall is likely to persist into early Sunday afternoon before it begins to taper off.

As we get into the mid and late afternoon hours of Sunday, the shower activity should diminish in coverage and intensity. Still though, I expect to see a few scattered showers during the mid and late afternoon hours of Sunday.

Rainfall totals from the predawn hours of Sunday morning through all day Sunday will range from one-half of an inch (0.50”) to one inch (1.00”) across northern Worcester County and across the upper Pioneer Valley to 1 to 2 inches of total rainfall across the central and lower Pioneer Valley and across central and southern Worcester County. It should be noted that areas across far southern Worcester County and especially across far southeastern Worcester County could see locally higher rainfall amounts of over 2 inches from this rainfall.

Low temperatures tonight will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. High temperatures Sunday will be around 70 Degrees. It will also be humid on Sunday with dew point temperatures in the mid to upper 60s.

Winds tonight will be South to Southwest at around 10 mph. Winds on Sunday will be South to Southwest at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and North to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Next Week’s Weather Outlook: An area of high pressure is expected to build back into the area during Monday and Tuesday.

Monday is expected to be sunny to partly sunny with high temperatures around 70 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 40s to low 50s. Winds will be North to Northwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday will be a sunny day with high temperatures near 70 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 40s to near 50 Degrees.

That high pressure system is expected to push offshore as we get into Wednesday and Thursday. Because of this, some warmer and slightly more humid weather looks possible for the second half of next week.

Wednesday looks partly sunny with high temperatures near 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the mid to upper 50s.

Thursday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 75 and 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 60 Degrees.

Friday looks cloudy and there may be some scattered showers around. High temperatures will be between 70 and 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees.

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