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.

Late Monday Morning Weather Update For Western & Central Mass

The worst of the torrential downpours that produced quite a bit in the way of flooding during the morning commute across Western and Central Mass has pushed out of the area at the time of this post.

We do have some showers that are lingering across southern and central parts of Worcester County, but the intensity of the rain is less than what we saw earlier this morning.

This morning's heavy downpours was just round 1 & now we are just waiting for round 2, which will come in the form of a line of showers and thunderstorms between 2 pm and 6 pm today.

I do think that there will be some additional shower activity across the region over the next couple of hours or so & this is not part of the line of showers & thunderstorms that are expected. These showers over the next couple of hours will produce locally heavy downpours.

A line of showers and thunderstorms are now developing to the west of Albany, New York. These showers and thunderstorms are moving to the east at a forward speed of about 25-30 mph.

It is anticipated that this line of showers and thunderstorms should reach the Berkshires by about 2 pm & then reach the Pioneer Valley of Western Mass by about 3 pm or so this afternoon. These showers and thunderstorms are then expected to reach the western Worcester Hills by about 4 pm & then move through all of Central Mass during the 4 pm to 6 pm time frame.

All showers and thunderstorms will move out of the entire area by about 7 pm or so this evening.

It is possible that a couple of the thunderstorms could be on the strong side & be capable of producing wind gusts of up to 40-50 mph, torrential downpours and lightning.

Widespread Showers & Scattered Thunderstorms With Heavy Downpours Are Expected Late Tonight & Monday Across Western & Central Mass

For This Afternoon: A mixture of sunshine and clouds are expected throughout this afternoon. Temperatures will be between 80 and 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees. Winds will be South to Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Tonight & Monday: A frontal system is expected to slowly cross the area during the day on Monday. There is expected to be plentiful amounts of moisture out ahead of this front. This, combined with strong forcing and dynamics from the cold front will lead to widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms to occur from late tonight through all day on Monday. Heavy downpours are expected to accompany the heavier showers and thunderstorms & this will lead to localized street flooding.

Cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight. Showers and maybe a thunderstorm or two will gradually overspread the entire area during the late night hours of tonight. Low temperatures will be near 65 Degrees. Winds will be South to Southwest at around 10 mph.

Monday looks to be a wet day across all of Western and Central Mass. Widespread showers are expected throughout the day. In addition, some scattered thunderstorms can be expected, especially during the afternoon. Heavy downpours with the threat for localized street flooding is likely with the heavier shower and thunderstorm activity. High temperatures Monday will be around 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 70 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

The shower and thunderstorm activity is likely to come to an end during Monday evening.

Total rainfall amounts from late tonight through Monday will average between one-half of an inch (0.50”) and one and one half inches (1.50”).

Tuesday: An area of high pressure is expected to control the weather throughout the day on Tuesday.

Sunny skies are expected throughout the day on Tuesday. High temperatures will be around 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Wednesday Through Friday: A mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds are expected throughout the day on Wednesday. In addition, there will be some scattered shower and isolated thunderstorm activity during the afternoon. High temperatures will be between 75 and 80 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 65 Degrees.

Thursday looks to feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds. It also looks as though there may be some scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. High temperatures will be around 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the low 70s.

Friday is expected to be partly sunny and there may be some scattered shower and thunderstorm activity during the afternoon. High temperatures will be between 85 and 90 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 70 Degrees.