Warm Temperatures Are Expected Through Friday With A Return To A Bit More Seasonable Temperatures This Weekend Across Western & Central Mass

For This Afternoon & Tonight: A cloudy afternoon is expected & a few very isolated showers are expected to move through. While most areas should stay dry, there will be a few spots that see a brief shower or two. Temperatures will be in the lower 70s. Dew point temperatures will be around 60 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Cloudy skies are expected during tonight with low temperatures between 55 and 60 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Friday & Friday Night: A frontal boundary is expected to push its way through the region during later Friday afternoon and Friday evening. It appears that some scattered showers will accompany this front & some cooler temperatures will then push into the area for the weekend.

Friday looks cloudy & there may be some scattered showers around by the late afternoon hours. High temperatures will be between 74 and 79 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Scattered showers are expected to continue through Friday evening & should come to an end by late Friday night. Low temperatures will be around 50 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at around 10 mph.

This Weekend: An area of high pressure will control the weather throughout the day on Saturday. This means that lots of sunshine can be expected on Saturday with high temperatures between 65 and 70 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at around 10 mph.

It appears that a secondary frontal system will push through the area during Sunday night. Before that, it appears that Sunday should feature a mixture of sunshine and clouds throughout the day. It’s then possible that a few isolated showers will accompany the front during Sunday night. High temperatures Sunday will be between 60 and 65 Degrees.

Monday Through Wednesday: A strong high pressure system is expected to build into the region for the first half of next week.

Monday looks partly sunny with high temperatures between 60 and 65 Degrees.

Tuesday is expected to be sunny with high temperatures between 55 and 60 Degrees.

Wednesday also looks sunny with high temperatures around 60 Degrees.

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Dry Weather With Warming Temperatures Are Expected Over The Next Couple Of Days Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight & Wednesday: An area of high pressure is expected to gradually build into the region by Wednesday.

Cloudy skies are expected throughout tonight with low temperatures around 50 Degrees. Winds will be North to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the day on Wednesday. High temperatures will be around 70 Degrees. Winds will be West to Northwest at 5 to 10 mph in the morning and Southwest at around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Thursday & Friday: That high pressure system is expected to control the weather throughout all of Thursday and all of Friday.

Thursday looks to feature a mixture of some sunshine and lots of clouds. High temperatures will be around 75 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be around 60 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 15 mph.

Friday is expected to be a partly sunny day with high temperatures between 80 and 85 Degrees. Dew point temperatures will be in the lower 60s.

A weak cold front is expected to push the region during Friday night. This front will bring with it a few showers during Friday night across the entire area as it moves through. Once this front passes, some cooler air will push into the region for the weekend.

This Weekend: An area of high pressure will briefly control during the day on Saturday.

A partly sunny day can be expected on Saturday with high temperatures around 65 Degrees.

The weather looks to turn more unsettled for Sunday as an area of low pressure is expected to lift northward across the region. This low pressure system doesn’t look particular strong & because of this, cloudy skies can be expected throughout the day on Sunday. In addition, some scattered shower activity is possible from time to time during Sunday. High temperatures Sunday will be around 65 Degrees.

Rain Continues Through Monday Across Western & Central Mass

For This Afternoon Through Monday: Even though the worst of the wind is now done across the entire area, we are not even close to being done with the rain with our Nor’Easter.

An area of low pressure is currently located along the southern New Jersey coast. It is expected that this low pressure system will remain stalled near the New Jersey coast through tonight before it moves northeastward and eventually tracks near the Cape by Monday night. This means that the rain with this storm system will continue across all of Western and Central Mass from this afternoon through tonight, Monday and even Monday night before it ends by Tuesday morning.

Bands of rain, some of which will be moderate to heavy at times, will continue throughout this afternoon. It seems the steadiest and heaviest rain will occur across Central Mass, while more on and off rain looks to occur across Western Mass during this afternoon. Temperatures during this afternoon will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. Winds will be Northeast at 15 to 20 mph with gusts of up to 30 to 40 mph.

Rain is expected to continue across all of Western and Central Mass throughout all of tonight and the rain will be moderate to heavy at times. Low temperatures will be around 50 Degrees. Winds will be Northeast at 10 to 20 mph with gusts of up to 30 mph.

Monday is expected to be a rainy day across all of Western and Central Mass. The rain could be moderate to heavy at times. High temperatures Monday will be in the upper 50s. Winds will be Northeast at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

It appears that the rain will continue through Monday evening before it finally comes to an end by after midnight Monday night. Low temperatures Monday night will be between 45 and 50 Degrees. Winds will be North at 10 to 15 mph.

Additional Rainfall Amounts look to range from up to one more inch of rain across Western Mass to 1 to 2 more inches of additional rainfall across Central Mass. Locally higher additional rainfall amounts are likely across Central Mass, especially across northern and eastern parts of Worcester County.

Tuesday: That low pressure system is expected to finally move away during Tuesday. Skies are expected to be cloudy throughout the day on Tuesday. In addition, it is possible that there could be some scattered shower activity during the day.

High temperatures will be between 60 and 65 Degrees. Winds will be Northwest at around 10 mph.

Wednesday Through Friday: The weather looks to turn much calmer for the second half of this coming week.

Wednesday looks cloudy with high temperatures between 70 and 75 Degrees.

A warm day is expected on Thursday under sunny skies. High temperatures will be near 80 Degrees.

Friday looks sunny with high temperatures between 70 and 75 Degrees.