A Hot & Humid Monday & Tuesday Will Give Way To Rain For Thursday & Friday Across Western & Central Mass

For The Rest Of This Afternoon: A mixture of sunshine and clouds can be expected throughout the rest of this afternoon. Temperatures will be between 85 and 90 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight: A very warm and humid night can be expected across the entire area under partly cloudy skies. Areas of fog can also be expected late tonight.

Low temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees. Winds will be West at 5 to 10 mph.

Monday: A hot and humid day is expected with sunny to partly sunny skies. High temperatures will be between 90 and 95 Degrees. Winds will be West at 5 to 10 mph.

Tuesday: Another hot and humid day is expected on Tuesday. Skies during Tuesday will be partly sunny. In addition, there is the possibility for some scattered thunderstorms during the afternoon.

High temperatures will be near 90 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph.

Wednesday Through Friday: The weather looks to become more active towards the end of this coming week as the remnants of Beryl, which will be making landfall along the Texas coast tomorrow morning, pushes into our area. These remnants may link up with a stationary frontal boundary nearby to produce the threat for rain and some scattered thunderstorms from Wednesday night until Friday. The question is where will the heaviest rainfall amounts set up and this is something that probably wont be ironed out for another day or two. Right now, it seems the highest rainfall amounts may occur just to our west across central and southern New York State into parts of Pennsylvania. But again, this is something that’ll need to be watched.

Wednesday looks cloudy and there may be some late day showers and thunderstorms. High temperatures will be near 85 Degrees under humid conditions.

Rain is expected throughout Wednesday night and Thursday and there may some localized heavy downpours and scattered thunderstorms. It will feel very tropical with low temperatures Wednesday night around 70 Degrees and high temperatures Thursday near 80 Degrees.

Rain with the potential for localized heavy downpours and a few thunderstorms looks to continue during Thursday night. It’ll also be very humid with low temperatures near 70 Degrees.

Friday looks cloudy with the expectation of rain continuing. Localized heavy downpours with a few thunderstorms are also possible. A very tropical feel to the air will continue on Friday with high temperatures near 80 Degrees.

On & Off Showers Tonight; Strong To Severe Thunderstorms Possible Sunday Afternoon Across Western & Central Mass

For Tonight: Fairly widespread showers can be expected for the next several hours before there is a break in the shower activity for a while during the after midnight hours.

Another round of scattered showers and perhaps an isolated thunderstorm or two is possible after about 4 am Sunday morning.

It will get quite humid tonight with temperatures remaining in the 65 to 70 Degree range. Winds will be South at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Sunday: Any leftover showers should come to an end just after sunrise Sunday morning. We will then be left with a mixture of sunshine and clouds throughout the morning and it will be oppressively humid.

During the afternoon, expect very warm and oppressively humid conditions along with a mixture of sunshine and clouds. Temperatures on Sunday will top off at 84 to 89 Degrees.

Our big weather concern during Sunday afternoon is going to be the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms as a strong cold front pushes in from the west. The air mass is expected to be moderately unstable thanks to the heat and humidity and there will be strong wind shear present.

Current indications are that a line of thunderstorms some of which will probably be strong to severe will push into northwestern Mass around the 3-4 pm time frame. The storms are then anticipated to push southeastward reaching a line from the Springfield Metro northeastward to the northern Worcester Hills by about 5-6 pm. These storms are then forecast to continue pushing southeastward reaching areas from the Worcester Metro west-southwestward to the I-84 corridor by about 6-7 pm and move through the I-395 corridor and the Route 146 corridor around the 7-8 pm. This line of storms is then expected to push to the southeast out of our area by after 8 pm Sunday.

Given the favorable atmospheric conditions for strong to severe thunderstorms, I do think that at least a few of the thunderstorms will produce 50-60 mph wind gusts. Heavy downpours with localized flash flooding will also be a threat with this line of thunderstorms.

As for the tornado and hail threat – Right now, both the hail and tornado threat still looks minimal, but it is not a zero threat either. What concerns me is that there will be strong wind shear and it’s possible that a tornado or two could occur and a really severe storm could produce golfball size hail. It’s something to keep an eye on, but it’s nothing to be overly concerned or worried about at this time.

While a more widespread severe weather event is not currently anticipated, it is something that I will be keeping an eye on, especially if the atmosphere becomes more unstable than what is currently forecast.

Monday: A cooler and less humid day is expected on Monday under partly sunny skies. It’s possible that a few showers could occur during the afternoon, mainly across Central Mass.

High temperatures will be between 74 and 78 Degrees. Winds will be North at 10 to 20 mph.

Tuesday & Wednesday: An area of high pressure will control the weather throughout Tuesday and Wednesday.

Tuesday looks like a really nice day with lots of sunshine and very comfortable humidity levels. High temperatures will be between 80 and 85 Degrees.

Wednesday is expected to be partly sunny with high temperatures between 80 and 85 Degrees.

Independence Day: The Fourth of July looks cloudy, warm and quite humid. A frontal boundary pushing in from the northwest could produce some scattered showers and thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening hours.

High temperatures will be around 85 Degrees.

A Dry Saturday Turns Into Showers For Saturday Night & Showers & Thunderstorms Sunday Afternoon

Tonight: Skies will start out clear this evening, but clouds will be on the increase during the after midnight hours. Low temperatures will be between 50 and 55 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at around 10 mph.

Saturday looks to be a cloudy day, but at this point, it looks dry with any showers holding off until evening. High temperatures will be near 75 Degrees with increasing humidity values during the afternoon. Winds will be South to Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

On and off showers are expected during Saturday Night. It will be humid with low temperatures will be between 65 and 70 Degrees. Winds will be South to Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph.

Turning to Sunday, I do think that we will need to keep an eye on the thunderstorm potential during the afternoon as a cold front pushes across the area. It will be warm and quite humid throughout the day on Sunday. The combination of forcing from the front and an unstable air mass could lead to the possibility of a few strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon.

Thunderstorms look to push across the area during the mid and late afternoon hours of Sunday before moving to the east by Sunday evening. As I said, a few of the storms could be on the strong to perhaps severe side with wind gusts of up to 45-60 mph, torrential downpours and frequent lightning.

While the tornado threat looks low, it is not a zero threat either - meaning, I do want to keep an eye on the tornado threat, but at this point I'm not overly concerned.

High temperatures Sunday will be between 80 and 85 Degrees. Winds will be Southwest at 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph, becoming West late in the day.