BOSTON (WHDH) - A flood watch has been issued for Central and Eastern Massachusetts as residents brace for heavy rain this weekend.

The majority of the Bay State can expect to get 1 to 3 inches of rain, prompting a flood watch from late Friday night to late Saturday night in Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties.

The low-pressure system that is moving up the mid-Atlantic and into New England will not only bring heavy rain but it will also warm up temperatures into the mid-50s.

Cape Cod and the Islands will deal with 15 to 30 mph winds and gusts reaching up to 50 mph.

The area has been placed under a wind advisory from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

The system moves north Sunday morning, drying things out.

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