Our Friday morning kicked off with some showers. There’s a chance you’ll get one of these showers in your town this morning. The main event will be scattered storms this afternoon/evening. We’ll have drier weather for the weekend!
This morning it feels a bit muggy as a southerly wind is pulling in more humidity. The increasing moisture will set the stage for the potential for excessive rainfall as a cold front drops into New England. Any downpours could cause localized flooding. Use caution near the typical flood-prone areas. There’s a risk for severe weather mainly north and west of I-95. The Storm Prediction Center highlights the greatest risk in yellow (second picture below) for western Mass and into New York State. Threats include strong damaging wind and hail.
Let’s time out the unsettled weather. There’s a chance for showers through the morning. We’ll see clouds and sun throughout the day. With more cloud cover today, highs will mainly stay in the upper 70s. The storm chances increase into the afternoon/evening between 3-10 pm. The timing through Worcester County and MetroWest looks to line up around the evening commute. Be prepared for ponding on the the roads and highways. Expect scattered storms to move northwest to southeast, sliding through southeast Mass through the evening into the night. We’ll keep a few showers around overnight. A couple may linger around Cape Cod and the Islands a couple hours after sunrise. We’ll start tomorrow morning in the 60s.
This weekend will be nice! Saturday will dry out. Partly cloudy conditions Saturday will lead to more sunshine in the afternoon. Highs will be close to average in the low 80s. The wind will be out of the northwest and light enough that we get sea breezes to develop. That’ll keep coastal towns in the mid/upper 70s. Sunday will feature high clouds and a light wind. You’ll notice more of a difference in the air mass Sunday with less humidity. Temperatures will be similar.
Cheering on the Sox this weekend? Nice August baseball weather for Saturday and Sunday!
Looking ahead to next week, specifically Monday, the humidity will come up as it gets breezy out of the southwest later in the day. Scattered showers and storms return Tuesday.
-Meteorologist Melanie Black