Massachusetts seeing heavy rain, damaging winds during Royal visit on Wednesday

Impact Weather Day for southern New England

Impact Weather Day for southern New England

GOING TO BE A VERY WINDY EVENING. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS WE ARE GOING TO SEE HEAVY RAIN FOR ABOUT 8:00 TONIGHT FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS AND GUSTS UP TO 55. MIGHT BE ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE WHICH MIGHT MEAN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. YOU CAN SEE HOW THE LIGHTER RAIN HAS MOVED IN BUT THEN YOU SEE HEAVIER BANDS DEVELOPING OUT TO THE WEST. A CLOSER LOOK ON THE RADAR AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING AROUND THE CITY. NOT MUCH. I AM SEEING BANDS DEVELOPING OUT TO THE WEST THAT ARE MARCHING TOWARDS THE CITY. THAT IS WHY I SAY WE ARE GOING TO SEE MORE DOWNPOURS FOR THE EVENING. MORE AND MORE OF THOSE TOWARDS ORANGE. THE STRONG WINDS IN WORCESTER RIGHT NOW. THE SOUTH SHORE, VERY HEAVY RAINS. EVERYTHING IS MARCHING EASTWARD. AS YOU LOOK ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE WE ARE SEEING EVEN HEAVIER DOWNPOURS HEADING TOWARDS MANCHESTER. THERE IS THAT HEAVY BAND GOING INTO THE BERKSHIRES. IT DOES TAPER OFF SO IF YOU ARE OUT TO 19 YOU GET INTO A REALLY HEAVY DOWNPOUR, AFTER THAT THE RAIN WILL LET UP A LITTLE AND GET BETTER AND BETTER. THROUGH THE EVENING THIS WHOLE THING WILL COME SWEEPING THROUGH AND WE WILL GET INTO SOME COOLER WEATHER. IT WILL BE VERY WINDY AGAIN TOMORROW BUT THE WIND WILL BACK OFF TOWARDS FRIDAY. AS FAR AS THE WIND IS CONCERNED THEY WILL BE RAMPING UP THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. STRONG WINDS AND THEN THEY WILL LET UP LATER TONIGHT BUT THEN THEY RAMP BACK UP AGAIN TOMORROW AS THEY COME FROM A WESTERLY DIRECTION BRINGING IN THE COLDER WEATHER WITH US IN THE 50’S. FINALLY THEY WILL BACK OFF TOWARDS THURSDAY NIGHT. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE WIND ADVISORIES. DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE THEY END AT DIFFERENT TIMES. AS FAR AS THE TIMING ON THIS, 6:00 HEAVY DOWNPOURS ACROSS THE AREA. 8:00 WE ARE PUTTING IN THE LIGHTER RAIN. ONCE WE GET PAST 10:00 TONIGHT GET RID OF THE RAIN BUT WE WILL HAVE THE COLD WIND PUSHING THROUGH WITH DRIER AIR. TOMORROW IS A WINDY DAY, ABOUT 42. FRIDAY LESS WIND, COOL SUNSHINE AND 46 DEGREES. WE ARE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER ONE OF THESE WINDSWEPT RAINS COMING IN. VERY WARM ON SATURDAY. AGAIN THE TEMPERATURES CRASH BACK ON SUND

Massachusetts seeing heavy rain, damaging winds during Royal visit on Wednesday

Impact Weather Day for southern New England

A strong storm system has arrived in New England, bringing a period of heavy rain and strong to potentially damaging winds to Massachusetts on Wednesday.StormTeam 5 is highlighting Wednesday as an Impact Weather Day.The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for the entire state from 1 p.m. Wednesday to 1 a.m. Thursday.Latest severe weather alerts | Live Interactive Radar | LOOK: FuturecastRain and wind began at about 2 p.m. in most areas. The heaviest rain and wind will be from about 3 p.m. to 8 p.m."By 3 p.m. rain is filling in and it gets heavier, slowing down the evening commute, and there could be a rumble of thunder," StormTeam 5 meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon said.With that wind, temperatures will soar into the 50s. Some places south of town may rise into the lower 60s. While the rain may be heavy at times, total rainfall should only end up around a half-inch, since the storm will move quickly. The rain and wind will settle in around the same time the prince and princess of Wales arrives in Boston. The royal couple is visiting Boston as part of the Earthshot Prize Award Ceremony.Temperatures will fall quickly Wednesday night as the winds shift into the west. High temperatures will remain in the 40s on Thursday and wind chills will stay in the upper 20s and 30s.

BOSTON —

A strong storm system has arrived in New England, bringing a period of heavy rain and strong to potentially damaging winds to Massachusetts on Wednesday.

StormTeam 5 is highlighting Wednesday as an Impact Weather Day.

The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory for the entire state from 1 p.m. Wednesday to 1 a.m. Thursday.

Latest severe weather alerts | Live Interactive Radar | LOOK: Futurecast

Rain and wind began at about 2 p.m. in most areas. The heaviest rain and wind will be from about 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

"By 3 p.m. rain is filling in and it gets heavier, slowing down the evening commute, and there could be a rumble of thunder," StormTeam 5 meteorologist Cindy Fitzgibbon said.

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The peak wind gusts should occur between 4-9 p.m. on Wednesday.

With that wind, temperatures will soar into the 50s. Some places south of town may rise into the lower 60s.

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Heavy rain and wind will peak between 4-9 p.m.

While the rain may be heavy at times, total rainfall should only end up around a half-inch, since the storm will move quickly.

The rain and wind will settle in around the same time the prince and princess of Wales arrives in Boston. The royal couple is visiting Boston as part of the Earthshot Prize Award Ceremony.

Temperatures will fall quickly Wednesday night as the winds shift into the west. High temperatures will remain in the 40s on Thursday and wind chills will stay in the upper 20s and 30s.

Massachusetts seeing heavy rain, damaging winds during Royal visit on Wednesday

Impact Weather Day for southern New England

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