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CBS News
5 days ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Risk of severe weather follows potentially record-setting heat around Boston on Friday
Another round of high heat, oppressive humidity and potentially severe storms is on the horizon in the Boston area, therefore, the WBZ Weather Team has highlighted Friday as a NEXT Weather Alert Day. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for both Thursday and Friday. Sitting about halfway through meteorological summer, we have already equaled the number of 90-degree days from 2024 in Boston. We will be adding on to that total in the next couple of days. High temperatures on Thursday will reach the low 90s in most areas along and north of the Mass Pike. Dewpoints will be climbing into the 60s, making it feel a few degrees warmer. The heat and humidity will peak on Friday. Temperatures will reach into the mid and upper 90s, challenging some daily records. Dewpoints will top out near 70, adding 5-10 degrees to the "feels-like" temperature. During Friday afternoon and evening, a cold front will sweep through southern New England ushering in some cooler and drier air. Unfortunately, in order to get there, we will have to endure a round of thunderstorms, some of which could reach severe levels. The Storms Prediction Center has placed our entire area in a "marginal" risk for severe storms on Friday. This is a level 1 of 5 on their scale. There is a good chance they may adjust this in the next 24 hours and place parts of the area in a "slight" risk, or level 2. Highest risk for thunderstorms will be between 2-8 p.m. on Friday. Any storms that form may contain very heavy downpours, lightning, damaging wind gusts and small hail. If you have outdoor plans Friday afternoon and evening, we urge that you stay tuned to updated forecasts. After those storms pass, drier air flows in and we are in for another terrific Saturday! Sunday may bring another risk of showers or storms. More on that in the next few days.
CBS News
15-04-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Thunderstorms could bring small hail to Massachusetts today
Did you happen to hear a little thunder Tuesday morning in Massachusetts? There were a few scattered thunderstorms which passed though during the morning commute, our first of the season. We may get a repeat performance later this afternoon and evening. Therefore, the WBZ Weather Team is highlighting that timeframe with a NEXT Weather Alert. The threat for any severe thunderstorms is low. The Storms Prediction Center has placed all of New England in a "general thunderstorm" risk. The most likely scenario, between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tuesday evening, is for some scattered downpours, a couple of which may contain some small hail or graupel. These storms will be scattered, so not everyone will get one. They will also be moving out and dissipating as the sun sets between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. After the storm threat has passed Tuesday night, a windy and cooler airmass will settle in. There will be a gusty, westerly wind overnight and throughout the day on Wednesday. Peak gusts will range between 30-40 mph. High temperatures will be about 10-15 degrees cooler than Tuesday. Temperatures will rise again toward the end of the week and will be well above the average for Easter weekend. In fact, it is likely that many of us will get our first 70 degree day on Saturday, albeit with a few scattered showers. Easter Sunday is looking "egg-cellent," with temperatures in Boston reaching the low 60s with mainly sunny skies.
