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20-07-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Quick-moving storms could bring small hail, heavy downpours to parts of Massachusetts Sunday
The WBZ Weather Team is issuing a Next Weather Alert for several rounds of storms on the way Sunday. New England is included in the severe weather outlook for Sunday. We are currently under a slight risk (level 2 out of 5) for strong storms to turn severe. While this threat is on the lower end, it is worth monitoring any plans outside for thunderstorm activity. This includes the entire state of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, southern Vermont, and southern New Hampshire. The primary weather hazard with Sunday's storms will be damaging wind gusts. Additionally, small hail and heavy rain are secondary threats with any of these quick-moving storms. The first wave of heavy downpours and storms comes in the morning hours on Sunday. The heaviest clusters at this time will be concentrated towards the South Shore and islands from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. The second and third waves will be more scattered in nature. But they will still pack a punch as far as strong winds and heavy downpours are concerned. Through dinner time, the greater Boston area will be impacted, with storms as fair game through 10 p.m. Meanwhile, many will experience dry weather and sunshine sporadically through the afternoon, while our target areas receive more rain and clouds. New rainfall totals will vary greatly by location. In spots with high lightning counts and small hail, we could see localized amounts over an inch.
CBS News
07-07-2025
- Climate
- CBS News
Chantal's remnants could fuel storms in Boston amid heat advisory, weather maps show
The WBZ Weather Team is highlighting today and Tuesday as NEXT Weather Alert days in Massachusetts. This alert is for a combination of heat and humidity as well as a threat for scattered storms fueled by the remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal in the Boston area. The National Weather Service has posted a heat advisory for most of Southern New England (away from the South Coast) until 8 p.m. Monday and may decide to re-issue for Tuesday as well. If you are feeling a little déjà vu, the timing of this heat is very similar to that boiling heatwave we had a few weeks ago. That one also started on a Sunday and now, once again, many areas will reach an official heatwave this week (Sunday-Tuesday). As of this writing, Boston is inching very close to 90 today and we are forecasting another 90 degree day on Tuesday. Add in some very "juicy" dewpoints and it will feel close to 100 degrees at times this afternoon as well as Tuesday afternoon. WBZ-TV graphic CBS Boston Storm threat for Massachusetts Monday's storm threat is fairly low. There will just be a few isolated downpours here and there through this evening, not expecting any organized severe weather. The threat is a tad higher on Tuesday and the Storm Prediction Center has placed parts of southern New England in a "marginal" risk for severe weather. WBZ-TV graphic CBS Boston Tuesday's threat is partially due to an approaching cold front and also may be influenced by the departing remnants of Tropical Storm Chantal. Post-tropical Chantal While there isn't much left to Chantal at this point, it could infuse some atmospheric energy into the developing storms on Tuesday afternoon and evening. WBZ-TV graphic CBS Boston As is typical, we will have to watch the skies from mid-afternoon through the evening on Tuesday. Any storms that do develop could contain some very heavy downpours, frequent lightning and some pockets of wind damage. Temperatures will tumble on Wednesday and remain largely in the 70s of the remainder of the week. Each day will feature a mix of sun and clouds as well as a threat for some scattered showers.
