Rainy Saturday ahead for Massachusetts with storms possible into evening
Heavier rain, thunderstorms during the afternoon
SO WE’VE BEEN RELATIVELY LUCKY HERE SO FAR. THIS SPRING TEMPERATURE TREND IS A LITTLE COOLER. SO WE DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A SPIKE TOMORROW AS WE APPROACH 70. BUT IT’S A SHORT LIVED SPIKE. YOU CAN SEE OUR TEMPERATURES OVERALL TRENDING BELOW AVERAGE, UPPER 50S TO LOW 60S. AT THIS POINT, WE’RE TRAVELING NOW THROUGH THE MONTH OF MAY. AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE CLOSER TO 65 DEGREES, AND WE’LL BE STAYING BELOW THAT FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK AHEAD. SHOWERS TO OUR WEST ARE CONTINUING TO MARCH EASTWARD. THESE ARE GENERALLY LIGHT AND SCATTERED. SO AS THEY CONTINUE TO MARCH EAST, YOU’LL WANT THE UMBRELLA, BUT I DON’T THINK IT’S GOING TO BE A WASHOUT BY ANY MEANS. YOU CAN SEE THE FIRST DROPS ARE JUST STARTING TO PUSH TOWARD WORCESTER, SO THIS IS A SLOW MARCH EASTWARD ALONG THE MASS PIKE. WE’RE SEEING STEADIER RAINFALL AS YOU MOVE OUT TOWARD THE SOUTHBRIDGE AREA AND HEADING FURTHER WESTWARD OUT TOWARDS SPRINGFIELD. WE’RE ALSO SEEING SOME RAIN DOWN INTO CONNECTICUT AND RHODE ISLAND. BUT OUR NEXT THREAT ON OUR RADAR, STEADIER RAINFALL THAT ARRIVES THIS EVENING. AND IT’S DURING THIS ROUND OF RAIN THAT I EXPECT HEAVIER SOAKING POCKETS OF RAIN THAT COULD FEATURE SOME WEAK THUNDERSTORMS WHEN WE GET THROUGH TODAY AND THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, AS THIS RAIN WILL START TO FINALLY WRAP UP, WE’RE LOOKING AT JUST ABOUT HALF AN INCH OF RAINFALL. NOTICE SOME OF THE MODELS ARE INDICATING WE COULD SEE A LITTLE BIT OVER HALF AN INCH. SO THIS IS A GOOD SOAKING RAIN THAT’S PASSING BY FOR US TODAY. I KNOW IT MEANS THAT WILL BE DAMPENING YOUR PLANS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE OUTDOORS TODAY. BUT I WILL SAY I EXPECT THERE WILL BE MORE DRY BREAKS IN THE FORECAST TOMORROW, AS I’LL SHOW IN JUST A BIT. IT’S COOL OUT THERE. 35 IN MANCHESTER, 38 IN PLYMOUTH, NOT AS COOL IN THE CITY, 45 DEGREES, BUT STILL A LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE HERE AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TOWARD THE AFTERNOON. UPPER 50S FOR MOST SPOTS, MAYBE HITTING 60S. MOVE SOUTH OF THE PIKE BUT STILL STAYING BELOW AVERAGE, WHICH IS IN THE MID 60S AT THIS POINT IN THE YEAR. SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MARCH EASTWARD THIS MORNING. SO HERE WE ARE AT 9:00. YOU STILL NEED THAT UMBRELLA NEARBY. I WOULD SAY THE ONLY SPOT WHERE WE MIGHT MISS OUT ON THIS MORNING. RAIN IS DOWN TOWARD THE SOUTH COAST, CAPE AND ISLANDS WHERE YOU CAN SEE THOSE SHOWERS ARE JUST TO OUR NORTH AND WEST. WHAT WE’LL SEE WITH THIS FIRST ROUND OF RAIN IS THAT IT’S GOING TO KIND OF PIVOT HERE NORTHWARD, AND THAT WILL ALLOW FOR A LITTLE BIT OF A LULL FROM BOSTON WORCESTER SOUTH. SO PRETTY MUCH FROM THE MASS PIKE SOUTH AS WE APPROACH MIDDAY TODAY, IT’S GOING TO BE A SHORT LIVED LULL. BUT I GIVE YOU A HEADS UP HERE, IF YOU DO HAVE TO GET OUT AND ABOUT, THAT MIGHT BE YOUR BEST CHANCE TO DO SO, BECAUSE SHOWERS FILL BACK IN QUICKLY. HERE WE ARE, 4:00, MARCHING EASTWARD, AND THAT COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES. LOOK AT THIS YELLOW AND ORANGE THAT’S INDICATING SOME HEAVIER SHOWERS THAT COULD BRING, OF COURSE, THAT CHANCE FOR LIGHTNING AND THUNDER. WE MOVE TOWARD 9:00 THIS EVENING, THE HEAVIEST OF THE RAIN FOCUS OVER SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. I WOULD SAY BY MIDNIGHT, THOUGH, WE SHOULD SEE MOST OF THE SHOWERS DWINDLE THEREAFTER. IT’S PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. TOMORROW MORNING, NEAR 50 DEGREES. THAT FOG COULD SLOW YOU DOWN TOMORROW MORNING AND KIND OF CREATE A MURKY START TO OUR SUNDAY WITH A CHANCE OF SOME POCKETS OF DRIZZLE. BUT IT’S NOT ALL TOO WET OUT THERE. WE COULD SEE SOME BREAKS OF SUN IN THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW WITH JUST A PASSING SPOT. SHOWER POTENTIAL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE A LITTLE MILDER TOMORROW, SO I THINK THAT WILL BE MORE INVITING FOR YOU AS HIGH TEMPERATURES REACH TOWARDS 70 FOR MOST LOCATIONS. SEVEN DAY I
Rainy Saturday ahead for Massachusetts with storms possible into evening
Heavier rain, thunderstorms during the afternoon
Updated: 11:03 AM EDT May 9, 2026
Saturday brings impact weather with two rounds of showers and thunderstorms in Massachusetts.The first round arrives during the morning hours as light showers roll in toward Boston from the west. “We should a lull in places from Boston to the south as showers pivot northward, but that’s going to be a very short-lived lull as we see another round of showers moving in from the west,” said StormTeam 5 Meteorologist Kelly Ann Cicaclese. The second round will be more impressive, with heavier rain and some weak thunderstorms arriving around 4 p.m. and lasting through 10 p.m.StormTeam 5 tools: Radar | Map Room | Alerts | Futurecast Sunday, for Mother’s Day, will begin with clouds, fog an a chance of drizzle. The afternoon, while mostly mild, could also be interrupted by a few scattered showers.”I do expect we’ll see some dry breaks and some sunny breaks, too,” Cicalese said. One benefit of the rain is that it cuts down the pollen forecast, at least over the weekend. That’s expected to rebound next week.Shower chances return later next week with unsettled weather possible Thursday and Friday.StormTeam 5’s 7-day forecast: Saturday: Rain and impact weather with cool conditions. High of 57. Sunday: Spot showers at times on Mother’s Day. High of 70. Monday: Morning showers south with partial sunshine returning. High of 58. Tuesday: Mostly sunny and mild. High of 62. Wednesday: Increasing clouds with afternoon showers possible. High of 62. Thursday: Showers and unsettled weather. High of 62. Friday: Chance for showers with partial sunshine. High of 60. Futurecast: Maps show what to expect in the coming hoursThese maps are based on raw model data, which is updated automatically throughout each day and is subject to change. StormTeam 5 has Boston’s only live radar scanning the skies over Massachusetts, 24/7.Upload your weather photos and videos
Saturday brings impact weather with two rounds of showers and thunderstorms in Massachusetts.
The first round arrives during the morning hours as light showers roll in toward Boston from the west.
“We should a lull in places from Boston to the south as showers pivot northward, but that’s going to be a very short-lived lull as we see another round of showers moving in from the west,” said StormTeam 5 Meteorologist Kelly Ann Cicaclese.
The second round will be more impressive, with heavier rain and some weak thunderstorms arriving around 4 p.m. and lasting through 10 p.m.
StormTeam 5 tools: Radar | Map Room | Alerts | Futurecast
Sunday, for Mother’s Day, will begin with clouds, fog an a chance of drizzle. The afternoon, while mostly mild, could also be interrupted by a few scattered showers.
“I do expect we’ll see some dry breaks and some sunny breaks, too,” Cicalese said.
One benefit of the rain is that it cuts down the pollen forecast, at least over the weekend. That’s expected to rebound next week.
Shower chances return later next week with unsettled weather possible Thursday and Friday.
StormTeam 5’s 7-day forecast:
- Saturday: Rain and impact weather with cool conditions. High of 57.
- Sunday: Spot showers at times on Mother’s Day. High of 70.
- Monday: Morning showers south with partial sunshine returning. High of 58.
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and mild. High of 62.
- Wednesday: Increasing clouds with afternoon showers possible. High of 62.
- Thursday: Showers and unsettled weather. High of 62.
- Friday: Chance for showers with partial sunshine. High of 60.
Futurecast: Maps show what to expect in the coming hours
These maps are based on raw model data, which is updated automatically throughout each day and is subject to change.
StormTeam 5 has Boston’s only live radar scanning the skies over Massachusetts, 24/7.

