WEATHER ALERT SATURDAY
Starting with the wildfire smoke, an Air Quality Alert has been issued through midnight tonight. Smoke concentrations will increase through this morning and likely head into the unhealthy category for the afternoon and evening. People with respiratory issues should limit their time outdoors during this period. Thankfully, upper-level winds will direct the smoke away from New England by Sunday morning.
The second part of our Weather Alert is for the possibility of severe weather this afternoon and into the first half of the night. Right now, it looks like we’ll see two areas of organized showers and thunderstorms, one moving through during the afternoon and the other during the evening and early nighttime hours. These storms may produce damaging wind and torrential rain resulting in localized flooding. The best chance to see flooding will be mostly across southeastern Mass but everywhere is in play. There is also the slight risk for a spin-up (tornado) mainly across far western MA. Expect a humid day with clouds and hazy sunshine from the wildfire smoke...highs in the low to mid 80s.
NICE FINISH
The pick of the weekend will be Sunday. After some morning clouds, we’ll see afternoon sunshine along with lower humidity...air quality is expected to be much healthier! Afternoon highs reach the upper 70s to low 80s.
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