Powerful wind, rain coming this weekend for southern New England
A strong storm system will cross New England on Saturday, bringing a heavy dose of rain and strong winds to the region. StormTeam 5 declares a Weather Day impact from Saturday to Sunday morning. A band of rain will begin to move across Massachusetts late Saturday morning and continue well into the evening. Part of the rain will fall heavily. “There is potential for one to two inches of rain with this,” StormTeam 5 chief meteorologist Harvey Leonard said. The storm’s track will carry enough warm air, bringing rain to most, but not all regions. “(The storm) will have a snowy side to do which could affect the Berkshires and certainly Vermont. But as the storm passes – it looks like it’s going to pass over us – there could be a brief change in snow even around Worcester later Saturday or early Saturday night,” Leonard said. In addition to the rain, the wind will be a major factor as the storm passes.” It will intensify as it passes over us and that means the winds at the tail (of the storm) will be even stronger. Saturday night and Sunday morning,” Leonard said. downed tree limbs and minor damage. Cold air will rush in after the storage m moves in, bringing temperatures rapidly dropping Saturday evening. By Sunday morning, the wind chill will be near zero. Daylight saving time also begins on Sunday at 2 a.m.
A strong storm system will cross New England on Saturday, bringing a heavy dose of rain and strong winds to the region. StormTeam 5 declares an Impact Weather Day from Saturday to Sunday morning.
A band of rain will begin to move across Massachusetts late Saturday morning and last well into the evening. Part of the rain will fall heavily.
“There is potential for one to two inches of rain with this,” StormTeam 5 chief meteorologist Harvey Leonard said.
The storm’s track will cause enough warm air to come into play, bringing rain to most areas, but not all.
“(The storm) will have a snowy side to do which could affect the Berkshires and certainly Vermont. But as the storm passes – it looks like it’s going to pass us – there could be a brief change of snow even around Worcester later Saturday or early Saturday night,” Leonard said.
In addition to the rain, the wind will be a major factor as the storm passes.
“It’s going to intensify as it passes over us and that means the winds to the tail (of the storm) are going to be even stronger Saturday night and Sunday morning,” Leonard said.
Winds will be in excess of 40-50 mph with perhaps a few gusts to near 60 mph causing scattered power outages, downed tree limbs and minor damage.
Cold air will rush in after the storm passes, leading to a rapid drop in temperatures on Saturday evening. By Sunday morning, the wind chill will be near zero.
Daylight saving time also starts on Sunday at 2 a.m.