Spring Weather Forecast For MA: When Will It Get Warm?

MASSACHUSETTS — Can we all agree that temperatures in the low 40s are the worst? Not warm enough to turn the heat off, not cold enough for snow. Just awful.

So when might Massachusetts shake off the March 40-degree blues for some real spring temperatures?

Unfortunately, middling winter weather is likely to hang on in the Northeast past the March 20 spring equinox, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac’s 2023 spring weather forecast.

Here’s what we can expect in Massachusetts in the months ahead:

• March: Rain, few chances for snow. Average temperature: 44 degrees.
• April: Rainy, but below-normal with 2-1/2 inches throughout the month. Average temperature: 51 degrees.

The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center sees up to a 50 percent chance of above-normal temperatures in April, May and June across the Northeast. Precipitation, meanwhile, will be about normal over those months.

Over the short term, the weather service sees the chance of below-normal temperatures in Massachusetts over the next 30 days, and a normal amount of precipitation.

In general, the forecast calls for fairly mild temperatures in most places, but people who live in the Northwest shouldn’t retire their cold-weather gear for the season.

Temperatures are expected to be below normal in those regions, and people from the mid-Atlantic to the Appalachians to the Rockies also shouldn’t be surprised by late winter blasts of cold air, the farmer's forecast said.

Texas and Oklahoma, the Deep South and Florida are all expected to see warmer than usual temperatures.

People living in the Upper Midwest, the Appalachians and the Mid-Atlantic should be prepared for above-normal precipitation. Rainfall is expected to be normal to above normal in many other parts of the country, including Oklahoma and Texas.

However, the forecast calls for below normal rain in Southern California and the Southwest.

For more specific information, go to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.