MA Weather: Temperature Warmup Brings Downpours, Thunderstorms

BOSTON, MA — After an arctic start to the week in Massachusetts, springlike temperatures finally made a return Thursday. But don't head outdoors for a walk just yet, since rain is in the forecast for the next two days.

After a gray, drizzly day Friday, periods of heavy and rain some isolated thunderstorms are expected to arrive after 4 p.m., mixed with some areas of fog overnight. Temperatures are expected to reach the low to mid-60s.

Expect much of the same Friday: showers and drizzle during the day before skies start to clear by nightfall. The weekend will have mostly pleasant weather, with sunshine and highs in the low 50s Saturday and cloudy skies Sunday, before rain once again moves in Sunday night.

Here's a look at the latest Boston-area forecast from the National Weather Service.

Thursday
Patchy drizzle before 3 p.m., then patchy drizzle with a slight chance of showers between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms before 3 a.m., then a slight chance of showers between 3 a.m. and 4 a.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. Low around 53. South wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday
A chance of showers, mainly between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.

Friday Night
A slight chance of showers between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Mostly clear, with a low around 34. West wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54. West wind 11 to 14 mph.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday
A chance of showers after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Sunday Night
A chance of showers before 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.

Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. West wind around 6 mph.