Tropical Storm Fay Timing, Track Shifts As It Approaches MA

Tropical Storm Fay is still headed toward Massachusetts, but the brunt of it will miss the central and eastern parts of the state.

A Friday morning update from the National Weather Service removed the flash flood watch from Worcester to Boston, leaving it up only in western Massachusetts.

"The heavier rain in our area will be western MA/CT, and the best chance of flooding issues may remain west of southern New England," the NWS said.

The center of the storm is expected to pass over the western part of the state late Friday night into early Saturday morning. East of there will still get rain — especially overnight — but the total is expected to be far less than what was initially thought possible. Some strong wind gusts are likely to accompany the rain.

"Tropical Storm Fay will impact at least some of the waters sometime this afternoon into Saturday," the NWS said. "However, there remains a great deal of uncertainty as to its strength and exact track."

The NWS issued flash flood watches late Thursday afternoon as the system swirling in the Atlantic became a tropical storm. Fay is the sixth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season.

Today - Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight - Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 73. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Saturday - A chance of showers, mainly before 8am. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday - A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday Night - Mostly clear, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday Night - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tuesday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Wednesday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday Night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Thursday - Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.