Heavy Rain, Possible Strong Winds to Hit Chelmsford: Hourly Forecast

By Charlene Arsenault

Chelmsford will get drenched with heavy rain Wednesday night into Thursday.

About 2 inches of rain is expected; thunderstorms are likely early Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service. A hazardous weather outlook indicates that gusts could bring down small tree limbs. Flooded roads and power outages are possible.

The National Weather Service warns of “several weather threats,” including heavy rains, high winds and flooding.

You can follow any power outages on the National Grid outage map.

This is the hourly forecast:

Wednesday

• 5 p.m. Showers
• 6 p.m. Showers
• 7 p.m. Cloudy
• 8 p.m. Rain
• 9 p.m. Rain
• 10 p.m. Rain
• 11 p.m. Rain
• Midnight Rain

Thursday

• 5 a.m. Thunderstorms
• 6 a.m. Thunderstorms
• 7 a.m. Scatter thunderstorms
• 8 a.m. Showers
• 9 a.m. Cloudy
• 10 a.m. Cloudy
• 11 a.m. Mostly cloudy
• Noon Mostly cloudy

Extended Chelmsford forecast