Scattered severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts and localized flash flooding are possible in Massachusetts starting Friday. And more rain could continue over the weekend.
The thunderstorms are expected to start around noon and could last until 10 p.m. Friday. The greatest risk is north of the Connecticut and Rhode Island border “where the activity will be most numerous,” the National Weather Service wrote. It will also heavily impact Western, Central and northeast Massachusetts. The highest risk will be from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Hail is also possible during the storms but the National Weather Service feels the risk of tornados is low.
A flood watch for Western, Central and interior northeast Massachusetts will last until Friday night.
“The strongest storms will be capable of producing torrential rainfall in a very short period of time,” the National Weather Service warned.
A cold front and another round of showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected in Massachusetts Saturday.
Rain is mostly likely in Western and Central Massachusetts from noon to 5 p.m. A similar time frame is expected for those in Boston.
Cape Cod is the least likely to see any rain Friday or Saturday.
Rain predicted for Saturday means Massachusetts residents are preparing for what looks to be the 12th straight weekend of rain.
National Weather Service forcasters told MassLive it’s “just the way the weather patterns worked out.” But it’s been a sore subject for many residents.
“The minute the weekend hits in Boston: It’s not a Saturday if it isn’t cold, raining, and extremely windy,” TikToker @m.nadz wrote with a video of her in the rain.
“It must be another weekend in New England,” TikToker @everdaymaggie wrote on a video of her standing in the rain.
“This is why Bostonians come off as incredibly rude,” another TikToker wrote in the comments of her video. “Can’t even get to enjoy summers.”
Rain isn’t expected to return again until Tuesday.
