Heat and thunderstorms have plagued Massachusetts this week. However, Boston residents might be getting a break in time for the Celtics championship parade.
While thunderstorms are expected to continue for those in Western and Central Massachusetts, the National Weather Service predicted thunderstorms are least likely in eastern Massachusetts, including Boston.
There is a chance of rain starting at 11 a.m., when the parade is expected to start. However, it isn’t likely, the weather service predicted.
Boston is also no longer under a heat advisory. Temperatures are expected to be between 65 degrees to 84 degrees. As of about 6:30 a.m. Friday, it was 71 degrees in Boston.
The weather service predicted it could feel like 84 degrees in Boston by 11 a.m. Friday.
The parade will begin around 11 a.m. Friday in front of TD Garden on Causeway Street. The parade will then travel by City Hall Plaza and Boston Common Tremont Street, eventually ending on Boylston Street near the Hynes Convention Center.
As is tradition, duck boats will serve as the vehicles for the Celtics parade. Friday’s parade is the first in the city since the New England Patriots won the Super Bowl in 2019.
Normally, a parade would occur just a couple days after a championship win, but the city pushed the Celtics to wait until Friday to celebrate due to a record heat wave, MassLive reported.
But Boston isn’t expected to stay dry for long. Thunderstorms are predicted to return Saturday night.
