If you’re planning to head to The Big E on Thursday, you’d be wise to pack an umbrella.
Moderate to heavy downpours are possible across Massachusetts on Thursday. In West Springfield, where the fair is occupying the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition, National Weather Service forecasters put the chance of precipitation at around 70%.
Showers and possible thunderstorms are likely to roll in after 1 p.m. on Thursday, according to the weather service. New rainfall is expected to total between half an inch and three-quarters of an inch.
