Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southern New England
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
439 AM EST Fri Jan 16 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Mostly sunny, windy and cold today. High temperatures will mainly
be in the upper 20s and lower 30s. Westerly winds will gust
between 25 and 40 mph with a few gusts near 45 mph. Minimum
afternoon relative humidity values will drop between 25 and 40
percent.
.OUTLOOK...Tonight through Wednesday...
1 to 2" of snow is expected very late tonight into Saturday
across the lower elevations of interior Massachusetts and
northern Connecticut with 2-4" possible across the higher
terrain of the Berkshires and northern Worcester Hills. Offshore
low pressure may bring accumulating snow to portions of the
region Sunday into Sunday night...but the westward extent
remains quite uncertain. We continue to have high confidence in
a shot of arctic air later Monday into Wednesday with bitterly
cold wind chills.
Southeast Middlesex MA-
Including the cities of Cambridge, Lexington, Newton, Waltham,
and Woburn
439 AM EST Fri Jan 16 2026
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Snow Snow/rain
Chance Precip (%) 20 60
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 32 (-19) 24 (+4) 41
RH % (24h trend) 31 (-15) 68 (-25) 64
20ft Wnd AM(mph) W 11 G24 Lgt/Var
20ft Wnd PM(mph) W 9 G23 Lgt/Var SW 5
Precip Amount 0.00 0.01 0.06
Precip Duration 0 3
Precip Begin 3 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 6 PM
Mixing Hgt (ft-AGL) 3720 380 2620
Transport Wnd (kts) W 23 S 10 SW 14
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 85560 3800 36680
Max ADI Early 76 Good 9 Poor 37 Fair
Max ADI Late 79 Good 6 Very Poor 37 Fair
Max LVORI Early 2 3 4
Max LVORI Late 2 3 4
Min Vsby Early
Min Vsby Late
Sunshine Hours N/A N/A N/A
CWR 0 10 30
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Highs in the
upper 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with snow likely. Lows in the lower
20s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 30s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 16. West winds around
10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Colder. Highs in the lower 20s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 11. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 20s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow
showers. Lows around 19. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to
10 mph.
Forecast And Data Provided By NOAA-NWS Boston / Norton, MA