Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Southern New England
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
413 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Scattered rain/snow showers impact the region at times today...
but plenty of dry weather is also expected. High temperatures
will mainly be in the 40s. Drier weather will be ushered in on
gusty northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph this evening with a few
gusts up to 40 mph. Lows tonight will mainly be in the 20s with
even some upper teens in parts of western MA.
Sunny skies are on tap for Wednesday with highs in the 40s to
near 50...but only in the upper 30s and lower 40s across portions
of the immediate coast. Winds will be relatively light...but
minimum relative humidity values will drop to between 15 and
25 percent in most locations and 25 to 40 percent on the
immediate coast.
.OUTLOOK...Thursday through Sunday...
Dry and breezy weather is on tap for Thursday with highs in the
50s. Minimum afternoon relative humidity values dropping between
20 and 30 percent.
Mainly dry and mild weather continue Friday through the weekend
with perhaps a just a few brief spot showers Friday night into
early Saturday with a cold front.
Southeast Middlesex MA-
Including the cities of Cambridge, Lexington, Newton, Waltham,
and Woburn
413 AM EDT Tue Apr 7 2026
Today Tonight Wed
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Showers Showers None
Chance Precip (%) 60 20
Chance of Thunder (%) 0 0 0
Temp (24h trend) 41 (-11) 24 (-10) 43
RH % (24h trend) 59 (+28) 75 (+3) 23
20ft Wnd AM(mph) Lgt/Var N 5
20ft Wnd PM(mph) N 7 G19 NW 13 G28 SE 6
Precip Amount 0.11 0.01 0.00
Precip Duration 5 0
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 9 PM
Mixing Hgt (ft-AGL) 4270 1020 4090
Transport Wnd (kts) NW 10 NW 15 S 8
Vent Rate (kt-ft) 42700 15300 32720
Max ADI Early 16 Gen Poor 23 Fair 30 Fair
Max ADI Late 26 Fair 20 Gen Poor 40 Fair
Max LVORI Early 3 3 1
Max LVORI Late 3 3 1
Min Vsby Early 2 Snow 9 9
Min Vsby Late 5 Snow 9 9
Sunshine Hours N/A N/A N/A
CWR 30 20 0
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
30s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Not as
cool. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs
in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.