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35.1°F Colder than last hour.

1.7°C

Cold

Haze, Smoke, Clear

This Afternoon: Hi 85 °F

Tonight: Lo 67 °F

Dew Point: 32.4°F Decreased 0.1°F since last hour.

Humidity: 90%

UV Index: 0.0 None

Air Quality Index: 103

Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

(Fine Particles)

Barometer: 29.00 in Falling 0.05 inHg/hr

982 mb

Rain Rate: 0.00 in/hr

Rain Today: 0.01 in

Rain Tuesday: 0.00 in

Visibility: 6 miles

Wind:

Now: Calm

Avg: Calm

Gusts: 0 mph

OTHER PERSONAL WEATHER STATIONS

Alerts / Advisories [‒] Alerts / Advisories [+]

Southeast Middlesex County, MA - Air Quality Alert - Air Quality Alert - Air Quality Alert
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NWS Weather Forecast -
This Afternoon, Tonight, & Thursday through Tuesday Night

Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Point Forecast Updated Wed Jul 15, 2026 2:29pm EDT

Overview:

- Hazy/smoky conditions linger.

- Dangerous rip currents expected on south-facing beaches into this evening.

- While seasonable temperatures return for the end of the week, chances for showers and thunderstorms begin to increase heading into the weekend.

Air Quality Alert
Air Quality Alert
Air Quality Alert

This Afternoon:

Areas Of Smoke

Hi 85 °F

Areas of smoke before 5pm, then haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight:

Haze then Mostly Clear

Lo 67 °F

Haze before 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Northwest wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Thursday:

Patchy Smoke

Hi 89 °F

Patchy smoke after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Thursday Night:

Partly Cloudy

Lo 63 °F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday:

Sunny

Hi 85 °F

Sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

Friday Night:

Partly Cloudy

Lo 63 °F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West wind 2 to 7 mph.

Saturday:

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 85 °F

Saturday: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

A slight chance of rain showers between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night:

Showers And T-Storms

Lo 67 °F

Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday:

Showers And T-Storms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And T-Storms

Hi 85 °F

Sunday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night:

Mostly Clear

Lo 63 °F

Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Monday:

Sunny

Hi 85 °F

Sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Monday Night:

Partly Cloudy

Lo 66 °F

Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday:

Chance Rain Showers

Hi 86 °F

A chance of rain showers between 7am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night:

Chance Showers And T-Storms

Lo 67 °F

Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

FULL FORECAST

NWS Hourly Forecast -
Today 3pm through Fri 2am

Issued by:
National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Updated Wed Jul 15, 2026 2:29pm EDT

3:00pm

Areas Of Smoke

85°F
Dew Pt 66°F
Heat Index: 87°F
Wind from NW

NW 12 mph
Precip: 7%

4:00pm

Patchy Smoke

85°F
Dew Pt 65°F
Heat Index: 87°F
Wind from NW

NW 12 mph
Precip: 8%

5:00pm

Haze

85°F
Dew Pt 63°F
Heat Index: 86°F
Wind from NW

NW 12 mph
Precip: 8%

6:00pm

Haze

84°F
Dew Pt 61°F
Wind from NW

NW 10 mph
Precip: 6%

7:00pm

Haze

82°F
Dew Pt 59°F
Wind from NW

NW 9 mph
Precip: 4%

8:00pm

Haze

80°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from NW

NW 7 mph
Precip: 3%

9:00pm

Haze

76°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from NW

NW 6 mph
Precip: 3%

10:00pm

Clear

74°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from NW

NW 5 mph
Precip: 2%

11:00pm

Mostly Clear

72°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from W

W 5 mph
Precip: 1%

Thu
12:00am

Mostly Clear

71°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from W

W 3 mph
Precip: 1%

Thu
1:00am

Mostly Clear

70°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from W

W 3 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
2:00am

Mostly Clear

70°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from W

W 3 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
3:00am

Mostly Clear

68°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from W

W 5 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
4:00am

Clear

68°F
Dew Pt 56°F
Wind from W

W 5 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
5:00am

Mostly Clear

67°F
Dew Pt 56°F
Wind from W

W 5 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
6:00am

Sunny

67°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from W

W 5 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
7:00am

Sunny

69°F
Dew Pt 59°F
Wind from W

W 6 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
8:00am

Sunny

74°F
Dew Pt 60°F
Wind from W

W 6 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
9:00am

Patchy Smoke

78°F
Dew Pt 61°F
Wind from W

W 7 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
10:00am

Patchy Smoke

82°F
Dew Pt 60°F
Wind from W

W 9 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
11:00am

Patchy Smoke

84°F
Dew Pt 59°F
Wind from W

W 10 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
12:00pm

Patchy Smoke

86°F
Dew Pt 58°F
Wind from W

W 12 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
1:00pm

Patchy Smoke

87°F
Dew Pt 58°F
Wind from W

W 13 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
2:00pm

Patchy Smoke

87°F
Dew Pt 58°F
Wind from W

W 13 mph
Precip: 1%

Thu
3:00pm

Patchy Smoke

88°F
Dew Pt 58°F
Wind from W

W 13 mph
Precip: 1%

Thu
4:00pm

Patchy Smoke

88°F
Dew Pt 58°F
Wind from W

W 14 mph
Precip: 1%

Thu
5:00pm

Patchy Smoke

87°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from W

W 14 mph
Precip: 2%

Thu
6:00pm

Mostly Clear

85°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from NW

NW 13 mph
Precip: 2%

Thu
7:00pm

Partly Cloudy

83°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from NW

NW 10 mph
Precip: 1%

Thu
8:00pm

Partly Cloudy

80°F
Dew Pt 57°F
Wind from NW

NW 8 mph
Precip: 1%

Thu
9:00pm

Partly Cloudy

77°F
Dew Pt 56°F
Wind from NW

NW 7 mph
Precip: 1%

Thu
10:00pm

Mostly Cloudy

75°F
Dew Pt 56°F
Wind from NW

NW 6 mph
Precip: 0%

Thu
11:00pm

Cloudy

73°F
Dew Pt 55°F
Wind from NW

NW 5 mph
Precip: 0%

Fri
12:00am

Mostly Cloudy

71°F
Dew Pt 54°F
Wind from NW

NW 5 mph
Precip: 0%

Fri
1:00am

Mostly Cloudy

70°F
Dew Pt 53°F
Wind from NW

NW 5 mph
Precip: 0%

Fri
2:00am

Mostly Cloudy

68°F
Dew Pt 53°F
Wind from NW

NW 5 mph
Precip: 0%

VIEW ON NWS WEB SITE

FORECAST DISCUSSION

Area Forecast Discussion
for Boston / Norton, MA

        
000
FXUS61 KBOX 151903
AFDBOX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA
303 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
No significant changes. Monitoring sfc haze/smoke conditions for
the day as Canadian wildfire smoke continues to move in.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Hazy/smoky conditions linger.

- Dangerous rip currents expected on south-facing beaches into
  this evening.

- While seasonable temperatures return for the end of the week,
  chances for showers and thunderstorms begin to increase
  heading into the weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1...Hazy/smoky conditions linger.

While hazy and smoky conditions should persists into Thursday,
the question remains about how concentrated it will be close to 
the ground. Currently thinking there is not much hope of the
smoke aloft completely dissipating before Friday. Favored the
lower temperature guidance for Thursday after seeing how the 
smoke affected them today. Even so, perhaps have not gone low
enough with high temperatures tomorrow.

Not much chance for showers through Thursday night. Any that do
form would likely bring more smoke to the ground, and not result
in much rainfall.

KEY MESSAGE 2...Dangerous rip currents expected on south-facing
beaches into this evening.

Wave heights continue to subside this evening, gradually
bringing an end to the threat of rip currents along the south-
facing beaches overnight. Swim near vicinity of lifeguards and 
stay off jetties today.

KEY MESSAGE 3...While seasonable temperatures return for the end
of the week, chances for showers and thunderstorms begin to 
increase heading into the weekend. 

Seasonable temperatures return Friday as the upper level ridge 
that's been dominating the region slides offshore and a cold 
front ushers in a cooler airmass. 925 mb temperatures fall to 
generally around 18-20C, which will be more supportive of high 
temperatures in the low to mid 80s through the weekend and into 
early next week.

Chances for showers and thunderstorms begin to increase heading
into the weekend as a surface low approaches Saturday, bringing
prolonged southwesterly flow and surging PWATs. Consensus is 
improving that southern New England could see beneficial
rainfall Saturday into Sunday but the latest ensemble guidance
is quite spread on exactly how much precipitation could fall. 

A brief spell of drier conditions is possible Monday as high
pressure builds somewhere over the Appalachian region. Chances
for showers then increase again for the middle of next week as 
a surface low moves east across Ontario and a trailing cold 
front sweeps through the mid-Atlantic region into New England.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...

Low - less than 30 percent. 
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. 
High - greater than 60 percent.

Through Thursday Night: High confidence. 

VFR, though hazy/smoky skies continue into Thursday. W/NW winds
around 5-10 kt tonight, then increasing with gusts to 25 kt Thu.
Light NW winds Thu night.

KBOS Terminal...High confidence.

KBDL Terminal...Moderate confidence. MVFR visibility 
restrictions are possible today due to surface smoke from 
Canadian wildfires.

Outlook /Friday through Monday/...

Friday through Friday Night: VFR. 

Saturday: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Breezy. Chance
SHRA, slight chance TSRA.

Saturday Night: Mainly VFR, with local IFR possible. Breezy.
SHRA, chance TSRA.

Sunday: VFR. Breezy. Chance SHRA, slight chance TSRA.

Sunday Night through Monday: VFR. 

&&

.MARINE...
Forecaster Confidence Levels...

Low - less than 30 percent. 
Moderate - 30 to 60 percent. 
High - greater than 60 percent.

Through Thursday Night: High confidence. 

Lingering rough seas and gusty southwest winds will continue to
subside this afternoon. Will permit the Small Craft Advisories 
to expire at 8 PM. Relatively light winds and seas expected into
Thursday night. There may be a few gusts up to 25 kt for a time
late morning Thursday into the afternoon. Not enough confidence
to extend a Small Craft Advisory across the southern coastal
waters at this time. That may come with later forecasts.

Otherwise, hazy/smoky sky conditions are expected through
Thursday night. Some areas of reduced visibility could be 
possible due to this smoke.

Outlook /Friday through Monday/...

Friday through Friday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. 

Saturday: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up
to 25 kt. Chance of rain showers. 

Saturday Night: Moderate risk for Small Craft Advisory winds
with gusts up to 30 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Rain
showers, chance of thunderstorms. 

Sunday: Low risk for Small Craft Advisory winds with gusts up
to 30 kt. Areas of seas approaching 5 ft. Chance of rain
showers, slight chance of thunderstorms. 

Sunday Night: Winds less than 25 kt. Areas of seas approaching
5 ft. Slight chance of rain showers. 

Monday: Winds less than 25 kt. Seas up to 5 ft. 

&&

.BOX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...Air Quality Alert until midnight EDT tonight for CTZ002>004.
MA...Air Quality Alert until midnight EDT tonight for MAZ002>024-
     026.
     High Risk for Rip Currents until 8 PM EDT this evening for 
     MAZ020>024.
RI...High Risk for Rip Currents until 8 PM EDT this evening for 
     RIZ006>008.
     Air Quality Alert until noon EDT Thursday for RIZ001>008.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for 
     ANZ232>235-237-254>256.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Belk/McMinn
AVIATION...Belk/McMinn
MARINE...Belk/McMinn

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