Weather Alert: heavy rain, storms, flood risk on and off through the weekend
By Terry Eliasen, Meteorologist, WBZ-TV Exec. Weather Producer
BOSTON - The WBZ Weather Team is issuing a NEXT Weather Alert through Friday and potentially through much of the weekend.
It is the same old story. This pattern we are in is unrelenting. For the next several days, we will be under a very "juiced up" airmass with oppressive humidity levels and a nearly constant threat of showers and storms.
Just take a look at how much rain has fallen in the last 30 days across the area. In many places this is a whole summer's worth of water!
The Weather Prediction Center has a good portion of our area in a "slight risk" for more excessive rainfall both Friday and Sunday.
Obviously given what just occurred last weekend, there is a heightened concern for western Massachusetts, Vermont and all areas that experienced flooding just a few days ago.
Most of the rivers that went into flood stage have since receded below flood levels but remain very swollen and ripe for more flooding.
This pattern is not one conducive to "severe" weather or thunderstorms, the primary threat being locally heavy rain and flooding.
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If you have the ability to alter your outdoor plans this weekend, I would favor Saturday as the "driest" day. It will still be very humid and carry a pop-up shower risk, but the coverage of rain will be much less than Friday and Sunday.