Will it rain for New Year's Eve? Massachusetts set for unsettled weather in coming days
BOSTON - The WBZ-TV weather team has issued a NEXT weather alert for periods of heavy downpours and gusty winds on Monday.
The heaviest rain occurs in the first half of the day on Monday. This will mainly impact visibility and travel for the morning commute with strong gusty winds also accompanying the downpours.
Heavy downpours and gusty winds on Monday
Moderate to heavy rainfall will move from west to east from around 5 a.m. to noon. Temperatures will be very mild, in the upper 40s and low 50s Monday morning so it will be an all rain event.
The heavy downpours will move through rather quickly with clearing for the afternoon, but gusty winds will continue.
Winds will gust up to 30 to 35 mph, with some stronger gusts across the southeast, Cape Cod and Islands.
We could quickly pick up over a half inch of rain in the first half of the day on Monday. Heavy rainfall in a short amount of time could make road conditions hazardous with any heavy downpours also limiting visibility at times.
New Year's Eve forecast
New Year's Eve follows Monday's pattern with drier weather for most of the day. In fact, the majority of Tuesday will be pretty decent, with mild temperatures and a bit of sunshine breaking through.
However, the closer we get to ringing in the New Year the chances of rain will pick back up again. Midnight may feature a fresh round of showers or showers just on our doorstep, which leads us into soggy weather to begin 2025.
If you have New Years Eve plans heading out looks dry right now, but you may want the umbrella heading home from ringing in the new year. Stay tuned on shower timing as we get closer.
Right now, the end of the week ahead looks quieter but much cooler for the first weekend of 2025.
