Temperatures will drop overnight on Friday as forecasters eye a wet storm heading toward Massachusetts for the weekend.
While skies are expected to clear by midnight and winds will die down, temperatures may hit the low 20s across most parts of the state, according to the National Weather Service.
Some areas of Western and Central Massachusetts, especially those in higher elevations, may hit the upper teens, with the wind chill making conditions feel even colder.
Though the daytime on Saturday will be dry, temperatures may struggle to reach the 50s across the state. Cloud coverage will increase into the afternoon before rain finally moves in the evening, spreading statewide from west to east.
Rainfall totals could be up to half an inch, with some areas receiving up to three-quarters of an inch.
Initially, forecasters were concerned for bouts of freezing rain in some areas of the state.
However, later models on Friday suggest all precipitation will fall as rain — unfrozen — since temperatures will stay above freezing when the storm arrives.
The rain is expected to taper off by Sunday morning as the cold front moves offshore, though wind gusts will pick up by late morning and could reach between 30 and 40 mph.
Temperatures will vary, with highs in the 50s in Eastern Massachusetts, upper 40s in Central and Western Massachusetts. Conditions could become chillier overnight as temperatures dip to the 30s.
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