First Alert Weather

Clear week ahead; Wind gusts pick up on Tuesday; 

Sunshine will be replaced by clouds this afternoon as they move into the region from the west ahead of an approaching cold front. 

Sunday, wind will be coming in from the Southwest blowing the smoke towards Salem and Peabody. 

Due to the moderate to severe drought across much of the area, outdoor fires are not recommended, and extra care needs to be taken with any type of outdoor ignition sources, fire could catch and spread rapidly!

Winds will gust from the northwest up to 30-35 mph, which could cause brush fires to spread quickly.  Please practice fire safety through the day and avoid outdoor burning.

With the end of Daylight-Saving Time, sunsets in Boston now fall between 4:11 and 4:30 p.m., which can feel like a shock. This time change aligns with the start of “solar winter”—the period from November 7 to February 5, when days are shortest, and the sun sits lowest in the sky. During summer months, the sun peaks in the sky...

As you travel about today, you’ll probably see and pick up the smell of smoke here and there.  The reason being is that the Boston area has been so dry during this fall season that it’s resulted in many brush fires, especially over the past couple of days due to low dewpoints and gusty winds. Dry leaves and underbrush have...

We’ll see improving conditions across southern New England this afternoon as a cold front moves off the New England coastline and drier air works in from the west. We’ll keep the threat for an isolated shower or sprinkle in the forecast through this evening, but overall, the afternoon will be mainly dry with some sunny breaks developing. Northern New...

We’re watching showers and storms in New England today as Hurricane Milton intensifies in the tropics, on course to hit Florida by midweek. It’s overcast with scattered showers and thunderstorms through the mid-afternoon as a cold front slides off the coast of New England.  Expect intervals of sunshine to break out later this afternoon from west to east, but...

It’s a wet day on tap locally, with rain chances and scattered showers sticking with us through the evening. While there will be a few breaks in the rain, there will also be some heavier downpours, especially south of Boston.  An isolated thunderstorm or two could also develop, but the threat of severe weather remains low. A few areas could...

Our rain and storm chances have greatly diminished to only a few showers across New England.  A weak cold front is sitting across our area Wednesday and slowly drifts southward.  By this evening we see a few showers or thunder developing south of the Mass Pike and along the south coast.  Otherwise, today will be cool to the north and...

As we continue moving through this Monday afternoon, stay weather alert — we’re tracking scattered rain and thunderstorms for Greater Boston. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued in parts of southern and central Connecticut — close to areas already hit by major flooding Sunday — as well as in western Massachusetts. Click here for the latest severe weather alerts. Some of…

If you’re heading to the beach this weekend, heads up!  Hurricane Ernesto will bring dangerous rip currents and high surf to southern New England. While the storm is not expected to make landfall over the U.S. in the coming days, our south facing beaches could still see rough conditions. As Ernesto spins north over the Atlantic Ocean, the storm...

Tropical Storm Debby is expected to affect parts of Massachusetts and New England with periods of rain, flooding, gusty winds along the coastal waters and potential storms by Friday into Saturday. While Debby’s impact is yet to be seen in our region, there have been a handful of “D-named storms” that have created some problems for Massachusetts and parts...

All eyes are on Tropical Storm Debby as she spins just off the South Carolina coastline and eventually tracks up and over the East Coast of the United States through this weekend. Debby hasn’t thrown too many surprises at us but the latest update from the National Hurricane Center did indicate an increase in her sustained winds from 45 mph…

We’re on track to feel more dangerous heat in Boston this week. In fact, the NBC10 Boston First Alert Weather Team has issued First Alerts through Wednesday for the extreme heat. We’re expecting high temperatures in the middle 90s, but our feels-like temperatures will be much higher. Some areas could have heat indices up to 101 or higher. But...

The heat returns today with lots of sunshine and slightly lower humidity levels as a ridge of high pressure builds into New England. 

If you’ve been waiting for a little relief from the humidity, today is your day!  But don’t get used to it. Dangerous heat returns this week.

Highs this afternoon reach the mid 80s for most, upper 80s to 90 across parts of southern New Hampshire as well as the lower CT River Valley, upper 70s Cape and Islands. 

Highs this afternoon reach the mid 80s for most, upper 80s to 90 across parts of southern New Hampshire as well as the lower CT River Valley, upper 70s Cape and Islands.