Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Warmer than today.
Nowcast as of 6:05 PM EDT on July 3, 2009
Now
At 7 PM...mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms and scattered showers. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds... small hail and heavy rainfall. Temperature around 73. South winds 5 to 10 mph. At 9 PM...mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Temperature around 70. Southwest winds around 5 mph. At 11 PM...mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Temperature around 66. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
Forecast for Tolland
Updated: 4:12 PM EDT on July 3, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening...
Tonight
A chance of thunderstorms and scattered showers early...then numerous thunderstorms and showers this evening. Isolated showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds... small hail and heavy rainfall this evening. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
Independence Day
Mostly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph...diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 5 mph...becoming southwest with gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect until 8 PM EDT this evening...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of northern Connecticut... Massachusetts... southern New Hampshire and Rhode Island... including the following areas... in northern Connecticut... Hartford CT... Tolland CT and Windham CT. In Massachusetts... central Middlesex MA... eastern Essex MA... eastern Franklin MA... eastern Hampden MA... eastern Hampshire MA... eastern Norfolk MA... eastern Plymouth MA... northern Bristol MA... northern Middlesex MA... northern Worcester MA... southeast Middlesex MA... southern Bristol MA... southern Plymouth MA... southern Worcester MA... Suffolk MA... western Essex MA... western Franklin MA... western Hampden MA... western Hampshire MA... western Norfolk MA and western Plymouth MA. In southern New Hampshire... Cheshire NH... eastern Hillsborough NH and western and central Hillsborough NH. In Rhode Island... Bristol RI... eastern Kent RI... Newport RI... northwest Providence RI... southeast Providence RI... Washington RI and western Kent RI.
* Until 8 PM EDT this evening
* scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue into the early evening hours. While the activity is hit or miss... the thunderstorms that develop will have the potential to bring heavy rain to a few locations. Since the ground is saturated from recent heavy rains... localized flooding is possible especially in urbanized centers.
* The risk for any localized flooding will come to an end by mid to late evening... as the scattered shower and thunderstorm activity comes to an end.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should flash flood warnings be issued.
Frank
Special Weather Statement
Statement as of 6:31 PM EDT on July 03, 2009
At 631 PM EDT National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a line of strong thunderstorms with the potential to produce wind gusts to 40 mph and small hail along a line extending from 5 miles northeast of Pelham to 5 miles southwest of Monson... or along a line extending from 12 miles northeast of Amherst to 11 miles southeast of Springfield... moving east at 15 mph.
* Some locations affected include... Palmer... Monson... Ware... Hardwick... Petersham... Wales... Brimfield... Warren... West Brookfield... New Braintree... Barre... Holland... Union... Brookfield... North Brookfield... Oakham... Sturbridge... Spencer... Southbridge... Rutland... Paxton... Leicester... Hubbardston... East Brookfield... Dudley and Charlton
For your safety... get inside when this storm approaches. Heavy rain may cause minor street flooding as well as ponding of water in poor drainage areas.
Heavy rain may cause minor street flooding and ponding of water in low lying areas such as underpasses. Do not drive through flooded areas.