Massachusetts can expect some chilly weather this weekend, with temperatures feeling more like early spring than the start of June.
Bay Staters can expect rain, gusty winds, and overnight low temperatures in the 40s as a cold front moves into the region, according to the National Weather Service. Wind chills are expected to dip below freezing in some areas.
“Saturday’s temperatures are looking very unseasonably cold,” said Emily McMinn, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Norton. “This has happened in the past, but it certainly is abnormal.”
Temperatures will be around 20 degrees lower than the average this time of year, she said.
Here’s what to know about the “unsettled” weather in Massachusetts this weekend.
What the weather will be like in MA this weekend
On Friday, May 29, scattered showers are possible throughout Massachusetts late in the afternoon and evening, with highs in the 60s and low 70s, according to the National Weather Service.
In Lowell and Worcester, showers are expected to begin after 4 p.m. In Boston and Quincy, they’re expected after 5 p.m. Rain may hold off until 9 p.m. in Provincetown and 10 p.m. in Hyannis.
Low temperatures are expected to fall into the 40s late Friday night into early Saturday morning.
Saturday, May 30, could bring several rounds of rain showers and strong, gusty northerly winds, with high temperatures in the low 50s, the weather service said.
In Boston, rain is expected mainly before 2 p.m. In Quincy, before 3 p.m, and in Worcester, before 1 p.m. Showers could linger later in Lowell, Provincetown, and Hyannis, ending mainly before 5 p.m., 7 p.m., and 8 p.m., respectively.
“The highest winds we’re looking right now are going to be Saturday afternoon into the evening hours,” McMinn said. “Just keep an eye on the roadways as we get into the windier section this weekend.”
Temperatures will dip back into the 40s Saturday night into Sunday morning, she said.
Conditions are expected to turn drier across the state on Sunday, May 31, before showers return and stick around through the middle of next week.
“We’ll see a brief warm-up back to seasonable temperatures Sunday, right around 70 again. Then, as we head into [Monday,] June 1, we’ll drop just a little bit into the upper 60s,” McMinn said.
Wind advisory in effect this weekend in MA
A wind advisory will be in effect in parts of Massachusetts on Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31, according to the National Weather Service.
A wind advisory will be in effect in parts of the state from Saturday, May 30, at 10 a.m., to Sunday, May 31, at 8 p.m., according to NWS.
Those on the coast can expect north winds of 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph, the weather service said.
Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects, and tree limbs could be knocked down. Some power outages are expected.
Here are the counties under a wind advisory this weekend:
Plymouth County – southern and eastern
Wind chills to dip below freezing in MA
The coldest wind chills are expected in northern parts of Massachusetts around sunrise and again after sunset on Saturday, May 30, with values near freezing, according to McMinn.
In the northern Worcester Hills in Central Massachusetts, wind chills are expected to drop to 28 to 30 degrees, she said.
MA weather watches and warnings
Massachusetts radar
This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Mass weather will be ‘unseasonably cold’ and rainy this weekend
