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Worcester, Massachusetts weather · now

79°

Clear

Feels
79°
High / Low
85° / 64°
Wind
41 mph W
Humidity
48%
No precipitation expected in the next 1.6 hours.
ModerateAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate
Sun 5:50 AM 7:54 PM 14h 4m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Worcester, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect mostly sunny today. Today's high is 85° with a low near 64°.

What to wear today

T-shirt and shorts weather

85°F today — easy summer dressing.

Next 24 hours

60° 75° 90° ↑ 85° ↓ 64° 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM 10 AM

  1. 1 PM

    83°

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  2. 3 PM

    84°

    0%

  3. 5 PM

    85°

    0%

  4. 7 PM

    80°

    0%

  5. 9 PM

    73°

    1%

  6. 11 PM

    70°

    0%

  7. 1 AM

    67°

    1%

  8. 3 AM

    66°

    2%

  9. 5 AM

    65°

    3%

  10. 7 AM

    65°

    4%

  11. 9 AM

    71°

    4%

  12. 11 AM

    78°

    3%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Mostly Sunny 3% 85° · 64°
    1. 1 PM 83° Mostly Sunny
    2. 2 PM 84° Mostly Sunny
    3. 3 PM 84° Mostly Sunny
    4. 4 PM 84° Mostly Sunny
    5. 5 PM 85° Mostly Sunny
    6. 6 PM 82° Partly Cloudy
    7. 7 PM 80° Mostly Clear
    8. 8 PM 78° Mostly Clear
    9. 9 PM 73° Mostly Clear 1%
    10. 10 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 1%
    11. 11 PM 70° Partly Cloudy
  2. Wed 8/12 Mostly Sunny 11% 83° · 63°
    1. 12 AM 68° Partly Cloudy 1%
    2. 1 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 1%
    3. 2 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 1%
    4. 3 AM 66° Mostly Cloudy 2%
    5. 4 AM 65° Mostly Cloudy 2%
    6. 5 AM 65° Mostly Cloudy 3%
    7. 6 AM 64° Partly Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 65° Partly Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 67° Mostly Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 71° Mostly Sunny 4%
    11. 10 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 3%
    12. 11 AM 78° Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 80° Mostly Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 81° Mostly Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 3%
    16. 3 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 2%
    17. 4 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 2%
    18. 5 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 3%
    20. 7 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 4%
    21. 8 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 72° Mostly Clear 6%
    23. 10 PM 69° Mostly Clear 6%
    24. 11 PM 68° Mostly Clear 7%
  3. Thu 8/13 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43% 82° · 62°
    1. 12 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 7%
    2. 1 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 6%
    3. 2 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 6%
    4. 3 AM 64° Partly Cloudy 8%
    5. 4 AM 64° Mostly Clear 9%
    6. 5 AM 64° Partly Cloudy 11%
    7. 6 AM 64° Sunny 8%
    8. 7 AM 66° Sunny 6%
    9. 8 AM 68° Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 71° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    12. 11 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    13. 12 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    14. 1 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    15. 2 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    16. 3 PM 82° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    17. 4 PM 82° Chance Rain Showers 37%
    18. 5 PM 82° Chance Rain Showers 43%
    19. 6 PM 80° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    20. 7 PM 77° Chance Rain Showers 29%
    21. 8 PM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    22. 9 PM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    23. 10 PM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    24. 11 PM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
  4. Fri 8/14 Sunny 10% 79° · 56°
    1. 12 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    2. 1 AM 67° Mostly Clear 14%
    3. 2 AM 66° Mostly Clear 13%
    4. 3 AM 65° Mostly Clear 12%
    5. 4 AM 63° Mostly Clear 11%
    6. 5 AM 63° Mostly Clear 10%
    7. 6 AM 63° Sunny 10%
    8. 7 AM 64° Sunny 9%
    9. 8 AM 65° Sunny 9%
    10. 9 AM 68° Sunny 9%
    11. 10 AM 71° Sunny 8%
    12. 11 AM 74° Sunny 7%
    13. 12 PM 76° Sunny 7%
    14. 1 PM 78° Sunny 8%
    15. 2 PM 78° Sunny 8%
    16. 3 PM 79° Sunny 8%
    17. 4 PM 79° Sunny 8%
    18. 5 PM 78° Sunny 9%
    19. 6 PM 76° Mostly Clear 7%
    20. 7 PM 73° Clear 6%
    21. 8 PM 72° Clear 5%
    22. 9 PM 69° Clear 4%
    23. 10 PM 66° Clear 2%
    24. 11 PM 63° Clear 1%
  5. Sat 8/15 Sunny 1% 80° · 56°
    1. 12 AM 61° Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 60° Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 59° Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 57° Clear
    5. 4 AM 56° Clear
    6. 5 AM 56° Clear
    7. 6 AM 57° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 58° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 61° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 65° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 69° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 73° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 75° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 77° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 78° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 79° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 80° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 79° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 77° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 75° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 72° Partly Cloudy 1%
    22. 9 PM 69° Partly Cloudy
    23. 10 PM 66° Partly Cloudy
    24. 11 PM 63° Partly Cloudy
  6. Sun 8/16 Sunny 37% 81° · 60°
    1. 12 AM 61° Partly Cloudy
    2. 1 AM 60° Partly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 59° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 57° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 56° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 56° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 57° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 58° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 61° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 65° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 69° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 73° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 75° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 77° Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 78° Mostly Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 79° Mostly Sunny 5%
    17. 4 PM 79° Mostly Sunny 6%
    18. 5 PM 79° Mostly Sunny 7%
    19. 6 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 10%
    20. 7 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 13%
    21. 8 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 10%
    22. 9 PM 70° Partly Cloudy 12%
    23. 10 PM 67° Partly Cloudy 14%
    24. 11 PM 65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Rain Showers 41% 78° · 59°
    1. 12 AM 64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    2. 1 AM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    3. 2 AM 63° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    4. 3 AM 62° Chance Rain Showers 33%
    5. 4 AM 61° Chance Rain Showers 35%
    6. 5 AM 61° Chance Rain Showers 37%
    7. 6 AM 61° Chance Rain Showers 37%
    8. 7 AM 62° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    9. 8 AM 64° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    10. 9 AM 66° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    11. 10 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    12. 11 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    13. 12 PM 74° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    14. 1 PM 75° Chance Rain Showers 37%
    15. 2 PM 76° Chance Rain Showers 41%
    16. 3 PM 77° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    17. 4 PM 77° Chance Rain Showers 39%
    18. 5 PM 77° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    19. 6 PM 76° Chance Rain Showers 35%
    20. 7 PM 74° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    21. 8 PM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    22. 9 PM 70° Partly Cloudy 14%
    23. 10 PM 67° Partly Cloudy 13%
    24. 11 PM 65° Partly Cloudy 11%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 14% 83° · 56°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 8% 84° · 59°
  3. Thu 8/20 Drizzle 15% 85° · 63°
  4. Fri 8/21 Fog 20% 82° · 59°
  5. Sat 8/22 Heavy Rain Showers 29% 81° · 65°
  6. Sun 8/23 Rain Showers 29% 67° · 57°
  7. Mon 8/24 Sunny 23% 71° · 48°
  8. Tue 8/25 Partly Cloudy 20% 73° · 48°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 23% 75° · 49°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Saturday, 8/15

Sunny, 80° / 56°

  1. Tomorrow83°63°
  2. Thu82°62°
  3. Fri79°56°
  4. Sat80°56°
  5. Sun81°60°
  6. Mon78°59°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out7 days
  1. Yesterday±5°
    High87°82°+5°
    Low66°64°+2°
  2. Sun, Aug 9±4°
    High87°84°+3°
    Low64°68°-4°
  3. Sat, Aug 8pending
    High87°——
    Low68°——
  4. Fri, Aug 7pending
    High89°——
    Low72°——
  5. Thu, Aug 6pending
    High88°——
    Low70°——
  6. Wed, Aug 5pending
    High82°——
    Low65°——
  7. Tue, Aug 4pending
    High82°——
    Low62°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Worcester

Worcester in August typically averages 78° highs and 61° lows, with about 14 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 83°); the coldest is January (average low 17°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan30°17°13
Feb32°17°11
Mar48°29°15
Apr58°39°14
May66°50°18
Jun78°60°15
Jul83°66°19
Aug78°61°14
Sep72°56°8
Oct61°45°9
Nov49°35°14
Dec35°22°14

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
BOX 47,92
Radar station
KBOX
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
42.263, -71.802