National Weather Service Forecast for: Worcester MA
Issued by: National Weather Service Norton, MA
Updated: 3:01 pm EDT Jul 16, 2026
 
Tonight

Tonight: Widespread smoke, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Smoke then
Mostly Clear
 Friday

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunny

 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 5 mph.
Mostly Clear

 Saturday

Saturday: A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 66. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Showers

 Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Mostly Sunny

 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Clear

 Monday

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunny

 Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph.
Partly Cloudy
Lo 58 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 59 °F Hi 85 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 58 °F Hi 82 °F Lo 62 °F

Air Quality Alert
 

Tonight
 
 Widespread smoke, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 58. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
 
 Mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
 
 A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 85. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Low around 66. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday Night
 
 Clear, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of showers between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. West wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
 
 A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Worcester MA.