7+ Inches Of Rain To Bring 'Life-Threatening Flood Event' To MA: See Latest Forecast

Parts of Massachusetts could get soaked with up to 7 inches of rain on Wednesday with a Flash Flood Watch in effect for much of the state.

The National Weather Service extended the Flood Watch to include much of central Massachusetts — including Worcester and Fitchburg.

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"Totals of 2 to 4 inches for most areas, and 5 to 7 inches are possible for the Berkshires and Worcester Hills," the NWS said. "This has the potential to be a significant and life-threatening flood event for urban/poor drainage areas."

Rain will include the possibility of thunderstorms Wednesday night, with showers and thunderstorms lingering into Thursday.

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Conditions should slowly improve Thursday into Friday with a lessening chance of showers each day.

The rain is forecast to clear over the weekend with mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures in the 80s both Saturday and Sunday.

See Latest Forecast:

Wednesday

Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Patchy fog before 4 p.m., then patchy fog after 5 p.m. High near 75. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Wednesday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Patchy fog. Low around 64. East wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday

Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Patchy fog. High near 72. Northeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers before 2 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday

A slight chance of showers after 3 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Calm wind.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southwest wind around 6 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday

A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Light and variable wind.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 81. North wind 5 to 7 mph.