Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches Issued for the Northern Gulf Coast for Strengthening Tropical Storm Isaias

Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to track toward the central Gulf Coast while strengthening into a hurricane on Thursday. There is an increasing risk of damaging hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge impacts along portions of the northern Gulf Coast Friday into Saturday. Isaias will bring heavy rainfall to the central Gulf Coast and much of the Southeast Friday into the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Chicopee Falls / Westover Air Force Base (KCEF)

Lat: 42.2°NLon: 72.53°WElev: 246ft.

A Few Clouds

58°F

14°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed S 12 mph
Barometer 29.83 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Oct 6:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW South Amherst MA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. South wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers before 10am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 7 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 72 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. West wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy frost after 2am.  Otherwise, clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 36 °F

    Clear then
    Patchy Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy frost before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind.

    High: 68 °F

    Patchy Frost
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 3pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 67 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers, mainly before 5am.  Low around 56. South wind 5 to 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. South wind around 9 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. South wind 7 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. West wind 3 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 36. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Patchy frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 68. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind.
Sunday
Showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly before 5am. Low around 56. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Columbus Day
A chance of showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 54. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW South Amherst MA
 42.3°N 72.52°W (Elev. 545 ft)
7:05 pm EDT Oct 7, 2026
7pm EDT Oct 7, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 14, 2026
 
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