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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Chicopee Falls / Westover Air Force Base (KCEF)

Lat: 42.2°NLon: 72.53°WElev: 246ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1013.7 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 12 Aug 9:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

South Amherst MA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. Light southeast wind.

    Low: 66 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 92 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 70 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 87 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 64 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 6 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Light south wind.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. Light southeast wind.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 97. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 6 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Light south wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 90. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. North wind around 7 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 7 mph.
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Point Forecast:
South Amherst MA
 42.35°N 72.51°W (Elev. 197 ft)
Last Update:
8:03 pm EDT Aug 12, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm EDT Aug 12, 2025-6pm EDT Aug 19, 2025
 
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