Local Weather News, Weather Forecast, Radar for Springfield

By: abc40 Meteorologist Eric Fisher A few snowflakes have drifted down in the Berkshires Thursday night into Friday morning, but otherwise we've just seen a near miss. An ocean storm is rapidly intensifying south of Nova Scotia this morning, but it's too far east to bring much snowfall to New England. However, it will deliver a gusty north breeze today... Full story »

By: abc40 Meteorologist Eric Fisher A few storm systems will be rotating around and through New England over the next 24 hours, but none of them will pack any real punch. The first "wave" of low pressure swung through last night, and brought a couple of light flurries and sprinkles. The next will arrive after lunchtime today, but between the... Full story »

By: abc40 Meteorologist Eric Fisher Election Day is behind us, but pleasant fall weather is not! The gusty winds of last night are subsiding, and dry air has filtered into New England. Today is looking like a real nice opportunity for us to get outdoors, even though it will stay relatively cool. We'll warm up from near 30 in the... Full story »

By: abc40 Meteorologist Eric Fisher A period of blustery winds are likely this evening. A few gusts to 20 or 25 mph are possible, creating a breezy and cool evening. Mainly clear skies are on tap for tonight with lots of moonlight and cold temperatures eventually falling back into the 20s. Add in a breeze, and it will feel rather... Full story »

By: abc40 Meteorologist Eric Fisher It feels like there's a dramatic change that takes place once we get past Halloween. The attention begins to swivel around to the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Time seems to start flying by, and the leaves are all of the sudden down on the ground. And at least this year, the weather will take... Full story »

The sun set this evening at 4:44 as we are now back on Standard Time. Sure we gained an hour of sleep last night but now we are looking at sunsets before 5 pm until January 28th, thats alomst three months! The earliest sunset is 4:18 in December. We will continue to lose about two minutes of day light over... Full story »

Today: A chance of showers, mainly before 7am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 59. North wind between 6 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. Light north wind. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Northeast wind between 3 and 7 mph. Monday Night: Mostly... Full story »

By: abc40 Meteorologist Eric Fisher Even with a day of dry weather and sunshine, we're still feeling the leftover effects of Wednesday's rain this morning. Specifically, that leftover moisture can condense into low-level clouds when the wind is light, and that's exactly what happened last night. Temperatures weren't allowed to fall much (in the 40s this morning) and skies will... Full story »

By: abc40 Meteorologist Eric Fisher We picked up between 1-1.3" of fresh rainfall Wednesday in what could only be described as an "ugly" day of weather. Luckily for us, things are looking up to end out the week. High pressure is building down from the north, and will eventually bring us sunny skies. With a moist northeasterly breeze and leftover... Full story »

By: abc40 Meteorologist Eric Fisher If you thought yesterday was a little gray and chilly, you probably won't like today's forecast. A potent area of low pressure will slide out to our south today and bring plenty of rainfall along with it. A coastal front setting up across southern New England will aid in producing batches of rainfall, which will... Full story »

By: abc40 Meteorologist Eric Fisher After a stunning Sunday and Monday, we're back to the cool and rather cloudy weather for the next couple of days. A pair of ocean storms will be heading out to sea, one just barely grazing us today and another scoring a more direct hit tomorrow. The first wave of low pressure is spreading cloud... Full story »

By: abc40 Meteorologist Eric Fisher We've already reached the final week of October, and the crisp feel of fall has really taken over as of late. A seasonable week lies ahead of us, with no major weather happenings in the current forecast. High pressure is right overhead today, and that will give us light winds and lots of sunshine. While... Full story »

As we head into the final week of October the weather is looking pretty nice. Although it will be cold as you make your way out the door tomorrow morning it will wind up being warm and pleasant by the afternoon. With blue skies and full sunshine highs tomorrow will average right around 60. About a degree or two warmer... Full story »

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind between 6 and 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 37. Northwest wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. North wind between 3 and 6 mph. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around... Full story »

By: abc40 Meteorologist Eric Fisher Expect a big-time change in the weather when you head outside today. After a high of 75 in Springfield yesterday, we'll be greeted by the upper 30s this morning! Add in a brisk northerly wind, and the fall-time chill is back. We'll see lots of clouds today as a storm winds up to our west,... Full story »