Outdoor conditions in

Boston-Cambridge-Newton

Massachusetts

Outside today

A fairly easy outdoor day.

81° now; no major weather interruption is showing in the next 12 hours.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton representative view

Right now81°Clear
Rain
15%peak today
Wind
10 mphgusts to 18
Air
33US AQI · Good

How today changes

The next 24 hours

A fairly easy outdoor day: 81° now, with no major weather interruption in sight.

  1. 84°1% rainGusts 18 mph
  2. 84°2% rainGusts 18 mph
  3. 84°2% rainGusts 18 mph
  4. 83°3% rainGusts 17 mph
  5. 81°5% rainGusts 17 mph
  6. 79°6% rainGusts 15 mph
  7. 76°9% rainGusts 14 mph
  8. 74°12% rainGusts 13 mph
  9. 73°15% rainGusts 12 mph
  10. 71°10% rainGusts 10 mph
  11. 70°6% rainGusts 9 mph
  12. 69°3% rainGusts 8 mph
  13. 68°1% rainGusts 7 mph
  14. 67°1% rainGusts 7 mph
  15. 66°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  16. 65°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  17. 64°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  18. 64°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  19. 66°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  20. 69°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  21. 72°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  22. 74°0% rainGusts 8 mph
  23. 75°0% rainGusts 8 mph
  24. 76°0% rainGusts 9 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 84°1% rainGusts 18 mph
  2. 84°2% rainGusts 18 mph
  3. 84°2% rainGusts 18 mph
  4. 83°3% rainGusts 17 mph
  5. 81°5% rainGusts 17 mph
  6. 79°6% rainGusts 15 mph
  7. 76°9% rainGusts 14 mph
  8. 74°12% rainGusts 13 mph
  9. 73°15% rainGusts 12 mph
  10. 71°10% rainGusts 10 mph
  11. 70°6% rainGusts 9 mph
  12. 69°3% rainGusts 8 mph
  13. 68°1% rainGusts 7 mph
  14. 67°1% rainGusts 7 mph
  15. 66°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  16. 65°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  17. 64°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  18. 64°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  19. 66°0% rainGusts 6 mph
  20. 69°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  21. 72°0% rainGusts 7 mph
  22. 74°0% rainGusts 8 mph
  23. 75°0% rainGusts 8 mph
  24. 76°0% rainGusts 9 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Wind
18 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
6%
Wind
14 mph
Tue

Tuesday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
85%
Wind
16 mph
Wed

Wednesday has a real shower chance.

Rain
51%
Wind
12 mph
Thu

Thursday has a real shower chance.

Rain
63%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 84° / 71°Today looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Wind 18 mph
  2. 77° / 64°Monday looks fairly quiet.6% rain · Wind 14 mph
  3. 72° / 64°Tuesday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.85% rain · Wind 16 mph
  4. 71° / 63°Wednesday has a real shower chance.51% rain · Wind 12 mph
  5. 73° / 63°Thursday has a real shower chance.63% rain · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Sky check

No smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 1:36 PM

Air near ground33 · Good US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Boston Metro area, about 10 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Boston-Cambridge-Newton radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 2:20 PM EDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 2:20 PM EDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Boston-Cambridge-Newton for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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