Outdoor conditions in

Melrose

Massachusetts

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 56°Sunny0% rain59% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 58°Sunny0% rain53% humidityGusts 13 mph
  3. 59°Sunny0% rain51% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 60°Mostly Sunny0% rain47% humidityGusts 8 mph
  5. 60°Sunny0% rain46% humidityGusts 6 mph
  6. 60°Sunny0% rain47% humidityGusts 6 mph
  7. 59°Sunny0% rain49% humidityGusts 5 mph
  8. 56°Mostly Clear0% rain57% humidityGusts 5 mph
  9. 54°Mostly Clear0% rain64% humidityGusts 3 mph
  10. 50°Mostly Clear0% rain74% humidityGusts 5 mph
  11. 48°Mostly Clear0% rain80% humidityGusts 5 mph
  12. 47°Mostly Clear0% rain83% humidityGusts 6 mph
  13. 47°Mostly Clear0% rain83% humidityGusts 6 mph
  14. 46°Mostly Clear0% rain86% humidityGusts 6 mph
  15. 47°Mostly Clear0% rain83% humidityGusts 7 mph
  16. 46°Mostly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 7 mph
  17. 47°Mostly Cloudy3% rain83% humidityGusts 8 mph
  18. 48°Mostly Cloudy5% rain80% humidityGusts 10 mph
  19. 48°Partly Cloudy7% rain80% humidityGusts 12 mph
  20. 48°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain83% humidityGusts 14 mph
  21. 49°Chance Rain Showers34% rain83% humidityGusts 17 mph
  22. 50°Chance Rain Showers48% rain86% humidityGusts 21 mph
  23. 52°Rain Showers Likely58% rain89% humidityGusts 24 mph
  24. 53°Rain Showers Likely67% rain96% humidityGusts 28 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–83%
Wind
22 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
77%
Humidity
80–97%
Wind
30 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
65%
Humidity
42–90%
Wind
32 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
3%
Humidity
43–70%
Wind
15 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
51–82%
Wind
20 mph
  1. 60° / 47°Today looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 46–83% · Wind 22 mph
  2. 68° / 46°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.77% rain · Humidity 80–97% · Wind 30 mph
  3. 61° / 39°Saturday has a real shower chance.65% rain · Humidity 42–90% · Wind 32 mph
  4. 55° / 35°Sunday looks fairly quiet.3% rain · Humidity 43–70% · Wind 15 mph
  5. 61° / 42°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 51–82% · Wind 20 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Boston Metro area · Updated Thu 11:25 AM
19GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground19 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Melrose radar

Radar animation for Melrose, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Weather is less concerning around 6 PM–9 PM.

Humidity stays higher and winds stay lighter for at least three hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 10 mph.

Humidity
59%
Wind
10 mph
Gusts
15 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

Nearby regional view

Explore Boston-Cambridge-Newton

About 5 miles away, the Boston-Cambridge-Newton hub looks more deeply at Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. It reflects that wider area rather than Melrose’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Boston Metro area, about 6 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Melrose, MA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.