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Hurricane Lee is barreling toward the Northeast, and much of the New England coast on guard for impacts. With a tropical storm watch in place for the coast of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and part of Maine — and a hurricane watch in place for Maine’s coast from Stonington north and east — life-threatening conditions could begin to be…

NBC10 Boston Chief Meteorologist Matt Noyes breaks down what the Boston area and New England can expect from Hurricane Lee as it approaches off the coast.

Another offshore wind developer took a major step Tuesday toward scrapping its initial plans for an installation in waters off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. SouthCoast Wind, whose pair of successful bids represented a combined 1,200 megawatts of anticipated offshore wind power, agreed to pay utility companies $60 million to terminate contracts the parties previously struck for the clean energy….

This spring’s been drier than normal and hot early in the season, bringing yet another concern for dangerous fire weather. The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for nearly all of Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut from Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening. Out of southern New England, only Block Island, Cape Cod and the Islands don’t...

Overnight Monday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s. Tuesday: Bright & breezy, late clouds. Highs around 80°. Wednesday, early clouds, then sunny, and breezy. Cooler highs in the lower 60s.

It’s become a familiar theme in New England over the last several days: dry weather great for outdoor plans, but an abundance of pollen, sunburns from prolonged sun exposure and high fire danger.  All of that is set to continue through much of this week, with a few breezy days only enhancing the drying of both landscape and body,...

Today: Sun & wispy clouds, delightful air, a bit breezy late. Highs in the middle to upper 70s. Overnight Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s. Tuesday: Bright & breezy. Highs around 80°.

A red flag warning is in effect for most of southern and central New England through Wednesday evening. These warnings are issued when the potential for brush and forest fires is high, but what are the specifics of such a warning, and how does it affect you personally? The National Weather Service criteria for issuing the warning states that: “relative…

Tuesday: Mild, breezy, sun & clouds. Highs in the 70s. Overnight Tuesday night: Mostly cloudy, bit breezy, mild. Lows around 50°. Wednesday: Variable clouds, breezy, pleasant air. Highs near 70°.

Stubborn rain showers will develop and redevelop over the course of the day Tuesday, particularly in southern and eastern New England, where plenty of moisture lingers in the air for clouds, showers and a damp feeling that will make high temperatures in the 40s feel like the upper 30s at the warmest time of the day for many.  Nonetheless, the…

Today: Showers. Highs in the 40s. Overnight Tonight: Clearing. Lows in the 30s. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, overnight rain/snow showers. Highs 50-55°.

A baby died when a tree fell on a woman’s vehicle in Southwick, Massachusetts, on Friday morning, authorities said. The mother, a 23-year-old from nearby Winsted, Connecticut, was also seriously injured in the crash on Feeding Hills Road, according to the Hampden District Attorney’s Office. The tree was apparently felled by strong winds, prosecutors said. High winds were blowing...

Tuesday night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. Wednesday: Partly cloudy, cool, Cape Cod flurries. Highs around 30. Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

Our First Alert weather headlines this week features extreme cold, with the lowest wind chills since Valentine’s Day 2016. Other than hearing what it will feel like, we thought this would be an important time to explain what this wind chill actually is. During winter and times of extreme cold, cities and municipalities make decisions based upon these extreme temperatures….

Tuesday evening: Partly cloudy, breezy. Temps in the 30s. Overnight Tuesday night: Partly to mostly cloudy. Lows around 20°. Wednesday: Partly cloudy, cool, Cape Cod flurries. Highs around 30°. Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 30s.

The snow system coming in is a complicated one, but one thing is certain. If you’re on the Cape, expect accumulation.

Wet roads today (Saturday) could mean slick roads tonight. As temperatures drop across the region to 32 and below, wet roads have the chance of freezing. More snow will come its way Sunday morning, accumulating mostly on the coast of Massachusetts.

Maine got lucky with the lottery Friday night but Massachusetts is winning in the snow forecast that mountains relish. While it will be a wintry weekend for all of New England, the most snow is set to fall over the Cape and southeastern Massachusetts Sunday morning thanks to a coastal low developing in the Atlantic. While the low pushes northeast…

Today: Cloudy with a few showers of rain & mixed with snow at times. Highs in the 30s. Tonight: Lows in the upper 20s, cloudy, wind grabs speed gusting over 25 mph. Sunday: Mostly cloudy with snow showers – steadier snow/rain possible E-Southeast MA. Highs in the 30s.

Wednesday night: Overcast. Lows in the 20s. Thursday: Snow and rain showers. Highs around 40. Friday: Drying out Friday afternoon. Highs in the mid-50s. Gusting over 30 mph 3-10 a.m.