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Here’s what Boston meteorologists are saying about the impacts of Thursday’s nor’easter

"Rainfall rates will be high enough to cause ponding of water on the roads with localized poor drainage flooding."

updated on May 22, 2025

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National Weather Service: ‘Potential for poor drainage street flooding impacting the PM commute’

[Storm Briefing] A late season Nor'easter brings heavy rain today into tonight with the potential for poor drainage street flooding impacting the PM commute. Wind gusts of 40-50 mph near the coast along with the risk of minor coastal flooding during the evening high tide. pic.twitter.com/vukZBOUvu7
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) May 22, 2025

Cindy Fitzgibbon, WCVB: ‘Gusts to 50mph coast by evening’

Good Thursday morning! Here comes the rain. It will fill in this morning and be heavy at times this afternoon and evening. Chilly/raw day in the upper 40s to around 50° Winds pick up too as our nor'easter comes up the coast. Gusts to 50mph coast by evening. Forecast on #WCVB pic.twitter.com/yCX93cO8tn
— Cindy Fitzgibbon (@Met_CindyFitz) May 22, 2025

THURSDAY…
Wet and raw. Chilly, windswept rain with temps holding in the upper 40s to around 50°. Rain will be heavy at times midday-this evening with a gusty NE wind #WCVB pic.twitter.com/6Ebmj3SGDD
— Cindy Fitzgibbon (@Met_CindyFitz) May 22, 2025

HEAVIEST RAIN…
Today will fall during the afternoon and early evening hours. Rainfall rates will be high enough to cause ponding of water on the roads with localized poor drainage flooding #WCVB pic.twitter.com/k7OXBP8a5o
— Cindy Fitzgibbon (@Met_CindyFitz) May 22, 2025

WIND ADVISORY…
Along the coast for NE wind gusts around 50mph as the nor'easter moves thru
➡️Wind Advisory 11am-11pm Gusts 50-55mph coast
➡️Inland gusts 30-40mph+
➡️Coastal Flood Advisory for 8pm high tide which could bring pockets of minor coastal flooding. #WCVB pic.twitter.com/K6W7lMRElb
— Cindy Fitzgibbon (@Met_CindyFitz) May 22, 2025

NOR'EASTER…
Developing now SE of Atlantic City with an uptick in lightning strikes NE of the newly formed center of low pressure in the last hour. This low will pass over Cape Cod late this evening with the worst of the wind and rain ahead of it, tapering after midnight #WCVB pic.twitter.com/C8VuSJAlOl
— Cindy Fitzgibbon (@Met_CindyFitz) May 22, 2025

Chris Lambert, 7News: ‘Pockets of minor coastal flooding likely’

Nor'easter today – tonight. pic.twitter.com/runWQuKQdw
— Chris Lambert (@clamberton7) May 22, 2025

Rain filling in… plenty of it on the way. pic.twitter.com/0ADsCUAcs1
— Chris Lambert (@clamberton7) May 22, 2025

Watching this evening's high tide, pockets of minor coastal flooding likely. pic.twitter.com/CeqxzFHhtG
— Chris Lambert (@clamberton7) May 22, 2025

Temp trend gradually goes up through the weekend. pic.twitter.com/90KT9nMnd0
— Chris Lambert (@clamberton7) May 22, 2025

Sunday and Monday are better overall, few isolated PM showers possible Monday, but it's a mainly dry day. pic.twitter.com/uE8Yao6ho4
— Chris Lambert (@clamberton7) May 22, 2025

Pete Bouchard, NBC10 Boston: ‘It’s the storm nobody wants late in May, but here we are. Flights delayed, ferries disrupted, slow commutes.’

*struggle through
— Pete Bouchard (@PeteNBCBoston) May 21, 2025

It's a rough week. Sun stays in hiding. Windswept rain moves in Thursday with a nor'easter. 😣 Slow improvements through the holiday weekend. Monday is the pick, but Sunday ain't half bad either. pic.twitter.com/llo5OLSyBx
— Pete Bouchard (@PeteNBCBoston) May 20, 2025

Eric Fisher, WBZ: ‘After our cold soaking, some gradual improvement over the weekend’

Free car wash day 🌧 pic.twitter.com/I6uua2x4M5
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) May 22, 2025

After our cold soaking, some gradual improvement over the weekend. Each day a little better than the last with Memorial Day being the pick. #wbz pic.twitter.com/Zx2adrzg5h
— Eric Fisher (@ericfisher) May 21, 2025

Boston forecast today

43^°Rain this afternoon

High 49^°Low 37^°

RealFeel® 38^° F
Humidity 79%
Precipitation 79%
Wind 8 MPH S
Visibility 5MI

Hourly Forecast

2PM rainrain Precipitation potential77% 45 ^° F
3PM rainrain Precipitation potential79% 45 ^° F
4PM cloudsclouds Precipitation potential49% 45 ^° F
5PM cloudsclouds Precipitation potential49% 46 ^° F
6PM rainrain Precipitation potential58% 46 ^° F
7PM rainrain Precipitation potential61% 47 ^° F
8PM rainrain Precipitation potential61% 48 ^° F
9PM cloudsclouds Precipitation potential49% 48 ^° F
10PM cloudsclouds Precipitation potential34% 48 ^° F
11PM cloudsclouds Precipitation potential34% 47 ^° F
12AM cloudsclouds Precipitation potential29% 44 ^° F
1AM mooncloudmooncloud Precipitation potential20% 43 ^° F

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Here’s what Boston meteorologists are saying about the impacts of Thursday’s nor’easter

"Rainfall rates will be high enough to cause ponding of water on the roads with localized poor drainage flooding."

National Weather Service: ‘Potential for poor drainage street flooding impacting the PM commute’

Cindy Fitzgibbon, WCVB: ‘Gusts to 50mph coast by evening’

Chris Lambert, 7News: ‘Pockets of minor coastal flooding likely’

Pete Bouchard, NBC10 Boston: ‘It’s the storm nobody wants late in May, but here we are. Flights delayed, ferries disrupted, slow commutes.’

Eric Fisher, WBZ: ‘After our cold soaking, some gradual improvement over the weekend’

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National Weather Service: ‘Potential for poor drainage street flooding impacting the PM commute’

Cindy Fitzgibbon, WCVB: ‘Gusts to 50mph coast by evening’

Chris Lambert, 7News: ‘Pockets of minor coastal flooding likely’

Pete Bouchard, NBC10 Boston: ‘It’s the storm nobody wants late in May, but here we are. Flights delayed, ferries disrupted, slow commutes.’

Eric Fisher, WBZ: ‘After our cold soaking, some gradual improvement over the weekend’

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