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Special Weather Statement

Status

Issued Active alert

Start Time

Fri 04/10/2026 04:28 PM EDT

End Time

Sat 04/11/2026 05:00 AM EDT

Impacts

Informational

Locations Affected

Boston, MA ∙ Springfield, MA ∙ Worcester, MA ∙ Providence, RI ∙ Cambridge, MA ∙ Hartford, CT ∙ Lowell, MA ∙ Quincy, MA ∙ Warwick, RI ∙ New Bedford, MA

Full Alert Message

Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 428 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026 ...ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL SATURDAY IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... The combination of northwest winds gusting up to 30 mph, relative humidity as low as 20 to 30 percent, and a lack of significant rainfall over the past few days will lead to an elevated fire weather potential on Saturday.

Technical Header

CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-RIZ001>008-110900- Hartford CT-Tolland CT-Windham CT-Western Franklin MA- Eastern Franklin MA-Northern Worcester MA-Central Middlesex MA- Western Essex MA-Eastern Essex MA-Western Hampshire MA- Western Hampden MA-Eastern Hampshire MA-Eastern Hampden MA- Southern Worcester MA-Western Norfolk MA-Southeast Middlesex MA- Suffolk MA-Eastern Norfolk MA-Northern Bristol MA- Western Plymouth MA-Eastern Plymouth MA-Southern Bristol MA- Southern Plymouth MA-Barnstable MA-Dukes MA-Nantucket MA- Northern Middlesex MA-Northwest Providence RI- Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI-Eastern Kent RI- Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport RI-Block Island RI- Including the cities of Hartford, Windsor Locks, Union, Vernon, Putnam, Willimantic, Charlemont, Greenfield, Orange, Barre, Fitchburg, Framingham, Lowell, Lawrence, Gloucester, Chesterfield, Blandford, Amherst, Northampton, Springfield, Milford, Worcester, Foxborough, Norwood, Cambridge, Boston, Quincy, Taunton, Brockton, Plymouth, Fall River, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Chatham, Falmouth, Provincetown, Vineyard Haven, Nantucket, Ayer, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, Newport, and New Shoreham 428 PM EDT Fri Apr 10 2026