Special Weather Statement
Status
Issued Active alertStart Time
Mon 05/04/2026 07:13 PM EDTEnd Time
Tue 05/05/2026 08:00 PM EDTImpacts
Informational
Locations Affected
Boston, MA ∙ Providence, RI ∙ Springfield, MA ∙ Worcester, MA ∙ Cambridge, MA ∙ Hartford, CT ∙ Lowell, MA ∙ Brockton, MA ∙ Newton, MA ∙ Cranston, RIFull Alert Message
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Boston/Norton MA 713 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026 ..ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER POTENTIAL TUESDAY IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND... The combination of southwest winds gusting to 35 to 45 mph, relative humidity as low as 30 to 35 percent, and a lack of significant rainfall over the past few days will lead to an elevated fire weather potential on Tuesday.
Technical Header
CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-026-RIZ001>007-060000- 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-Northern Middlesex MA- Northwest Providence RI-Southeast Providence RI-Western Kent RI- Eastern Kent RI-Bristol RI-Washington RI-Newport 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, Ayer, Foster, Smithfield, Providence, Coventry, West Greenwich, East Greenwich, Warwick, West Warwick, Bristol, Narragansett, Westerly, and Newport 713 PM EDT Mon May 4 2026
