BOSTON – The WBZ Weather Team has issued a NEXT Weather Alert for the rainstorm that is coming on Thursday .
FINALLY! For the first time in months, a significant soaker is on its way to New England. It has been two months since Boston received at least .5″ of rain from a single storm and more than three months since Boston received an inch of rain.
This event won’t be a “drought buster” but instead a “drought denter” and, perhaps, the start of a new pattern.
Rain timeline
The rain will arrive from southwest to northeast on Thursday morning. It should overspread most of southern New England by noon.
The heaviest rain will fall Thursday afternoon and evening. We expect a very wetevening commute with periods and areas of heavy downpours.
The band of rain will gradually pivot northward, with the heaviest rain shifting into New Hampshire overnight.