NWS & WXSIM Forecasts


National Weather Service Forecast for: Lowell, MA
Issued by: National Weather Service Boston / Norton, MA
Updated: Jul/17/2026 3:10pm

Lowell, MA
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday

Saturday: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke
Sunday

Sunday: Sunny
Sunny
Monday

Monday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday

Tuesday: Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Thursday

Thursday: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
 
Hi 84 °F Hi 86 °F Hi 81 °F Hi 85 °F Hi 85 °F Hi 86 °F Hi 85 °F  
 
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear then Patchy Smoke
Mostly Clear then Patchy Smoke
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Clear
Clear
Monday
Night
Monday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Showers And T-Storms
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And T-Storms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Clear
 
Lo 57 °F Lo 66 °F Lo 55 °F Lo 61 °F Lo 66 °F Lo 64 °F Lo 62 °F  

 

This Afternoon
 
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
 
Patchy smoke after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West wind 0 to 6 mph.
Saturday
 
Patchy smoke before 2pm, then a chance of rain showers and patchy smoke between 2pm and 3pm, then patchy smoke and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 86, with temperatures falling to around 77 in the afternoon. South wind 1 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
 
Showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a low around 66. Southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday
 
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 9 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night
 
Clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 2 to 9 mph.
Monday
 
Sunny, with a high near 85. West wind 2 to 6 mph.
Monday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
 
A chance of rain showers between 10am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. South wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
 
Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
 
A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Thursday Night
 
A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 62. West wind around 5 mph.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Lowell, MA.

Technical Forecast Discussion



WXSIM Forecast for: Lowell
Issued by: Lowell Highlands Weather
Updated: Friday, 17-Jul-2026 11:51 am
 
This
afternoon
Fair
Fair
Tonight

Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Saturday

Thunder storm
Thunder storm
Saturday
night
Thunder storm
Thunder storm
Sunday

Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
night
Clear
Clear
Monday

Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday
night
Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
.1 in. .1 in.
High 80°F Low 59°F High 86°F Low 71°F High 81°F Low 59°F High 83°F Low 61°F
NNW
9-22
mph
NNW→SW
2
mph
SW
6-20→14-23
mph
SW
11-20
mph
NW
11-21
mph
NW
5-17
mph
NW→SW
5-14
mph
SW
5-14
mph
UV: 8
 Very High 
UV: 7
 High 
UV: 7
 High 
UV: 7
 High 

 

This afternoon
 
Fair. High 80°F. UV index up to 8. Wind north-northwest around 9 mph, gusting to 22 mph.
Tonight
 
Partly cloudy. Relatively cool. Low 59°F. Wind north-northwest around 2 mph in the evening, becoming southwest after midnight.
Saturday
 
Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. A slight chance of rain in the morning, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. Scattered thundershowers possible. Hot. High 86°F. UV index up to 7. Wind southwest around 6 mph, gusting to 20 mph, in the morning, becoming 14 mph, gusting to 23 mph, in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 40 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch.
Saturday night
 
Dense overcast in the evening, becoming cloudy after midnight. A chance of rain in the evening, then a slight chance of rain after midnight. Scattered thundershowers possible. Low 71°F. Wind southwest around 11 mph, gusting to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. Precipitation mostly around a tenth of an inch.
Sunday
 
Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming sunny in the afternoon. Breezy. High 81°F. UV index up to 7. Wind northwest around 11 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
Sunday night
 
Clear in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Relatively cool. Low 59°F. Wind northwest around 5 mph, gusting to 17 mph.
Monday
 
Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming partly to mostly sunny in the afternoon. High 83°F. UV index up to 7. Wind northwest around 5 mph, gusting to 14 mph, in the morning, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday night
 
Clear in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. Relatively cool. Low 61°F. Wind southwest around 5 mph, gusting to 14 mph.

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