Portions of the Connecticut River could see minor flooding over the next 36 hours,
04/11/11-Chicopee-Staff Photo by Dave Roback-Ryan Desroches of Ware takes advantage of the warm weather on Monday to hit a bucket of balls at Annie's Driving Range in Chicopee. It was his first time out this year swinging a golf club. SPRINGFIELD - Rain, heavy at times, will likely slow commuters as they head to work Wednesday morning, abc40 / Fox 6 meteorologist Mike Masco said.
Another band of rain will hit Western Massachusetts later in the day, he said.
“We will get a half-inch to an inch, more to the east,” Masco said of the Wednesday rains.
The National Weather Service, meanwhile, citing recent runoff from melting snow across northern New England, has issued a flood watch for Hampshire and Franklin counties.
Portions of the Connecticut River could see minor flooding over the next 36 hours, Masco said. “We are just expecting minor flooding along the banks,” he said.
Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 50s to 60, Masco said.