A Chestnut Hill–based group launched a free live wildfire map with address alerts as 2026's fire season intensifies.

A Flood Watch was expanded overnight for much of southeast Massachusetts. Heavy bands of rain late Monday night into Tuesday could cause flash flooding and coastal rough seas.

Partly sunny and near 81°F today. Heavy downpours could bring localized flooding Monday night into Tuesday.

Belmont shifted its July 4 cooling center to the Morrissey Hall room at the Belmont Public Library as an extreme heat watch affects the region.

Heat Advisory through 8 p.m. EDT on July 4. Highs near 96°F with oppressive humidity and a chance of afternoon storms.

A transformer failure knocked out power for hundreds in Lowell during a dangerous heat wave, leaving residents scrambling for cool shelter as utilities work to stabilize the grid.

Late-night severe thunderstorm warnings swept western Massachusetts, with forecasters warning of 60 mph gusts, small hail and possible power outages.

A townwide outage left Marblehead without power amid an extreme heat warning; crews worked into the night and Brown School opened as an emergency cooling center.

Triple‑digit heat is expected Friday; cooling centers are open and scattered storms are possible tonight.

After heavy rain sent a combined sewer overflow into Nahant Bay, Swampscott and Lynn warned beachgoers to avoid King’s Beach for at least 48 hours while tests and inspections proceed.

Back-to-back outages left Somerville residents without air conditioning during a heat emergency; city libraries, pools and mutual-aid groups scrambled to help.

Triple‑digit heat will bake Boston today with an Extreme Heat Warning and an ozone alert. Cooling centers are open and isolated afternoon storms are possible.

NWS warned of quarter‑size hail and 60 mph gusts across parts of western Massachusetts; officials urged shelter and to monitor local updates.