A fall nor’easter is expected to hit Massachusetts this weekend and linger for multiple days, bringing heavy rain, strong wind gusts, and the risk of flooding in coastal communities. Enjoy the sun on Friday and Saturday because the will take a nasty turn come Sunday, according to the Boston 25 Weather Team.

The first Nor'easter of the season is moving up the East Coast, potentially hitting the Cape late Sunday or early Monday. Forecasters say the storm could impact from Florida to Massachusetts, which could mean some of the highest tides of the season. This week, the region experienced King Tides, amplified by the Harvest moon.

Thousands of customers are without power Sunday night as the first nor'easter of the season moves through Massachusetts.As of 12:00 a.m. Monday, more than 5,000 customers have lost power in the state.

The National Weather Service issued a storm watch for the Massachusetts coastline, including Cape Cod Bay, Nantucket Sound, Vineyard Sound, Buzzard's Bay, and Ipswich Bay. It'll be in place from the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 12, through the evening of Monday, Oct. 13.

The National Weather Service issued an updated coastal flood watch at 5:15 a.m. on Friday valid from Sunday 11 a.m. until Tuesday 2 a.m. for Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket counties.

A freeze warning has been issued for parts of Massachusetts as the weather forecast calls for temperatures to plummet in the Boston area on Friday.

Here’s what that means for winter weather in Massachusetts and across the U.S. in 2025 and early 2026. La Niña impacts the position of the polar jet stream, therefore influencing the weather we see on land. The jet stream divides the country into two, bringing wetter weather to the Pacific Northwest and the Ohio Valley.

The National Weather Service issued an updated freeze watch at 12:10 p.m. on Wednesday valid from Thursday 11 p.m. until Friday 9 a.m. for Southern Worcester as well as Middlesex, Hampden, Hampshire,

A nor'easter is set to hit Boston during what's always a busy holiday weekend for fall weather activities in New England.