SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) – The clouds are breaking apart giving way to some hazy sunshine this afternoon. However the sun will add fuel to the fire leading to showers and storms this afternoon. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect… Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB)- The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of western Massachusetts and southern New England under a slight risk for Severe Weather this afternoon. A warm front will lift through the area this morning as clouds break to… Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) – More severe weather is expected across the middle part of the country. The greatest area of concern today will be from Dallas to Little Rock including southeast Oklahoma and northwest Louisiana. More violent weather with… Read more

 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) It certainly was a cold start this morning. Temperatures fell into the upper 20′s and lower 30′s across western Mass. In fact, out at the Westover Air Reserve Base where the official temperatures for the area are kept,… Read more

STOUGHTON, Mass. (WGGB) — The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF0 tornado touched down in Stoughton, Mass. Thursday afternoon. The twister, which came around 4:30 p.m., had winds of 70-80mph. An EF0 tornado is the… Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) –  Check out this video sent to us by Glen in Springfield. It shows a dust devil that spun up Wednesday afternoon at Blunt Park in Springfield. A dust devil is formed when a rising column of warm air rushes into… Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) Things have not only been dry over the last couple of weeks but since the beginning of the year western Mass. is running a rainfall deficit. We are about 6″  below normal for the year. According to the U.S Drought… Read more

  SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -  After five days in a row of sunshine and beautiful conditions, we had to “deal with” some cloudiness yesterday but the rain stayed away. Today, it’s back to the sunshine and beautiful conditions. However,… Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB)- With clear skies the full moon will be lighting up the country side this evening. The full moon in April is call the “pink” moon. It came up at 7:52 this evening and will be a sight to… Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB)-  What a difference a day makes! It was cold and cloudy on Tuesday and yesterday, it was sunny and warm.  With a raw easterly wind on Tuesday, temperatures stayed mainly in the 40′s but with sunshine and a southerly wind… Read more

 SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WGGB)- abc40 First Warning Meteorologist Dan Brown paid a visit to The Margaret Ells School in Springfield on Tuesday. Dan spoke with Ms. Christine O’Connors kindergarten class. They talked about all kinds of weather from snow… Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB)- Over the past few weeks I’ve had a lot of people ask me when it was finally going to get warm. I have to remind them that April isn’t suppose to be warm. I know everyone is anxious to pull out the shorts and t-shirts but… Read more

 SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) – It will be nearly ideal running conditions for the thousands of runners heading to Boston to take part in the historic Boston Marathon. It will be cool with lots of clouds and very little wind at the starting… Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -  It will continue to be a mainly cloudy, cool afternoon. A few sprinkles and showers will move through but most of the afternoon will remain dry.  A northerly breeze will help keep the chill in the air…. Read more

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) — Meteorologists from Colorado State University predict an above-average 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, with 18 tropical storms, of which 9 will be hurricanes. A typical year, based on weather records that go back… Read more