A mild Friday then a cooler weekend in Massachusetts

Massachusetts starts Friday with chilly morning air in the mid-30s before climbing to the mid-to-upper 60s during the afternoon. Boston should land around 68 degrees, Worcester near 67, Springfield close to 69, and the Berkshires about 66. Cape Cod and the Islands will be the coolest pocket at 51 degrees. By nightfall, readings dip back into the mid-40s, setting the stage for possible light rain showers.Saturday and Sunday feel noticeably different. Clouds dominate the sky while temperatures stay in the mid-to-upper 50s, with a few spots in western Massachusetts even nudging 60 degrees during the warmest part of the day. Sunday night brings a fifty-fifty shot at more rain. Monday then warms up again, climbing to around 70 degrees statewide with a lingering chance of showers—roughly thirty to fifty percent all day.