Weather Nut Update
May 19, 2026
3:04 pm
3pm radar
RECORDS SMASHED TODAY... SHOWERS AND STORMS DEVELOPING AT 3PM...
Good afternoon everybody, strong low level lapse rates and plenty of instability will continue to help to pop isolated showers and downpours, along with some thunderstorms as the afternoon wears on, tracking east-northeast.
A couple of storms may become strong to severe with smaller hail and potential for strong gusty winds in localized areas.
Lastly, we’ve already smashed (5º to 8º higher and heating of the day is not yet finished.
You can peruse some of the record max temps in the WMass region, please see below:
BROKEN MAX TEMP RECORDS:
May 19th, 2026
–Amherst, MA: 93º in 2017
(2:30pm: 98º)
–Belchertown, MA: 94º in 2017
(2:30pm: 97º)
–Bennington, VT: 83º in 2021
(2:30pm: 84º)
–Greenfield, MA: 94º in 2017
(2:30pm: 97º)
–Orange, MA: 85º in 2021
(2:30pm: 93º)
–Westfield, MA: 90º in 2017
(2:30pm: 97º)
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