Rain forecast and rainfall this year

Lowell, MA

Rain likely today: 80% chance, about 1.04 inches.

Updated Thursday 11:08 PM ET.

Forecast

80 percent chance of rain

TodayHigh 70°, low 60°
About 1.04 in of rain

77 percent chance of rain

TomorrowHigh 60°, low 49°
About 0.09 in of rain

This year so far, since Jan 1

25.27 in

−10.47 in below normal for this point in the year (35.74 in).

National rank183rd of 363

In Massachusetts3rd of 5

Biggest day1.99 in, Jul 7

Last measurable rain0.01 in, Oct 30, 2026

Month by month

Jan2.21

Feb0.78

Mar3.27

Apr1.83

May2.35

Jun1.63

Jul5.00

Aug2.23

Sep4.14

Oct1.83

Nov0.00

Dec–

This yearNormal

Records since 1949

Wettest year60.94 in, 1958

Biggest rain day8.48 in, Sep 11, 1954

Nearby cities

CambridgeMA24.99 in this year21 miles
ManchesterNH26.44 in this year24 miles
BostonMA24.99 in this year26 miles
WorcesterMA39.29 in this year36 miles
ProvidenceRI41.18 in this year57 miles

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Forecast based on National Weather Service forecast data. Rainfall records are from NOAA Regional Climate Centers for the Bedford Hanscom Field station, recorded since 1949; normals are NOAA’s 1991–2020 averages. Totals are preliminary. Records are this station’s own and may differ from official NWS city records, which can include earlier locations. Incomplete years and several-day totals are left out. Rain Scoreboard is not affiliated with the National Weather Service or NOAA.