Barometric Pressure Forecast for Holden, Massachusetts
Barometric pressure forecast for Holden, Massachusetts — on the Worcester plateau north of the city, beside the Wachusett Reservoir. See current barometric pressure and what it means for weather-sensitive people.
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Pressure and weather in Holden
Holden sits on the high ground of the Worcester plateau, several hundred feet above the coastal lowlands and just west of the Wachusett Reservoir. That elevation is the single most important fact about its weather. Central Massachusetts records substantially more snow each winter than Boston does, often by two feet or more, for the simple reason that storms which fall as rain along the coast stay frozen up here. Nor'easters tracking up the seaboard from December through March produce the year's deepest pressure falls, sometimes dropping the barometer sharply over twelve hours as the low deepens off Cape Cod. The same storms frequently put Holden right in the transition zone, with sleet and freezing rain in between. Away from winter, the hills encourage thunderstorms to build on summer afternoons, and the remnants of tropical systems occasionally track up the Connecticut valley to the west, bringing long declines and heavy rain.
What this means for you
Rapidly deepening coastal lows are the local signature, and the rate of fall can be dramatic. Watching the barometric pressure forecast ahead of a nor'easter gives useful lead time.