Massachusetts

More than a dozen beaches closed across Massachusetts on Sunday

Published

on


Although Sunday’s weather is expected stay sunny and warm like Saturday, more than a dozen beaches across Massachusetts remain closed to those who want take a dip.

From Quincy to Worcester to Great Barrington, 19 beaches throughout the commonwealth are closed to swimming, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Interactive Beach Water Quality Dashboard, which is updated at 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. every day during the beach season.

The news of the beach closures comes as high temperatures in the upper 70s and low to mid 80s are forecast across the state. Highs Sunday should reach 73 degrees in Hyannis on Cape Cod, 84 degrees in Boston, 82 degrees in Worcester and 85 degrees in Springfield, the National Weather Service says.

Nearly all the beaches closed Sunday are closed because of “bacterial exceedance.” However, the dashboard attributes one closure to a “harmful cyanobacteria bloom” and states simply “other” as the reason for another closure.

Advertisement

The dashboard provides water quality testing results for the current beach season and tells the public which beaches are open or closed.

“If a beach is closed, do not swim or enter the water at that location to avoid risk of illness,” the Department of Public Health says.

Among the beaches closed Sunday are Wollaston Beach at Channing Street and Sachem Street in Quincy, Regatta Point Beach at Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester and Lake Mansfield in Great Barrington.

Check out the department’s dashboard below to see the full list of current beach closures.



Source link

Advertisement

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Trending

Exit mobile version