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DAYS 1-5 (JULY 1-5)
July has arrived and so has the long holiday weekend. For myself, this “weekend” lasts 9 days, but there will be no vacations from the blog. Look for daily updates to continue! So let’s get to it. The feel of summer is here, and it should be, since it’s summer! But besides stating the blatantly obvious, let’s just go into what’s coming up. Humid southwesterly air flow ahead of a cold front continues today, and there may be a few isolated pop up showers/downpours. There were a few earlier in parts of CT and southern MA. But these will be very limited during the day. Most of the activity is up over the mountains to lakes region in northern and central New England during today. This, along with other storms that develop to the west, will try to get into the region tonight but will probably encounter less favorable conditions and weaken. Nevertheless, with many fireworks displays scheduled in various towns and cities tonight, it will be important to monitor current conditions and short term expectations. The cold front responsible for the storms, or lack-thereof, will push through the region Sunday morning and set up fabulous weather for the remainder of the Sunday, as well as Monday through Wednesday, and this of course includes the Independence Day holiday itself on Tuesday. The only little interruption could come in a few locations in the form of isolated afternoon showers on Monday as some chilly air passes through at high levels and makes the atmosphere slightly unstable for a few hours.
TODAY: Partly sunny and hazy. Some fog/low clouds South Coast. Isolated showers and brief downpours possible. Humid. Highs 77-85 South Coast, 86-91 elsewhere. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.
TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms, favoring areas north and west of Boston and mainly late. Humid. Lows 64-72. Wind SW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny morning with isolated to scattered showers. Mostly sunny afternoon. Lowering humidity. Highs 78-86 South Coast, 87-93 elsewhere. Wind W 10-20 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 58-65. Wind WNW 5-15 MPH.
MONDAY: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of isolated afternoon showers. Highs 78-86. Wind NW 10-20 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 60-67. Wind W 5-15 MPH.
TUESDAY – INDEPENDENCE DAY: Sunny to partly cloudy. Low humidity. Highs 77-85, coolest coast. Wind variable 5-15 MPH with sea breezes.
TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Evening temps in 70s. Overnight lows in 60s.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 75-85.

DAYS 6-10 (JULY 6-10)
High pressure builds offshore and humidity increases along with the risk of a few showers and thunderstorms at times July 6-7. A weak trough follows this and may bring slightly cooler/drier air in by the weekend of July 8-9 before warm air attempts a come-back.

DAYS 11-15 (JULY 11-15)
Will watch for a high pressure ridge building in from the west which if it does so may set up a stretch of hot weather before the end of this period.