8:19AM

DAYS 1-5 (AUGUST 1-5)
The muggies are returning and will be brought in full force by a passing warm front today. The passage of this front may also trigger a few showers and thunderstorms, and although the storm risk itself is not that high, any that do form have the potential to be severe, so something we’ll have to watch. The main threat window should be 2PM-6PM across the region and favor areas west and north of Boston. Thursday-Saturday it’s the classic Bermuda High setup with warm to hot weather and high humidity, and a daily risk of showers/storms, but no all-day rain, just threats that favor afternoons and evenings, but this risk will increase on Saturday as a frontal boundary is moving in. This front may take the edge of the humidity but will allow it to be a little hotter by Sunday. Forecast details…
TODAY: Partly sunny to mostly cloudy. Isolated showers late morning to early afternoon. Isolated showers and thunderstorms mid to late afternoon favoring areas west and north of Boston. Any thunderstorms can be severe, but the risk is very low in any given location. Increasingly humid. Highs 75-80 coast, 80-85 interior. Wind light S to SE, shifting to SW late.
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Humid. Lows 66-73. Wind light SW.
THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated to scattered showers/thunderstorms. Humid. Highs 83-92, coolest South Coast. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Humid. Lows 67-74. Wind light SW.
FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated to scattered showers/thunderstorms. Humid. Highs 83-92, coolest South Coast. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
SATURDAY: Variably cloudy. Showers/thunderstorms likely, favoring afternoon and evening. Humid. Lows from the upper 60s to middle 70s. Highs in the 80s.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows from the middle 60s to lower 70s. Highs from the middle 80s to lower 90s.

DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 6-10)
Heat and humidity strongest early in the period then at least the heat eases a little as the ridge loses some of its grip, but this may mean more showers/thunderstorms as well.

DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 11-15)
Ridge is a bit more to the east and trough a little closer to the region early in the period with a better shower/thunderstorm risk, then ridge comes back west yet again with additional heat and humidity middle and end of this period.