DAYS 1-5 (JULY 31 – AUGUST 4)

We may be in a drought situation but we’ve been getting some great vacation weather around here this year. Always a price to pay, it seems. With no end in sight to the drought, we do look for any drop of rain we can get, and there are not a lot of drops in the forecast over the next 5 days as we end July and begin August. If you were up early today, temperatures in the 50s greeted you if you went outside, thanks to low humidity, a clear overnight sky, and calm wind, setting up a nice radiational cooling episode. But today with high pressure over us we’ll see about 100% of the possible sun, maybe briefly blotted out by a few fair weather clouds and then filtered by some high clouds this afternoon. We can also enjoy low humidity and light wind with some coastal sea breezes developing. High pressure moves offshore tonight. Monday, low pressure passes south of New England but may be just close enough to bring heavier clouds and perhaps some shower activity to the South Coast before it moves away. Tuesday, humidity spikes ahead of an approaching cold front which brings us the chance of a shower or thunderstorm later in the day or the evening. A new bubble of high pressure via the Great Lakes brings slightly drier air for Wednesday, with fair weather, before it moves offshore and we get a spike of higher heat and humidity for Thursday. While many areas get to 90 or higher that day, some of the astronomical readings guidance has been showing us for many days leading up to this are highly unlikely to occur. The next potential thunderstorm threat can come later Thursday pending the speed of approach of the next cold front and whether or not there is an active pre-frontal trough, which would be the most likely trigger and most likely north and west of Boston. But it’s far too early for any timing / detail.

TODAY: Mainly sunny. Highs 81-88, coolest coast where it can fall back to the 70s. Dew point 50s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 61-68. Dew point middle to upper 50s. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers South Coast. Partly to mostly sunny elsewhere with most sun further north. Highs 83-90, warmest interior northern MA and southern NH. Dew point passing 60 on its way up. Wind variable to SW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 63-70. Dew point lower 60s. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly late in the day. Highs 86-93. Dew point upper 60s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms evening. Clearing overnight. Lows 60-67. Dew point falling to upper 50s. Wind SW shifting to NW 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 83-90. Dew point near 60. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog interior lower elevations. Lows 63-70. Dew point lower to middle 60s. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of thunderstorms late-day or evening, favoring areas north and west of Boston. Highs 90-97 except cooler South Coast. Dew point upper 60s to near 70. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 5-9)

This is where my forecast starts to diverge from what medium range guidance shows as I feel most medium range models are performing very poorly. August 5 is a muggy day with a shower / thunderstorm threat as a cold front approaches and crosses the region. High pressure brings warm, dry weather for August 6 into August 7 but an attempt at humidity returning brings clouds back for the end of that weekend eventually leading to a shower / thunderstorm chance around August 8 before another shot of drier air arrives for the end of the period. Temperatures near to above normal for average, but no extreme heat at least in any prolonged fashion.

DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 10-14)

Near to above normal temperatures with higher humidity dominant. Opportunities for showers / thunderstorms at times, but overall pattern looks fairly dry. Basically “typical” August weather in New England.

C-19 Chat Post – 7-31-2022

DAYS 1-5 (JULY 30 – AUGUST 3)

A fabulous weekend is ours for the final 2 days of July. High pressure builds in with seasonable warmth and low humidity. We only have to deal with some early clouds today over southeastern areas, as daybreak showers have already exited the Cape Cod area as of the time I write this update. Today will also be the breezier of the 2 weekend days, so if your plan is to fly a kite at some point this weekend, today’s your day! 😉 A lighter wind will be had Sunday as the high center is more on top of the region and the pressure gradient is relaxed. High pressure slides offshore as August arrives and we’ll build a bit of heat and humidity back in early next week, including a thunderstorm threat later Tuesday with the approach of a weak cold front. That front will introduce a new area of high pressure and a slightly less hot and humid air mass for Wednesday.

TODAY: Early to mid morning clouds southeastern MA and RI, otherwise a sun/cloud mix. Highs 81-88. Dew point 50s. Wind W 5-15 MPH, higher gusts.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 57-64. Dew point lower to middle 50s. Wind W to variable under 10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 81-88, coolest coast. Dew point under 60. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 61-68. Dew point upper to middle 50s. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 85-92. Dew point lower 60s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 63-70. Dew point lower 60s. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 86-93. Dew point upper 60s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms evening. Clearing overnight. Lows 60-67. Dew point falling to upper 50s. Wind SW shifting to NW 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 83-90. Dew point near 60. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.

DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 4-8)

High pressure will be in control of the weather for much of this time period. Surface high pressure goes offshore again with heat and humidity for August 4-5, including a thunderstorm threat August 5 as a cold front approaches. Additional unsettled weather is possible to start the August 6-7 weekend with the front exiting the region early August 6, based on current timing, but most of next weekend looks dry as well, on through the end of the period, with near to above normal temperatures.

DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 9-13)

Near to above normal temperatures with higher humidity dominant. Opportunities for showers / thunderstorms at times, but overall pattern looks fairly dry.

C-19 Chat Post – 7-30-2022

DAYS 1-5 (JULY 29 – AUGUST 2)

A cold front will amble its way toward and across the region today and this evening. Ahead of it, we’ll have a warm to hot and fairly humid day, but instability is lacking, so the front is not likely to produce any shower or thunderstorm activity as it moves through. However, a disturbance crossing the region tonight along with a wave of low pressure forming on the front and passing just to our southeast will bring a swath of rainfall to some areas overnight / very early Saturday. The rain is most likely over far southeastern CT, southern RI, and southeastern MA. Upon its exit we begin a weekend stretch of great summer weather as high pressure moves in. This high slides offshore early next week with an increase in heat and humidity, but modestly. A cold front approaching the region on Tuesday will bring with it a chance of showers and thunderstorms after a fair weather day on Monday.

TODAY: Cloud/sun mix. Highs 83-90. Dew point 60s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Clouding up. Showers likely southeastern CT, southern RI, southeastern MA. Chance of showers elsewhere. Patchy fog forming. Lows 61-68. Dew point near 60. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Early morning clouds including additional showers Cape Cod. Mostly sunny thereafter. Highs 81-88. Dew point 50s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 57-64. Dew point lower to middle 50s. Wind W to variable under 10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 81-88, coolest coast. Dew point under 60. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 61-68. Dew point upper to middle 50s. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 85-92. Dew point lower 60s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 63-70. Dew point lower 60s. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 85-92. Dew point upper 60s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 3-7)

High pressure will be in control of the weather for much of this time period. Slightly drier air for August 3 as a new bubble of high pressure arrives via the Great Lakes, then heat and humidity increase as high pressure shifts offshore August 4-5, including a thunderstorm threat with an approaching cold front on August 5. Shower threat may linger into the morning of August 6 before high pressure brings mainly dry weather for the balance of the first weekend of the final month of meteorological summer, based on current expected timing.

DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 8-12)

Near to above normal temperatures with higher humidity dominant. Opportunities for showers / thunderstorms at times, but overall pattern looks fairly dry.

C-19 Chat Post – 7-29-2022

DAYS 1-5 (JULY 28 – AUGUST 1)

A low pressure disturbance associated with a broad but weak upper level trough will swing eastward across the Northeast during the next 2 days. For us here, this means a little bit of unsettled weather, with shower and thunderstorms opportunities with a warm frontal passage today, a trough passing through this evening, and a cold front and weak wave of low pressure on it later Friday. None of this appears poised to give our region a beneficial and widespread slug of rainfall, which is badly needed to improve the building drought, but a few areas may receive a decent shot or two of rainfall during this time. Breaking it down a little more, the warm front traversing the region from west to east today will struggle to generate too much activity, but some scattered shower activity should arrive during the midday and afternoon, and there may be a heavier downpour or thunderstorm in isolated locations. After a couple of low-humidity days, this warm front will re-introduce muggy air to our region, which will hang around through Friday. Next, a surface low pressure trough will be swinging eastward behind the warm front tonight, and its reflection will be a line of showers and thunderstorms that forms over NY State later today. This line will charge eastward, but the timing may be a little late for it to make its way all the way into and across the WHW forecast area in solid form. It may be weakening and even dissipating as it does so. But a little now-casting late today / this evening will help bring that convective episode into focus, and whether or not it will have any notable impact on the area. Friday, we will be in the muggy air with a varying amount of cloudiness, but the tendency for more cloud cover as we get later into the day. Right now, it looks like the cold front is going to try to come through our region fairly quietly, struggling to generate any showers and thunderstorms, but a couple could still pop along the boundary so we’ll have to watch for that. Better instability sits to the south of the region for this frontal passage. However, with some of the guidance hinting at a little low pressure area trying to form along this front during the last couple days, I’ve been watching to see if this was a fictional or factual thing, and it looks indeed like it may happen with pretty much all the guidance indicating that. Unfortunately, it looks like too little too late to provide beneficial rain, but a slug of showers may visit a good portion of the region during Friday night, favoring southern portions of the area, and there could be some embedded thunderstorms as well. This may linger near the South Coast until near daybreak on Saturday, but will exit quickly. High pressure will be moving in just in time for warm and dry weather for the final weekend of July with low humidity. This high will slide offshore Monday, another fair and warm day with an increase in humidity once again as we welcome the month of August.

TODAY: Variably cloudy through early afternoon with a few showers around and a slight chance of a thunderstorm. Partly sunny thereafter with a chance of a thunderstorm late afternoon favoring areas north and west of Boston. Highs 82-89. Dew point rising into 60s. Wind S 5-15 MPH shifting to SW and increasing to 10-20 MPH.

TONIGHT: Variably cloudy evening with a shower or thunderstorm possible. Partly cloudy overnight. Patchy fog overnight interior low elevations. Lows 66-73. Dew point middle to upper 60s. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Cloud/sun mix. Slight chance of a late-day shower or thunderstorm favoring central to northeastern MA and southern NH. Highs 83-90. Dew point in the 60s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Showers likely later evening and overnight south of I-90 with a chance of a shower or thunderstorm to the north. Areas of fog. Lows 61-68. Dew point near 60. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Daybreak clouds and a possible shower South Coast / Cape Cod, otherwise mostly sunny. Highs 81-88. Dew point 50s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 57-64. Dew point lower to middle 50s. Wind W to variable under 10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 81-88, coolest coast. Dew point under 60. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 61-68. Dew point upper to middle 50s. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 82-89. Dew point lower 60s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 2-6)

The general pattern is one of warm to hot weather with a flat ridge of high pressure in control, but regionally we likely see humidity and a thunderstorm chance August 2, an intrusion of drier air and possible coastal ocean wind August 3, then a more general southwesterly flow into later next week and watching for thunderstorms around August 5. Potential for another push of drier air from Canadian high pressure end of the period.

DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 7-11)

Very early period may have drier air before the warm to hot and more humid regime returns. There will be opportunities for showers and thunderstorms, but the overall pattern continues to look drier than average.

C-19 Chat Post – 7-28-2022

DAYS 1-5 (JULY 27-31)

The final 5 days of July will feature a typical mid summer pattern in terms of sensible weather, but we do remain in a long term dry spell, as our disturbances have really only been able to produce brief downpours and no widespread beneficial rains in succession. This pattern definitely holds as we head to the finish line of the middle month of meteorological summer. But there are 2 days that feature the chance of some shower and thunderstorm activity. Today is not one of them, however, as high pressure provides us with a mostly sunny and seasonably warm day with low humidity. Coastal areas will experience cooling sea breezes this afternoon. Clouds will sneak in during tonight, a signal of the approach of a warm front. This front will bring lots of clouds and a round or two of showers and possible thunderstorms Thursday morning and midday, introducing a shot of high humidity to the region. A cold front will approach the region later Thursday, but won’t quite get here before the day ends. However, a pre-frontal trough can and probably will spark some thunderstorms late Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening. There will be some forecast fine tuning needed to try to pinpoint the storm potential for coverage, timing, and intensity. The cold front will cross the region during Friday, and a weak upper level trough may trigger an additional shower or thunderstorm for some areas, but most of Friday will be rain-free with warm air and lowering humidity. The final weekend of July looks fabulous with high pressure providing lots of sunshine, warm air, and comfortably dry air.

TODAY: Sun and patchy clouds. Highs 78-85, coolest in coastal locations. Dew point under 60. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 62-69. Dew point rising to the lower 60s. Wind S up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Variably cloudy through early afternoon with passing showers and a chance of a thunderstorm. Partly cloudy thereafter but a chance of thunderstorms late afternoon or evening, favoring areas from I-90 north. Highs 82-89. Dew point rising into 60s. Wind S 5-15 MPH shifting to SW and increasing to 10-20 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms possible evening. Patchy fog interior lower elevations. Lows 66-73. Dew point middle to upper 60s. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Lots of clouds early, then a sun/cloud mix. A shower or thunderstorm possible in the afternoon and evening. Highs 83-90. Dew point in the 60s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 61-68. Dew point falling to 50s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 81-88. Dew point 50s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 57-64. Dew point lower to middle 50s. Wind W to variable under 10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 81-88, coolest coast. Dew point under 60. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes.

DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 1-5)

High pressure shifts offshore to start August with warm to hot and increasingly humid weather during the first few to several days of the month. Opportunities for showers and thunderstorms also increase, but no widespread beneficial rainfall is likely to occur in this pattern.

DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 6-10)

Quick drier interlude is possible around the first weekend of August depending upon the ability of Canadian high pressure to intrude, before we increase humidity and shower/thunderstorm opportunities once again.

C-19 Chat Post – 7-27-2022

DAYS 1-5 (JULY 26-30)

High pressure builds in with dry and seasonably warm weather today and Wednesday. The coolest areas will be the higher elevations of interior locations today with a westerly breeze and lower dew point air moving in. The coastal areas will be the coolest on Wednesday with sea breezes occurring. High pressure shifts offshore Thursday as a broad but weak trough slides into the Great Lakes. Its surface reflection will send a warm front through our region during the first half to two thirds of the day with variable cloudiness and perhaps a couple episodes of showers and thunderstorms (timing may need to be tweaked), and a burst of higher humidity following its passage. As the trough progresses eastward, a cold front will then cross the region during Friday, bringing the chance of a shower or thunderstorm to parts of the region (again timing is uncertain and will be narrowed as we get closer). High pressure builds in with warm and dry weather Saturday.

TODAY: Early to mid morning cloud/sun mix South Coast / RI / MA South Shore with sunshine elsewhere. Late morning on – sun/cloud mix all areas. Highs 78-85, coolest in higher elevations of southwestern NH and central MA. Dew point falling into 50s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 60-67. Dew point 50s. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 78-85, coolest in coastal areas. Dew point 50s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with light coastal sea breezes.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 62-69. Dew point rising toward 60. Wind S up to 10 MPH.

THURSDAY: Variably cloudy through early afternoon with passing showers and a chance of a thunderstorm. Partly cloudy thereafter. Highs 82-89. Dew point rising into 60s. Wind S 5-15 MPH shifting to SW and increasing to 10-20 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog interior lower elevations. Lows 66-73. Dew point middle to upper 60s. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of a shower or thunderstorm. Highs 83-90. Dew point 60s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 61-68. Dew point falling to 50s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 81-88. Dew point 50s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JULY 31 – AUGUST 4)

An area of high pressure should bring dry and seasonably warm weather July 31 before shifting offshore with an increase in humidity and shower/thunderstorm chances during the first several days of August.

DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 5-9)

High pressure brings dry/warm weather early in the period and returns with the same later in the period while mid period is more humid with a shower and thunderstorm chance.

C-19 Chat Post – 7-26-2022

DAYS 1-5 (JULY 25-29)

While some areas dried out in yesterday’s peak of the hot spell, the humidity is back in all areas today as a cold front approaches the region. It won’t be as hot as yesterday with the higher humidity and increased cloud cover, but it will still be a pretty uncomfortable day overall. Additionally, we will have to be weather-aware pretty much all day, from late morning onward, as a up to a few rounds of showers and thunderstorms can occur, in a trend that takes the threat from west northwest to east southeast across the region as the frontal boundary progresses into and eventually across the region. The atmosphere is quite unstable today, and even with limited sunshine we can see storms that are strong to severe. A few cells will have the ability to rotate and produce the tornado risk that we can sometimes see here as well. So not to alarm anybody about widespread destructive weather – as it won’t be that, but we are vulnerable to severe storms today and should be on the look-out for them. Be ready to move to place of safety if needed. The threat ends this evening, lastly near the South Coast, as the front finally pushes through and offshore. This will also introduce drier air and end the hot spell, with seasonably warm and dry weather Tuesday and Wednesday as high pressure moves in. This high slides offshore Thursday and another cold front approaches. This is the day we will increase the heat a bit more and spike the humidity once again, and the opportunity for showers and thunderstorms will present itself once again. That front may take until sometime on Friday to push through the region, so a chance of showers and thunderstorms will have to be included in the forecast for that day as well.

TODAY: Lots of clouds, partial sun. A couple or a few rounds of showers and thunderstorms starting mid to late morning in southwestern NH to north central MA and progressing east southeastward as the day goes along. Thunderstorms can be strong to severe with hail and damaging wind gusts. Brief torrential rain in some storms can lead to low visibility and flooding. Highs 85-92, cooler South Coast. Muggy- dew point 70-75. Wind SW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts, and may be variable and strong around storms.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. A lingering shower or thunderstorm possible South Coast early. Patchy fog mainly interior lower elevations. Lows 65-72. Dew point falling through 60s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 81-88. Dew point upper 50s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 60-67. Dew point 50s. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 82-89. Dew point 50s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with light coastal sea breezes.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 62-69. Dew point rising toward 60. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs 88-95. Dew point rising toward 70. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.

THURSDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Lows 68-75. Dew point upper 60s to lower 70s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 82-89. Dew point in the 60s. Wind SW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts, shifting to W.

DAYS 6-10 (JULY 30 – AUGUST 3)

An area of high pressure should bring dry and seasonably warm weather July 30-31 before shifting offshore with an increase in humidity and shower/thunderstorm chances as August arrives.

DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 4-8)

Drier air arrives for early period. Humidity and a shower chance makes a come-back later in the period. Temperatures near to slightly above normal.

C-19 Chat Post – 7-25-2022

DAYS 1-5 (JULY 24-28)

Our hot spell peaks today when many locations will see their highest temperature readings of the stretch, although I do think if a triple-digit high temp is recorded it will be in a place like the Merrimack Valley and not Boston, with a southwesterly wind blowing. Boston’s “hottest” comes with west or northwest wind and lower dew point air than we will have today. But that’s statistics & meteorology talking – either way, it’s gonna be a hot day around the region with only some relief along the South Coast where that southwest wind is coming off ocean water. The humidity spike comes ahead of a cold front which will not be close enough to send any showers and storms into our region today, but will do so on Monday as it passes through. Right now, I’m leaning toward a fair amount of cloudiness and some remnant showers (from today’s t-storms further west) in the morning. This may help prevent many areas from reaching or exceeding 90 degrees, although it will be quite humid so it’s going to feel uncomfortable anyway. Our best shot at a broken to solid line of showers and thunderstorms comes during the afternoon hours as the front nears. Right now I look at an early to mid afternoon timing for southwestern NH and north central MA, progressing southeastward so that the southeastern MA and RI would see the activity later in the afternoon possibly lingering into early evening there if there are any follow-up showers/storms, which are indeed possible until the front clears the area. I can fine-tune this a bit more for tomorrow’s post. Regardless of storm details, drier air does arrive behind that front during the course of Monday night and will be with us for Tuesday and Wednesday, along with more seasonably warm weather instead of the heat we now have. On Thursday though, the heat and humidity make a one-day come-back ahead of another cold front, which brings the chance of showers and thunderstorms to the region once again.

TODAY: Hazy sun. Highs 92-99, hottest Merrimack Valley, and 85-92 South Coast. Very humid – dew point lower to middle 70s. Wind SW to SSW 5-15 MPH, gusts 20-25 MPH.

TONIGHT: Variably cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm may reach southwestern NH and central MA this evening. Patchy fog forming overnight in interior lower elevations. Lows 72-79, warmest in urban areas. Oppressive humidity – dew point 70+. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Variably cloudy. Passing showers possible during the morning. Showers/thunderstorms likely one or two times in the afternoon to early evening from northwest to southeast. Highs 85-92 except cooler South Coast. Muggy – dew point 70+. Wind SW 5-15 MPH, higher gusts, shifting to W from northwest to southeast by late day / evening.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. A lingering shower or thunderstorm possible South Coast early. Patchy fog mainly interior lower elevations. Lows 65-72. Dew point falling through 60s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 82-89. Dew point upper 50s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 60-67. Dew point 50s. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 81-88. Dew point 50s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with light coastal sea breezes.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 62-69. Dew point rising toward 60. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 88-95. Dew point rising toward 70. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JULY 29 – AUGUST 2)

An area of high pressure should bring dry and seasonably warm weather July 29-31 before shifting offshore with an increase in humidity and shower/thunderstorm chances as August arrives.

DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 3-7)

Higher heat/humidity including a shower/thunderstorm chance early period, followed by mid-period drying and more seasonable warmth. Humidity may make a come-back before the end of the period along with a shower chance.