Friday June 30 2023 Forecast (8:09AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (JUNE 30 – JULY 4)

A weak ridge of high pressure brings mostly fair weather to our region on the final day of June and the first day of July today and tomorrow. The final lingering effect of a trough moving offshore can still help set off an isolated shower or thunderstorm over a few inland locations during this afternoon, but odds are highly against any one location seeing any such activity, so go about any outdoor plans with just an eye kept out for any quick interruption. Tonight, a stratus blanket forms over outer Cape Cod and the Islands with enough low level moisture, and a little disturbance may kick off an isolated shower in the early hours of Saturday around that area too, otherwise the WHW forecast are will enjoy a nice Saturday with lots of sun (just early clouds Cape Cod Islands) and some clouds moving in later on. The Sunday-Tuesday period of the extended holiday weekend will become more humid and somewhat more unsettled, but none of these will be “rainy days” so to speak. They will all carry shower and thunderstorm chances, but in terms of getting your planned activities in, most of them will be a go – with luck/timing playing a roll into the details of whether or not showers and/or storms interrupt things. Not an ideal set-up, but not the worst, as a series of disturbances and a broader trough cross the region west to east. The timing may be quick enough that the trough is actually east of our area at some point Tuesday (Independence Day) with a drying trend in humidity and a lowering shower threat. These details will be fine-tuned as much as possible in coming updates…

TODAY: Early-morning fog patches in valleys, swamps, and bogs dissipates. Sun and patchy clouds. A few building clouds may release an isolated shower or thunderstorm over inland locations during the afternoon hours. Highs 77-84, coolest coast. Dew point lower to middle 60s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH with some coastal sea breezes.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear. Patchy fog mainly interior lower elevations. Lows 60-67. Dew point upper 50s to 60. Wind variable under 10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 78-85, coolest coast. Dew point upper 50s to lower 60s. Wind variable to W up to 10 MPH with coastal sea breezes developing.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Clouds return west to east. Chance of showers overnight. Patchy fog overnight. Lows 62-69. Dew point returns to 60+. Wind S up to 10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy with showers and possible thunderstorms until midday. Partly sunny with only isolated showers / thunderstorms thereafter. Highs 77-84. Dew point 60+. Wind S up to 10 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Chance of a shower. Patchy fog. Lows 61-68. Dew point near 60+. Wind S 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 76-83. Dew point 60+. Wind S 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Chance of a shower or thunderstorm. Areas of fog. Lows 62-69. Dew point 60+. Wind S up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY (INDEPENDENCE DAY): Partly sunny. A possible shower or thunderstorm. Highs 77-84. Dew point 60+, may drop later. Wind shifting to W 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JULY 5-9)

Transition to drier, warmer weather as high pressure dominates the region early in the period, then around mid period may need to watch for a frontal boundary to bring a shower and thunderstorm chance not yet timed correctly by medium range guidance, and fair weather to follow that.

DAYS 11-15 (JULY 10-14)

Weak zonal flow pattern. Limited but a couple of shower and thunderstorm chances with passing disturbances and a lack of sustained significant heat, though more seasonable overall.

39 thoughts on “Friday June 30 2023 Forecast (8:09AM)”

  8. The next 5 days are going to be very telling for who figures out how useless these weather apps are and who remains oblivious to that fact.

    Many of them are going to depict “3 rainy days” Sunday through Tuesday. We will not have “3 rainy days”.

    Thousands of people will alter / cancel plans needlessly because of icons on a phone screen and no meteorologist-added value. You all will be wiser than that. 🙂

    1. Indeed we are all wiser here!!! And we have you to thank for that! Plus some of us just may have figured out how useless
      those apps are anyway. 🙂

      1. Even the tv mets have been insisting that the vast majority of those days are rain-free, in spite of the thunderbolt icons. Generally they have been able to narrow down the focus on mornings vs. afternoons and by specific locations.

  13. Good morning. Was up at an u godly hour (8:30) to drive granddaughter to her riding lesson. Seems a distant memory when I’d be up at 6:00 each day to get kids to school and start work.

    80 here already and air is a bit thick.

    Thank you, TK.

    An individual asked in the Humarock FB page where to find accurate weather forecasts for Hum. I mentioned here and shared the link. I saw your comment re weather apps above and agree. As you may 😉 know I have favorite local Mets. But my first stop is always here and I can find an in-depth, knowledge driven forecast in your daily section. And to top that off I can find more detail in your discussion. AND I can then find up to the minute detail in comments from our whw family.

    What is not to love

  14. Driving to the Western part of Massachusetts on Sunday. Looks like there’s more rain and T-storms there than in the Eastern part. TK, will it be as `bad’ as the forecasts suggest?

  17. Today officially ends the 2022-23 snow season!

    Boston = 12.4”
    Worcester = 47.2”
    NYC = 2.2”

    Good riddance. ❄️

    1. Stunningly beautiful. Thank you, Joshua.

      I would love to go to Scotland. Having married a descendant of Robert the Bruce through the Strattons of Lauriston line, it amazes me it is one of the very few countries Macs dad never took the family to visit. Mac’s brother did scatter his ashes at St Andrews though ❤️

      1. Looks like that could also be Ireland. I suppose all those UK countries are all the same. Pretty serene view. 🙂

  19. 84 with a 62 dew point in SE Sutton. Summer hot but not uncomfortable at all. Bunnies are eating garden plants so I tried planting some onions. I was mildly surprised how dry the ground is. Even down deep.

    1. I would hardly call it “hot” just yet anyway. Maybe where you are Vicki, well inland. Certainly not here in Boston/coast. 🙂

      Sustained heat late next week? Tv mets have 90F all the way to the coast. Figures that a piece of that Texas heat would break off sooner or later.

      1. I call it potato. You call it potahto. You call it tomato. I call it tomahto. 84/85 is hot to me. 90s are uncomfortable to me. I can only relate to where I am. It is one of the things (of many) I enjoy about Humarock. No matter wind direction, it comes over water. Although heading a few miles inland can be oppressive

  21. I have been up at Hampton Beach since early to mid-afternoon and right as I got here the marine layer came in and is holding tight. It is in the upper 60s with the stratus overcast and a wind right off the water.

    In other news Las Vegas hit 100° for the first time this season tying the record for the all-time latest first 100°.

    1. Eric pointed out that Boston has yet to hit 90. I could have sworn that was achieved already at least once. One day next week will be the week. Makes sense I guess since it will be the week of the 4th. If I recall correctly, in 2009 it finally got hot not long after the holiday.

  22. First night in a few it has been humid. Temp 77. DP 65. Still on deck listening to a book. And enjoying bird chirps. And at least six tiny baby bunnies.

    1. I have heard bird chirps as early as 3:00 am when I get up even though it’s still pitch dark out. I do see more bunnies lately nearby where I work. Maybe there’s a “bunny boom” this summer. 😀

    1. It is, in fact, July! Happy July!
      Listen to some B-52’s in honor of Fred’s birthday!

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