Friday Forecast

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7:28AM

DAYS 1-5 (JULY 26-30)
High pressure will be in general control of the weather during this 5-day stretch, but there will be minimal shower and thunderstorm threats from sea breeze boundaries the next few days and a dissipating front getting into the region later in the period. Don’t cancel any outdoor plans on any of these days.
Forecast details…
TODAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Slight risk of isolated showers afternoon. Highs 80-87, coolest coast. Wind light variable with coastal sea breezes.
TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 60-67. Wind light S.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Remote risk of an isolated shower inland areas late-day. Highs 83-90. Wind SW up to 10 MPH but coastal sea breezes developing.
SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 62-69. Wind light SW.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs 85-92. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Remote risk of an isolated shower mainly central MA and southern NH evening. Lows 65-72. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
MONDAY: Partly sunny. Humid. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Highs 86-93. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Humid. Lows 66-73. Wind light SW.
TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Humid. Highs 86-93. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JULY 31-AUGUST 4)
Typical summer pattern to end July and start August, warm to hot, some humidity but not extreme, and a few opportunities for showers and thunderstorms, especially July 31 and August 1 as an old frontal boundary gradually dissipates in the region. The storm risk may go up by later August 4 as a stronger front approaches the region from the west.

DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 5-9)
A stronger front may cross the region early in the period with a shot of slightly cooler air to follow it, then a return to a more typical August feel comes right behind that with minimal thunderstorm risk.

34 thoughts on “Friday Forecast”

  4. I heard on WBZ radio this morning that Eric tweeted that September and October will be very warm to hot. Not liking that. 🙁

    Did Eric really post that on Twitter?

      1. Global warming appears to be in total control of our planet now and there’s nothing we can really do to reverse it, at least not in the short term. 🙁

        1. I like the term climate change. Global warming seems to set folks off. I believe weather is cyclical. However, I also believe we have influenced everything from weather to disease and so on with our complete and total disregard for the world we live in. I do believe there is something we can do. I do fault those who are not willing to do what it takes to clean up our mess. Whatever it takes. Just my opinion. There are many others and we need to listen to all but mostly we have to act because we may have already gone past the point of no return.

          1. I think we need a change in the current administration before this country addresses
            any of these issues.

            1. I was going to say something but I know there is a rule about politics on this board. JP Dave you can’t help yourself sometimes

    1. A week ago today, I was talking to my oldest whose bday is July 22. I commented that we had over a week to make plans…..she pointed out her birthday was in three days. I have no idea where it is going.

      I’m hoping because we are having such a great weather summer that people are just enjoying it.

  8. Tell me about july flying by. 5 more days till i leave. Anyways like i said back in spring it will become nearly impossible to truly get any month with below avg temps in late summer through the fall and the times in which it happens in the winter, will be 1 month with like nothing else in terms of any real cold and the pattern will have to be just right for it. Spring will be the only time you could see below avg monthly temps. Look at this past spring

  9. A friend shared this on FB. I recall from a child (others may also) and had forgotten. My FIL used as one of the techniques when sailing. Others mentioned in the comments on FB that it may not be perfect but has served them well.

    https://imgur.com/a/TuTAQna

  12. Thank you, TK.

    JP Dave, you did not step out of line with respect to rules on this blog, in my humble opinion. It’s not controversial or even political to state a fact: The current Administration believes in a laissez faire approach to the environment. It is an explicitly hands-off, deregulation-heavy approach to the environment, and a skeptical view on climate change (at least as far as the human impact on climate change; some in the Administration go even further as they appear to doubt climate change itself).

    I really hope September and October aren’t “hot.” I believe Philip posted something about this above; a tweet from Eric Fisher. That’s a drag. We shall see. I’m doubtful October would be “hot,” though early to mid September can be, as we know.

    1. I can’t find the tweet to see if there was color around it, but then I’m not tweet-wise 😉

      October has been “hot” compared to the past. I honestly cannot remember one in a very long time that I could not sit outside and hand out candy. So maybe he meant warmer than what would be average…although, at this point the term average doesn’t mean a whole lot.

      1. True, Vicki. I think the difference with October “heat” is the humidity factor. In my view, this begins to drop by late August and declines precipitously in September.

        1. The morning WBZ radio news announcer referred specifically that Eric posted the tweet. It’s all I know. 🙂

          Of course my hope is that October will be nice, cool and crisp like it should be.

          1. Thanks Philip. As you know I’m never comfortable with comments unless I see them. There are so many nuances. Who knows if the radio announcer repeated it and then again he or she may have. I also have little faith in radio weather. Im apparently a born skeptic when it comes to some thing.

  13. TK – What are YOUR thoughts for September and October? Will any big heat linger into either or both of those months?

  16. JJ: Why haven’t the Yankees gone out to get starting pitching? The team is loaded with talent, has a seemingly insurmountable lead, but at this point has really mediocre starting pitching. That was a problem to begin the season, but will only get worse as we head down the stretch. I certainly expected the Yankees to be MUCH more active in pursuit of not one but potentially 3 starters (certainly 2). Now Cashman says “the price is too high right now.” Is Cashman out of his mind? Does he think that price will go down in the next few days after starters have been thoroughly thumped by the Sox (and the Twins earlier this week – though the offense rescued them in that series)? It’s only going up. Teams know how desperate the Yankees are. The Yankees have waited way too long and could jeopardize their chances in the post-season without having a legitimate playoff starter. Maybe they’ll go without starters, and simply use their terrific bullpen: Start Betances, Ottovino, and the leftie (I’m blanking on his name). Use `starters’ for mop-up duties.

  17. Philip, if Sept and Oct were to end up ridiculously warm, say +6F per month, climatology is working in your favor.

    I believe Boston’s average high drops from 77F to 68F throughout September and 67F to 56F throughout October.

    In looking at the CFS for August, it puts most of the positive temp anomalies up in Canada and has the US fairly close to average temps. Perhaps that is something, that if it verifies, will continue into September.

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