7:06PM

A weak trough in eastern Canada will push a westerly jet stream flow over New England with dry weather for much of the coming week. This flow will relax later in the week as some of the heat that has plagued the Midwest tries to edge toward the region. Before that can happen, it will be comfortable for a good portion of the week, with no significant rain threats. It looks like a disturbance on Tuesday will pass south of the region, far enough so that rain does not work into the region, and an ocean breeze at midweek may help to pop a few showers as it runs up against opposing winds inland, but this is a low probability. It remains unclear if any showery weather will accompany the return of humidity at the end of the week. That will be something to monitor. Going to keep the forecast mainly dry through Saturday and introduce a shower and thunderstorm threat for next Sunday when we could be hearing from either or both a front from the north and tropical moisture from the south.

Forecast for the week ahead for eastern MA, RI, and southern NH…

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy evening. Mostly clear overnight. Lows dropping to the upper 50s inland areas, near 60 at the coast and lower to middle 60s  urban centers. Wind NW under 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower to middle 80s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower to middle 60s. Wind SW 5-10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s, coolest at south-facing coastal areas. Wind S up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of an isolated afternoon shower inland areas. Low 60. High 75 coast to 83 inland.

THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of an isolated afternoon shower inland areas. Low 60. High 75 coast to 83 inland.

FRIDAY: Mostly sunny and hazy. Low 63. High 86.

SATURDAY: Partly sunny and hazy. Low 67. High 89.

SUNDAY: Variably cloudy and hazy. Chance of showers/thunderstorms. Low 68. High 89.

8:50AM (original post) / 12:20PM (update for afternoon sky condition)

The next 7 days have the potential to be rain-free anywhere and possibly everywhere in southern New England. This would be accomplished by way of a northwesterly flow above us behind a trough of low pressure in eastern Canada for the first half of the week and a building ridge of high pressure later in the week. These are the things that can threaten the dry forecast: 1) A weak disturbance south of the region early Tuesday, which would likely produce clouds for a time but possibly a touch of light shower activity in far southern New England. 2) A sea breeze boundary Wednesday and/or Thursday which could ignite a few afternoon showers somewhere back from the immediate coast. 3) An area of moisture to the south late in the week (around Friday) if it came further north than expected. As for humidity, today into the middle of the week will feature low humidity and lack of significant heat. This may change at the end of the week. For now, the dry scenario forecast for eastern MA, RI, and southern NH looks like this (with an update coming tonight).

THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs in the middle to upper 80s, cooler some coastal points. Wind NW-N 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows ranging from the upper 50s to lower 60s but some middle 60s in urban centers. Wind NW under 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 83-88. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: AM clouds, PM sun. Low 66. High 84.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Low 63. High 75 coast to 83 inland.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Low 64. High 75 coast to 83 inland.

FRIDAY: AM clouds, PM sun. Low 65. High 87.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Low 68. High 89.

10:23AM

* More clouds today, may cap heat a bit, and limit showers/storms

* Staying optimistic for Sunday

* Great weather much of upcoming week

More on next week’s weather by tomorrow. For now, just an updated forecast for eastern MA, RI, and southern NH…

TODAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny. Scattered showers and a slight risk of a thunderstorm mainly north of the Mass Pike through midday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms mainly south of the Mass Pike remainder of afternoon and early evening. Highs in the 80s, may touch 90 in a few areas. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 65-70. Wind NW-N 5-10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 83-88, cooler in a few coastal areas and Cape Cod/Islands. Wind NW-N 10-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 63. High 85.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 62. High 83.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 61. High 82.

THURSDAY: Variably cloudy. Low 63. High 80.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Low 64. High 85.

For me, personally, this is a 9-day weekend, and being about half way through it, I’m looking back at the weather that has been and ahead of what is coming up, for both personal plans and for all the readers here!

This entry will focus on what is upcoming for the remainder of this week and a peek into next. A commentary below the entry will address a few questions from the previous blog and some of my observations from the 4th of July.

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4:32PM

A northerly flow and a sea breeze are doing a little battle this afternoon as some clouds have built up. The “sea breeze front” is right in the 128/95 belt in Metro  West as of 4PM and some moderate cumulus clouds have developed along it. As of the time of this writing, there are no showers occurring, but we cannot rule out 1 or 2 popping up during the next hour or so, until the sun starts to sink into the sky and the fuel source is diminished.

Other than this sea breeze front action, it will be a quiet evening and night and a very summery day tomorrow as high pressure dominates. A southerly flow will become established tomorrow as humidity starts to return, but you will really notice it on Saturday, which will be a triple-H day (hazy, hot, humid). In addition, a thunderstorm threat will exist on Saturday as a cold front approaches. It is too early to say how widespread or strong any storms will be. But it is safe to say there will be some potential for strong storms.

Sunday will be a transition day back to warm/dry weather as the cold front moves offshore. This is expected to lead to a dry and seasonably warm first half of next week as a northwesterly flow dominates.

Forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI…

REMAINDER OF AFTERNOON / EARLY EVENING: Variably cloudy including a slight risk of 1 or 2 pop up showers mainly near to just west of Boston. Temperatures cooling to near 70 at the east-facing shores and near 80 elsewhere. Wind N to E 5-15 MPH.

LATE EVENING / TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s. Wind light variable.

FRIDAY: Partly to mostly sunny. Highs in the 80s. Wind light variable becoming S.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear and becoming hazy. Lows 65-70. Wind SSW 5-10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Hazy sunshine. Chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Hot and humid. Highs around 90, but near 80 parts of Cape Cod and Islands. Wind SW 10-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms early. Lows 65-70. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to W.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs in the 80s. Wind W 10-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Sunny. Low 60. High 80.

TUESDAY: Sunny. Low 60. High 82.

WEDNESDAY: Sunny. Low 62. High 83.

THURSDAY:  Sunny. Low 63. High 84.

4:06PM

As a splendid summer day comes to an end, we look ahead to the 4th of July holiday tomorrow, and what the weather will bring. Will outdoor plans get messed up? Will fireworks displays go off as scheduled? Though the exact answer to these questions is not answerable yet for every location, the general answer is that outdoor plans will not get messed up too much and that fireworks displays will be a go in just about every location. This is based on the timing of both a warm front crossing the region in the morning and a cold front arriving in the evening, and the weather in between the 2 fronts…

As the sun sinks in the western sky this Tuesday evening you will notice some high clouds out there. This is the leading edge of a warm front that will move across New England from west to east during the Wednesday morning hours. A complex of showers and thunderstorms will be associated with this warm front, and may be quite strong as it approaches the area from the west. My feeling is that the area overall will be weakening as it arrives near or shortly after dawn. It may still be strong enough to bring a threatening sky, some gusty wind, and a round of showers and storms with possible heavy rain. This should then exit west to east by mid morning, and the sky will brighten as clouds break behind it. The key to any afternoon and evening thunderstorms is how much sun occurs between the passage of the warm front in the morning and the arrival of the cold front in the evening. I suspect plenty of sun to the west, over western New England and New York, will ignite a line or 2 of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. Some other isolated showers and storms may pop up further east in parts of central and eastern MA, and southern NH, and even RI, but I don’t expect any of these to organize into large areas or linger over any location for very long. Previous experience tells me that lines of storms from the west in this set up will eventually take an east southeast route from western MA across CT and RI. If this is the case, the main activity would miss the Boston area. Also, any storms that do make it into eastern MA may weaken as this area may not have enough sun to become very unstable during the afternoon. One thing is for sure, it will turn warm and rather humid during the day on Wednesday, but highest temperatures should be in the middle to possibly upper 80s, at least below the 90+ readings that would make a humid day very difficult to be outside in.

When we get to Wednesday night, I think any activity that is going on will be moving out by 9PM, in time for most fireworks displays. The rest of the night should be fairly quiet but warm and still on the humid side. It will take until Thursday morning for drier air to work in enough to be felt.

Thursday will be a great summer day as high pressure dominates with warm, drier air. This high pressure area will slide offshore into the western Atlantic Friday and Saturday, allowing heat and eventually humidity back into the region. An approaching cold front later Saturday may set off some thunderstorms, but the timing of this system many days away is uncertain. The front may slow down and keep Saturday storm-free, but make Sunday unsettled. Time will tell. Early next week looks seasonable and dry.

Forecast for eastern MA, RI, and southern NH…

TONIGHT: Clouds increase west to east. Lows 62-67. Wind SW to S under 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY – INDEPENDENCE DAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning with showers and thunderstorms crossing the region from west to east. Briefly gusty winds and briefly heavy rain may occur anywhere. Partly cloudy from midday through most of the afternoon with only a slight risk of an isolated shower or thunderstorm in a few locations. Variably cloudy late day/evening with another risk of showers and thunderstorms, favoring areas southwest and south of Boston. More humid. Highs in the 80s, some upper 70s Cape Cod and Islands. Wind S 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Any showers and storms ending early, then partly cloudy. Evening temperatures hanging in the 70s then overnight lows in the 60s. Humid. Wind variable around 10 MPH shifting to N.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 83-88, closer to 80  parts of Cape Cod and Islands and any north-facing coastal areas. Wind N 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 68. High 89.

SATURDAY: Hazy sunshine. Low 71. High 94.

SUNDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low 73. High 86.

MONDAY: Sunny. Low 60. High 80.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 60. High 84.

8:14AM

A summertime week, with very warm to hot weather as a generally west to east flow dominates over the top of a ridge of high pressure dominating much of the central and eastern US. Much of the time will be rain-free in southern New England, but thunderstorms are possible in response to passing disturbances. Timing of these is always difficult but the current timing suggests Monday afternoon, Wednesday, and sometime over the weekend.

Forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, RI…

TODAY: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. Highs generally in the 80s. Wind N 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Variably cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms until midnight. Clearing overnight. Lows upper 50s to middle 60s. Wind N up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the middle to upper 80s. Wind variable around 10 MPH.

TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 60s. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

WEDNESDAY – INDEPENDENCE DAY: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower to middle 80s. Wind S 10-15 MPH and gusty.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 66. High 87.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 68. High 90.

SATURDAY: Hazy sunshine. Low 69. High 92.

SUNDAY:  Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low 68. High 85.

8:53AM

You’ll notice a difference today. A hot day, but much drier than yesterday, and with a nice breeze from the west. But humidity will be back Sunday and Monday as we remain on the northeastern edge of a major heatwave and disturbances riding along it play with the “humidity switch”.  By Tuesday, expect to be back into some drier air again, and a little less heat, lasting through midweek and including Independence Day. Disturbances are most likely to cause shower and thunderstorm threats early Sunday morning and during the day Monday, based on current timing.

Updated forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI…

TODAY: Sunshine but filtered to dimmed for a while later morning through early afternoon by a period of high &  middle clouds. Hot but not that humid. Highs from the middle 80s Cape Cod and Islands to upper 80s and lower 90s most places, a few middle 90s interior areas mostly north of the Mass Pike. Wind W 10-15 MPH gusting 20-25 MPH.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear then partly cloudy later. Low 60-65.  Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Partly to mostly sunny. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are most likely before 11AM with only a very slight risk of a few isolated thunderstorms late in the day. Hot but more humid. Highs middle 80s (Cape Cod) to around 90 most locations. Wind WSW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Partly sunny and hazy. Scattered showers & thunderstorms. Low 66. High 85.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 64. High 83.

WEDNESDAY – INDEPENDENCE DAY: Partly cloudy. Low 64. High 84.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 64. High 85.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 66. High 89.

7:23AM

A disturbance passes through from west northwest to east southeast this morning and a second one approaches late today producing only slight chances for showers or thunderstorms, and an even lesser one does the same thing on Sunday. Both today and Sunday will turn out hot and humid, and though it will still be hot on Saturday it will be less humid.

The heat will ease early  next week as the jet stream dips a little to the south, but a disturbance passing by on Monday may set of a few more showers and thunderstorms.

Forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI…

TODAY: Mostly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers and a slight chance of a thunderstorm this morning. Partly to mostly sunny and hazy this afternoon with a very slight chance of a late-day thunderstorm. Turning hot and humid  in the afternoon. High 89-94, cooler Cape Cod & Islands. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Low 63-68. Wind W 5-10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. High 90-95. Wind W 10-20 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms late. Low 65-70. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated thunderstorms. High 85-90. Wind WSW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Partly sunny.  Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low 66. High 85.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 64. High 83.

WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 65. High 84.

THURSDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 65. High 85.

2:10AM

Low pressure will move away from New England leaving behind a westerly flow and more summery weather for the next several days. The region will find itself on the edge of a large area of hot weather to the south and west, and the only chance of wet weather will be from a few showers and storms associated with weak disturbances moving through, which will be hard to time.

Forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI…

TODAY: Partly cloudy. High 80-85 except 70s Cape Cod. Wind W 10-20 MPH.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Low 60-65. Wind WSW 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 85-90. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 67. High 89.

SUNDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 68. High 88.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated thunderstorms. Low 66. High 84.

TUESDAY: Sunny. Low 65. High 83.

WEDNESDAY – INDEPENDENCE DAY: Partly cloudy. Low 65. High 83.

3:37PM

Southern New England is under the influence of a whirlpool of low pressure from the surface to the upper atmosphere and this will only slowly pull away during the next few days. As it starts to lift northeastward, a northerly wind flow at the surface will turn more westerly allowing a slow moderating trend in temperature. A chance of showers and thunderstorms will continue, especially during the afternoon hours, due to the instability with the low, through Thursday.

By Friday and the weekend, a more zonal (west to east) flow in the jet stream will allow for a much warmer and mainly fair period of weather, with only a small disturbance causing a risk of a few showers late Friday night into Saturday morning.

Forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI…

THROUGH 6PM: Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms most likely in Essex County and from near Boston through southeastern MA including Cape Cod. Any storms may produce gusty winds, brief downpours, briefly frequent lightning, and small hail. Temperatures ranging from the middle 60s to lower 70s, dropping toward 60 in storms. Wind NW 10-20 MPH.

EVENING (6PM TO SUNSET): Variably cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Temperatures 60-65. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Variably cloudy with isolated showers ending. Low 55-60. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 72-77. Wind W 10-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Isolated showers early. Low 57-62. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon. High 77-82. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 62. High 85.

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the morning. Low 66. High 88.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 67. High 89.

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Low 68. High 82.

TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 64. High 83.

7:18AM

A front crossing the region today will get bogged down as upper level low pressure drops in and spins around for a few days, holding unsettled weather in the area into midweek, similar to the pattern we have seen a few times during this month.

Later this week, this upper low will lift out and a more west to east flow will take over, with a more typical summertime pattern resulting.

Forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI…

TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms developing later this morning and afternoon, some with heavy rain. High 70-75, upper 60s some coastal areas. Wind S up to 10 MPH.

TONIGHT: Cloudy. Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, less numerous after midnight. Low 58-63. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Periods of drizzle and showers. High 65-70. Wind N 5-15 MPH.

WEDNESDAY: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers. Low 58. High 72.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated showers. Low 59. High 77.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. PM thunderstorms. Low 62. High 83.

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 66. High 88.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 65. High 87.

9:14AM

Updated forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI. This will reflect a slightly more pessimistic view of the weather for the first half of the coming week but a nice turn again toward the end. Full discussion and forecast this evening!

TODAY: Sunny to partly cloudy. High 80-85 except 70s some coastal areas. Wind NW-W 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 60-65. Wind W-SW 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Cloudy. Showers/thunderstorms likely. High 69-74. Wind SW-S 5-15 MPH.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Numerous showers. Low 62. High 73.

WEDNESDAY: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers. Low 60. High 75.

THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Low 61. High 76.

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy.  Low 61. High 81.

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 66. High 88.

3:50PM

Forecast update for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI. Another update Sunday morning followed by a full discussion and forecast for the week ahead on Sunday evening…

Have a great weekend and be safe!

SATURDAY AFTERNOON / EVENING (THRU 9PM): Variably cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Any storms may contain gusty winds and hail. Highs 80-85 occurring at mid afternoon will fall back into the 70s but will fall more rapidly to the 60s where any rain occurs. Wind variable 5-15 MPH except strong and gusty near some storms.

SATURDAY NIGHT (AFTER 9PM): Any showers/storms end. Partly cloudy to mostly clear. Patchy fog forming in areas where rain fell. Low near 60. Wind light variable.

SUNDAY: Sunny to partly cloudy. High 80-85 except 70s some coastal areas. Wind NW-N 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Cloudy. Showers/thunderstorms likely. Low 62. High 74.

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Scattered showers. Low 58. High 75.

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated showers. Low 58. High 75.

THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 61. High 74.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated PM showers. Low 61. High 81.

SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated AM showers. Low 64. High 83.

5:22PM

Short Term (through evening ): Thunderstorm threat continues through tonight in eastern MA, RI, and southern NH, though I don’t expect any widespread severe weather. Any storms that do occur could cause torrential rain and frequent lightning. Through early evening, most of this activity will occur in RI, with isolated showers and storms popping up elsewhere.

Tonight: A cold front will slowly push across the region from west to east with more widespread showers and thunderstorms, some of which will produce heavy rain and local street flooding. Not expecting severe weather from this either (damaging wind, large hail).

Saturday: With a cold front sitting just offshore, clouds will dominate to start, then a mix of sun and clouds for the afternoon, with the atmosphere unstable enough to run the risk of some pop up showers and thunderstorms, primarily during the 2PM to 6PM time frame. Drier air pushing in at night will put an end to any of this.

Sunday: High pressure will be in control at the surface, with upper level low pressure to the north. This will result in a fair, comfortable day, with most clouds popping up over the mountains to the north, leaving the forecast area with lots of sun.

Early to mid next week: Upper level low pressure will extend a lobe southward and a disturbance coming along will cause unsettled weather Monday, with a break Tuesday as a drier slot  air moves in. Additional clouds will be around at midweek with a minimal shower threat as the upper low hangs around for a couple extra days.

Detailed forecast for eastern MA, RI, and southern NH…

THROUGH SUNSET: Partly to mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms except more numerous activity moving across RI and southeastern MA. Temperatures in the 80s to lower 90s but falling back into the 70s where rain occurs. Wind SW 5-15 MPH but variable and gusty around any storms.

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. Low 65-70. Wind variable to W mostly under 10 MPH.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning. Partly sunny with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 75-80. Wind variable to N around 10 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Low 60-65 except 50s some interior valleys. Wind light variable.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. High 78-83. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.

MONDAY: Cloudy. PM showers/thunderstorms. Low 62. High 74.

TUESDAY: Partly cloudy. Low 58. High 75.

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated showers. Low 58. High 75.

THURSDAY: Mostly cloudy. Low 61. High 74.

FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 61. High 81.

3:05AM

High pressure aloft and a west northwest wind at the surface will be the perfect setup for record heat today, along with significant humidity, though it may become slightly drier than yesterday. It should be mainly dry though a few  isolated air mass thunderstorms cannot be ruled out, especially in southern NH to northeastern MA in the evening or night.

Friday, a cold front will approach from the west, but it will still be hot and humid during the day. Thunderstorms will develop during the day as this front pushes into the hot and humid air mass. The coverage and strength of the storms is not completely known, but there will be the potential for strong to possibly severe storms in some locations. The storm threat will continue for at least part of Friday night.

Saturday, the front will have pushed through but be just offshore, with lingering clouds for at least the first half of the day, and still the threat of a few more showers and thunderstorms (though do not look for them to be widespread). The air will be somewhat cooler.

Sunday, a sliver of high pressure will provide a dry and comfortably mild to warm day, the pick of the weekend.

The first half of next week will be somewhat unsettled and cooler as upper level low pressure dominates the weather.

Forecast for eastern MA, southern NH, and RI…

TODAY: Mostly sunny. Humid. Record heat. Highs middle 80s to lower 90s Cape Cod and Islands, middle 90s to around 100 elsewhere. Wind WNW 10-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy. Slight chance of isolated thunderstorms especially southern NH to northeastern MA. Very warm and muggy. Low in the 70s. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

FRIDAY: Partly sunny and hazy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs from the middle 80s to lower  90s. Wind SW 10-20 MPH.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Warm and humid. Lows 65-70. Wind SW 5-15 MPH shifting to WNW.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy in the morning. Partly sunny in the afternoon. Slight chance of showers. Highs from the middle 70s to lower 80s. Wind variable 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 61. High 81.

MONDAY: Cloudy. PM showers. Low 58. High 75.

TUESDAY: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers. Low 55. High 70.

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated showers. Low 55. High 70.