Thing 1 AND Thing 2

Posted by Jeremy Reiner

These guys?:

 No, Thing 1 & Thing 2 will be heat & humidity. That's right, tomorrow kicks off summer (officially at 7:09pm) in a big fashion with extreme heat & humidity. Many towns, including ones along the coast, will have high temps in the mid & upper 90s and when you factor in the humidity the day will feel something like this:

Now, I know that 96 + 66 is 162 and not 100--LOL, but I couldn't think of a symbol that represented *factoring* as in the humidity factored into the heat will result in a heat index of 100. That's dangerous heat--especially considering we've spent the past week in the 60s--for the body. Take it easy if you plan on working/playing outside for any length of time.

No different on Thursday as high pressure remains and that means the heat & humidity will also be in New England. Many towns easily reach the mid 90s.

Any t-storms with all this heat & humidity?

Actually, no--it will be too hot to see t-storms form tomorrow as well as Thursday afternoon. By Friday, a cool front will bounce into this lingering heat & humidity and that will pop some late afternoon/evening t-storms. That cool front will lead to cooler, drier air by the weekend!

~JR

Pulling The Fade

Posted by Chris Lambert

Our fun in the sun ends this afternoon as morning sunshine fades behind thickening clouds.  As those clouds increase, a few showers break out this afternoon from west to east, with the highest chance for rain late afternoon and this evening.  Most of the showers are light, especially the early afternoon ones, but a heavier shower or two is possible near day's end and early this evening.  Highs reach the mid to upper 60s around noon, then fall back to near 60 mid to late afternoon thanks to scattered showers.  These showers are brought to us by a warm front.

Back and Forth

Posted by Chris Lambert

Quite a few clouds in the sky at times this afternoon, but the atmosphere lacked ample moisture to produce showers, so we made out just fine with temps near 70.  Even the coast made it well into the 60s before the onshore wind knocked temps back.

Pretty Good Weekend Overall

Posted by Chris Lambert

Sure, it's a cool start with many of the suburbs down into the upper 30s and lower 40s, but we'll warm up quickly through the day as that sun helps us out.

Strong Finish

Posted by Chris Lambert

An overall cooler day, but also a great end to the workweek as highs neared 70, low humidity continued and plenty of sunshine dominated the skies.  Now all we need is this to continue through the weekend right?