9:09AM
DAYS 1-5 (AUGUST 16-20)…
A warm front will move into southern New England today, taking its time at first. You’ve heard talk of the threat of severe storms, and I will not downplay that, because there is a threat, but the atmosphere has presented us with a layer of warm and stable air to overcome first, and that may be quite preventative in storm development for several hours. Later, any storms that do form will favor western areas, but they cannot be rule out from migrating eastward later in the day into this evening. Once again, expect more isolated coverage of heavier activity versus a more general outbreak. Will monitor conditions this afternoon and update in the comments section if needed. The most unstable air will be around tonight as we are in the warm sector, with high humidity, and a cold front approaches. This may trigger some nighttime storms until the cold front crosses the region, which it should do by dawn or shortly thereafter on Wednesday, which will turn out to be a breezy day with lowering humidity but absent of an additional rain threat. The next shot at a few showers/storms will be later Thursday with the approach of another front, but this will have limited moisture to work with. High pressure overtakes the region and brings fair weather Friday and Saturday.
TODAY: Variably cloudy. Isolated light showers north and west of Boston this morning. Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Any storms may be strong. Increasingly humid. Highs 77-82 South Coast, 83-88 elsewhere but likely late in the day. Wind SE to S 5-15 MPH, shifting to SW late.
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms. Humid. Lows 64-72, warmest urban areas. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. Lowering humidity. Highs 78-86, coolest South Coast. Wind NW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers/thunderstorms mainly late-day. Lows 62-70, warmest urban areas. Highs 78-88, coolest South Coast.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows 58-66, coolest interior valleys. Highs 78-88, coolest in coastal areas.
SATURDAY: Partly cloudy. Lows 58-66, coolest interior valleys. Highs 78-88, coolest in coastal areas.
DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 21-25)…
High pressure should hang on for fair weather August 21. Slow-moving but weak front brings more humidity and a risk of showers August 22-23. Fair and drier August 24-25. Temperatures near to above normal.
DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 26-30)…
Overall pattern looks mainly dry with limited shower/t-storm chances. Temperatures near to above normal.