6:59AM
DAYS 1-5 (AUGUST 18-22)
A warm front crosses the region today and a cold front follows it on Saturday. The warm front will be more active, producing fairly numerous showers and possibly a few thunderstorms from midday into tonight. The cold front will be less active, producing only isolated showers and thunderstorms favoring eastern areas Saturday. High pressure moves back in by Sunday, dominating through Tuesday, with warm to hot, dry weather. At this point the conditions continue to look ideal for viewing Monday’s solar eclipse here, which will be a partial in southern New England with 60-65% of the sun covered.
TODAY: Mostly cloudy. Episodes of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms, mainly midday and afternoon. Highs 72-77. Wind SE to S 5-15 MPH.
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Episodes of showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Humid. Lows 62-67. Wind S to SW 5-15 MPH.
SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy to partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms, favoring eastern areas during the afternoon. Humid. Highs 75-80 South Coast, 77-82 elsewhere. Wind SW up to 10 MPH shifting to W late.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows in the 60s. Highs in the 80s.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows in the 60s. Highs in the 80s.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows from the middle 60s to lower 70s. Highs from the middle 80s to lower 90s.
DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 23-27)
Showers/thunderstorms possible August 23 with a cold front. Fair, cooler then warming again August 24-26. May turn wet by the end of the period.
DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 1)
Will have to keep an eye out for possible tropical systems as the pattern could support something near the East Coast, otherwise mainly dry with temperatures near to above normal.