Thursday July 9 2026 Forecast (7:30AM)

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DAYS 1-5 (JULY 9-13)

No significant changes today. High pressure sinks to our south and we heat up somewhat today, then have to watch for a couple showers and thunderstorms mainly well north and west of Boston later today as a disturbance approaches from the west. These fade this evening before the chance reappears Friday afternoon and early evening with a cold front moving through the region from northwest to southeast. This sets up a nice weekend with fair weather and warm but fairly dry air for the middle of July as high pressure builds in. This high sinks to the south and we see a bit more heat by the start of next week. Building high pressure to our west at upper level does mean we’ll have to be conscious of disturbances coming over the ridge and down our way in the northwesterly air flow aloft by later in the weekend and Monday. Sometimes the guidance does not pick up well on these several days in advance. So while the outlook currently calls for fair weather, keep in mind that can change quickly as we get to “days 4 & 5”.

TODAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. A stray evening thunderstorm is possible in central MA and southern NH. Highs 77-84 South Coast, 85-92 elsewhere. Dew point near 60. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 65-72. Dew point 60+. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

FRIDAY: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms, primarily late afternoon to early evening. Highs 82-89 except 75-82 South Coast. Dew point rises toward 70. Wind SW 10-20 MPH, higher gusts possible.

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Chance of an evening shower. Lows 61-68. Dew point falls below 60. Wind shifting to NW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY: Sun and passing clouds. Highs 78-85. Dew point in 50s. Wind NW 5-15 MPH.

SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 58-65. Dew point in 50s. Wind W up to 10 MPH.

SUNDAY: Lots of sun, maybe more clouds late. Highs 80-87. Dew point in 50s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.

SUNDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Lows 61-68. Dew point nearing 60. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.

MONDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs 85-92, cooler South Coast. Dew point around 60. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.

DAYS 6-10 (JULY 14-18)

Watching the period from July 14 to early July 15 for some higher humidity including shower and t-storm chances as low pressure passes north of the region. Fair weather mid to late period. Temperatures near to slightly above normal.

DAYS 11-15 (JULY 19-23)

Overall pattern fairly seasonable but a little temperature variability with one or two shower / t-storm chances with passing fronts from the west. No sustained high heat indicated.

72 thoughts on “Thursday July 9 2026 Forecast (7:30AM)”

    1. Awesome 3. I’m completely stuck after 2 guesses with 3 letters. One in correct location

  3. The damn dew point is getting up there. Up to 65 here.
    63 at Logan and I see a 70 along the South Coast@!*(#&*@(!#&(*!&@(#*

    2. This report doesn’t include most of the rain we received on July 7:
      “Data valid: July 7, 2026 at 8 a.m.”

      At that time we had only 3/4″ of the 2″ that we got that day.

  11. Our dp has risen to 68 and I can REALLY FEEL IT@!*#&*(&@!*(#&(!*@&#*(!@&#(*&!@(*#&*(!@&#*(!&@(#*&!(@*#&*(!@&#*(

    Logan says 64 and Norwood 66

    Mansfield and Marshfield 68!!!
    Danbury, CT 70

    (!@*()#&!()@*#$)(!&*@()#*!()@#*()!@*#)(!*@()#*!)(@*#)(!*@#()*!@)(#*)(!@*#()!*@)(#*!@)(#*()!@*#)(!*@)(#*!)(@*#)(!@*#()*!@)(#*()!@*#()*!@)(#*!()@*#)(!*@#)(*!@)(#*()!@*#()

    Dew Point LEAVE US ALONE!!!!!!

  12. Seems like today is the day to fill the 3 car!

    Son’s wedding Saturday, weather slowly went from chance of showers to fantastic over the last week!

  13. According to Kelly Ann’s 5 + 5 forecast, plenty of high heat all next week until next Saturday. 🙁

    The temperatures range from 88-95F then cool to 79 next Saturday. I personally consider “high heat” any temperatures 88+.

    Boston to date has 11 days of 90+. With the seasonal average of 14, no doubt this is going to be quite the HOT summer. YUCK!!! 🙁

    Of all the days to have 2 medical appointments today. At least it’s not a rainy day I suppose.

    1. Depends upon the dew point and how many hours of 90+ heat we get.

      For example last week on the brutally hot days it was 90 by 9:30 AND stayed 90+ until 9:30 in the evening. That is brutally hot.

      On the other hand, a Day like today, it may make 90, but only for an hour or 2 say from 3-5 PM or something along those lines. In this scenario, it would be hot, but not what I would call High Heat like last week.

      Big difference.

      Still very uncomfortable for sensitive persons, but NOTHING like last week.

    2. It got to 90 earlier than I expected. Looks like a fair number of hours at 90+. Me NO LIKE!!!!!!

    1. Of course there is. If I am not mistaken, this is the first time all players were in the same car, certainly the first time all players got the word in 3.

    2. Excellent, Sue. And there is Always room for one more. And what a celebration when we all can be in the same car.

  15. DING DING DING, we have a 90 and it is at Logan.

    Interesting as I am ONLY at 85 here. Tress and transpiration, plus much moisture in the ground from the recent rains. Only guesses. I presume we will pretty much catch up later.

    2. It’s so easy to miss posts. Always good to post the second time just to be sure. Thank you Captain. I hope you had a great birthday celebration.

  18. When I asked direction of Logan’s wind, it was SW as JPD correctly mentioned. My error was not asking what direction wind was when logan went to 90.

    When Logan hit 90 today it had a W wind. I find the link below fascinating. I hope others will too

    It seems to be about 50 minutes behind Winthrop.

    This from a meteorologist when Logan hit 100 a couple of weeks ago

    “I also wondered if Boston may have been too warm yesterday before I saw Marshfield’s temp hit 100. And a weather spotter in N. Weymouth hit 101 (and 100 today). There has been some recent research about how much hotter the inner city of Boston is compared to Logan https://www.mos.org/case-study/wicked-hot-boston and I suspect the wind direction yesterday and today (west) pushed some of that urban heat out to Logan.”

    https://ibb.co/wNqJD7JY
    https://ibb.co/rLtHMd0

  19. Drought monitor is not a surprise in the least.

    A fair amount of rain fell AFTER the 12z cut-off, during which the ground was only starting to soften enough to have soak-in become more efficient.

    I’m going to write to WBZ and ask them to include better information when they post that. They show no indication whatsoever of the data cutoff which naturally prompts the followers to call “bs” because of the heavy rain we got. They should have been informed better. I’d have done it. You have to do everything you can to help your followers understand the information being presented to them.

    I just spent a little bit of time explaining that to the social media followers. Hopefully some of them will see it. 🙂

    Anyway…

    Here is SAK’s weekend outlook!
    https://stormhq.blog/2026/07/09/weekend-outlook-july-10-13-2026/

  20. Got a real treat today when I stepped outside briefly at work, just as the UK’s Royal Air Force “Red Arrows” passed over Reading MA. 🙂

  22. Everything working out on today’s forecast…
    Temps are all in range expectation, except the islands are coming in a little cooler than forecast. Most of the region is rain-free, but as forecast there are a few isolated cells (mainly heavy rain showers, small in size) in south central NH. This potential continues here and into central MA over the next few hours until the sun drops low enough to cut off the solar heating needed to pop them.

    No changes to the remainder of the forecast other than tomorrow may end up a little cloudier a little sooner and therefore may end up on the lower end of the forecast range for temps, and the clouds may linger a bit into Saturday especially in southern areas.

    There is no serious heat in sight.

  23. 91 here with 72 dew point!!
    This is nuts!!!! Was NOT supposed to be this humid today. Tomorrow, yes, but not today. This sucks!!!!!!

    1. Only 65 to 68 Beverly to Boston, but there are little bubbles of higher dew point air about. Really nice breeze here in Woburn at the moment!

  24. On this date in 1936 the USA was in the midst of an intense heat spell.

    47 out of 48 states had at least one location reach 90F (Oregon was the only exception). 40 out of 48 states had at least one location reach 100F.

    Here are states that reached or exceeded 100F and their highs for the day…

    • 100° in LA, MA, NC, and UT
    • 101° in AL, SC, TX, and VT
    • 102° in DE and GA
    • 103° in CT and TN
    • 104° in AZ, AR, MS, and MT
    • 105° in CA, MD, OK, and WI
    • 106° in NY and WY
    • 107° in CO, IA, KS, MI, and VA
    • 108° in IL, KY, and MO
    • 109° in NE, NV, NJ, and OH
    • 110° in IN, MN, and WV
    • 111° in PA
    • 115° in ND and SD

      1. Yes, one of the 3 worst years during the Dust Bowl, which was a combination of a natural long term drought combined with massive farming efforts. The farming did not cause the drought – that part was natural. But the farming / clearing of land made it much easier for larger dust storm events to take place. But the area most affected by the Dust Bowl was only a partial of the entire area impacted by that hot spell – an intense “heat dome” or large quasi-stationary ridge of high pressure in a stable pattern.

        1. Thank you. Man strikes again. Or struck before and now is doing it again.

          Only reason I knew it was around the dust ball era is because I learned that here years ago when we discussed it. I did a great deal of Research into it so I had a feeling it was during those years.

          1. Basically 1930-1940. But those 3 years I mentioned seemed to be when the drought spike coincided with the land clearing to make the dust storms the worst. The heat of the decade was far more widespread than that region and was very likely a combination of long term natural indices such as AMO and PDO, among others. We just didn’t know anything about those yet.

  26. TK – Was 1936 an El Niño year, by chance?

    Those 100 degree numbers mirror a lot like 2026 so far. I bet every state (except AK/HI) has had temperatures in excess of 100F this season.

    2. 35 states as of July 9.
      The recent heat is not nearly as impressive as what happened in 1936.

  27. On this date in 1979, a tropical depression formed in the Gulf of Mexico, and would be given the name “Bob” when it reach tropical storm strength the next day. It would be the first cyclone to be given a male name when the change to alternative female and male names began that season. 1979’s Bob made landfall as a CAT 1 hurricane in Louisiana on July 11.

    The second occurrence of a storm named “Bob” was in 1985. This one made landfall in Florida as a tropical storm and South Carolina as a CAT 1 hurricane.

    It was the third “Bob” that prompted the retiring of the name after striking New England in August 1991, the last hurricane (to-date) to make landfall in this region.

    I also believe that “Bob” is the only name to be on a storm making landfall as a TS or hurricane in the USA in three different seasons.

  28. Re: Bob

    Thanks SAK for this info.
    Here’s the other 3-fer, also a B storm

    TS Bertha – TX – 8/1957
    Hurricane Bertha – NC – 7/1996
    TS Bertha – SC – 5/2020

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