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DAYS 1-5 (AUGUST 11-15)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I found myself explaining the difference between a hot summer and a really hot summer a lot around the net yesterday, so a quick overview of that again. We’ve had hotter summers than the summer of 2020 – many of them, and many of them with more intense and\/or persistent high heat. This summer, while running warmer\/hotter than average, doesn’t quite fit into the classic “really hot” summer category, and here is why. Our “high heat” days have been few, and most of our hot days have featured temperatures in the upper 80s to lower 90s across the region, with moderate to high humidity, and we’ve had our share of higher humidity spikes as well, though nothing nearly as persistent as the torrid tropical humidity from a couple summer’s ago. There’s a notable difference this summer from some of our other ones that make it seem like there have not been as many breaks, and that is that our weather pattern have been putting high pressure further east in Canada when our cold fronts go through, so instead of getting a direct delivery of refreshing summer polar air from Canada and enjoying a day or 2 of temperatures in the upper 70s to middle 80s with low humidity, we’ve been seeing the air from Canada taking a round-about route via the Canadian Maritimes and over the warmer-than-average Atlantic waters before arriving here on an easterly wind, certainly somewhat refreshing for coastal areas but for the area overall it’s providing a still-humid and not-as-cool feel, which then quickly warms and turns muggy again when the high pressure area sinks to the south. This pattern has been fairly persistent this summer. And when we focus on the next 5 days, it’s really no different. We peak a spell of heat today into Wednesday, break it with a slow-moving cold front Wednesday and Thursday, then “cool it down” with an air flow from the northeast and east at the end of the week. There is no change in my expectation of sensible weather, so since this section is already long enough, just moving on to the detailed forecast after I add this bit of info. If the sky cooperates, the next 3 nights will be the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower. There will be some interference from the moon, a bit later each night \/ early morning. This meteor shower peaks between midnight and the first light of dawn, and features thin-looking, trail-leaving, fast-moving meteors that radiate from the constellations Perseus and Cassiopeia high in the northeastern sky. As always, getting away from light pollution is the best way to view them. Good luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Slight chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid. Highs 89-96, may turn cooler some coastal areas. Wind SW up to 10 MPH, with coastal sea breezes possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear. Humid. Lows 67-74. Wind SW under 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, favoring areas near and northwest of I-95. Humid. Highs 88-95, cooler Cape Cod. Wind SW 5-15 MPH but can be variable and stronger near any showers and storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible early. Patchy fog. Humid. Lows 66-73. Wind SW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible anywhere late morning to early afternoon then favoring areas near to southeast of I-95 remainder of afternoon. Humid. Highs 82-89. Wind variable up to 10 MPH but can be gusty near any shower and storms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY NIGHT: Variably cloudy. Chance of showers favoring the MA South Shore and MA \/ RI South Coast. Patchy fog. Humid. Lows 60-67. Wind variable up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy start with a chance of showers near the South Coast, otherwise increasing sunshine. Less humid. Highs 78-85, coolest coast. Wind NE to E up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows 58-65. Wind E up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SATURDAY: Partly sunny. Highs 76-83, coolest coast. Wind E 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 16-20)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An area of high pressure sinks slowly to the south with the region still in an easterly flow becoming variable August 16 and a variable flow becoming southwesterly August 17 with a slow warm-up and increase in humidity. Wildcard remains whether or not we get some significant shower activity later August 17 or August 18 with a higher humidity air mass and a disturbance, but latest trends look a little less wet to me, and given the drought situation, I’d lean away from significant widespread rainfall in favor of a more scattered shower situation. A little lower confidence at this point but still expecting a warmer westerly flow to arrive later in the period if high pressure to the north is not stronger than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 21-25)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
High pressure will be the main controller with mostly dry weather and temperatures running above seasonal averages at least to start this period. More humidity and a higher shower risk may arrive before the end of the period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
7:16AM DAYS 1-5 (AUGUST 11-15) I found myself explaining the difference between a hot summer and a really hot summer a lot around the net yesterday, so a quick overview of that again. We’ve had hotter summers than the summer of 2020 – many of them, and many of them with more intense and\/or persistent … Continue reading Tuesday August 11 2020 Forecast<\/span>