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No heatwave for Boston. High temps during the “wicked hot” stretch there were 88, 91, 90, and 86. It was “wicked humid”, especially yesterday, but definitely not “wicked hot”. It’s time for the media to re-define itself and start telling things like they really are. They won’t do this, but it’s time they did. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 1-5 (JULY 30 \u2013 AUGUST 3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s a “new world” out there. Yesterday’s unsettled weather is gone, the active weather pattern is taking a break, the humidity levels have dropped. We’re going to be in a generally comfortable air mass now for these 5 days, with only an uptick in humidity noted by the end of the period on Thursday. We’ll still be under a weak trough of low pressure aloft today until Tuesday. Today it just means some diurnal cloud development during the day, peaking in the afternoon for a decorative sky. In addition, a ribbon of higher level clouds is cutting rapidly eastward across southern portions of the region (though visible from further north in the southern sky) this morning, and another may appear similarly during this afternoon\/evening in response to a weak and inconsequential disturbance passing to our south. Despite these cosmetic details, we have a beautiful Sunday to enjoy. Monday’s difference will be a weak cold front moving our way from Canada via northern New England, which will likely develop a broken line of showers and thunderstorms well to our north during the day, and some of those in isolated form, or late-day developing isolated ones, can impact a few areas generally west of I-95 and north of I-90, but as I said on yesterday’s update, don’t cancel any Monday outdoor plans based on this. Monday will still be quite a nice day across the region 99.9% of the time, and 100% of the time for anybody not tagged by an isolated shower late. Surface high pressure builds toward the region Tuesday with refreshing air, and I expect some diurnal clouds to pop up with the lingering trough aloft, but Wednesday with high pressure both surface and aloft, expect full sun. Both of these days will feature comfortable low humidity. That will start to go up but only slightly noticeably by Thursday as high pressure shifts offshore to allow a more southerly air flow, but with continued fair weather. So other than the remote shower chance late Monday, we have 5 dry days ahead of us, something we haven’t been able to forecast since May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TODAY: Much sun, some clouds. Highs 76-83. Dew point 53-60. Wind N up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TONIGHT: Patchy evening clouds then clear, but areas of late evening and overnight ground fog in lower elevations. Lows 55-62. Dew point 53-60. Wind NW under 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY: Early ground fog patches dissipate. Lots of sun will have to share the sky with more clouds later. Isolated showers possible and a slight chance of a thunderstorm near day’s end north of I-90 and west of I-95. Highs 77-84. Dew point 55-62. Wind W 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MONDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy early, then mostly clear. Lows 55-62. Dew point below 55. Wind NW up to 10 MPH, a few higher gusts possible early.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY: Sunny start, then a sun\/cloud mix. Highs 75-82. Dew point below 55. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
TUESDAY NIGHT: Clearing. Lows 56-63. Dew point below 55. Wind NW up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY: Sunny. Highs 77-84. Dew point below 60. Wind W up to 10 MPH but local coastal sea breezes possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Clear. Ground fog patches possible in lower elevations. Lows 57-64. Dew point below 60. Wind calm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
THURSDAY: Sunny in the morning. Partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs 78-85. Dew point around 60. Wind S up to 10 MPH.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 4-8)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A trough and frontal system move in from the west with higher humidity and shower\/thunderstorm chances going up for August 4, may linger into early August 5 before the system pushes offshore with dry weather returning for the balance of the August 5-6 weekend. Humidity increase and shower chance return late in the period as the next trough approaches. Temperatures near to below normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 9-13)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No big changes in the overall pattern with a generally zonal flow but a weak trough dominating. A few unsettled weather chances, fair weather between, timing to be fine-tuned later. Temperatures near to below normal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
COMMENTARY No heatwave for Boston. High temps during the “wicked hot” stretch there were 88, 91, 90, and 86. It was “wicked humid”, especially yesterday, but definitely not “wicked hot”. It’s time for the media to re-define itself and start telling things like they really are. They won’t do this, but it’s time they did. … Continue reading Sunday July 30 2023 Forecast (7:43AM)<\/span>