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99 at\u00a0 Boston Friday. Broke the old record of 98, but fell shy of triple-digits by 1. It was humid, but not super-muggy, in the immediate Boston area because of a west wind downsloping off the hills and drying out slightly. Not the case closer to the South Coast where soupy dew points were in the upper 70s. Ick!<\/p>\n
One more day of heat Saturday. Should break 90 just about everywhere except typical South Coast areas that get wind off the water. What about the severe storm threat? It’s there, but things are looking up just a little from closer to Boston northward. The best dynamics to pop bigger storms should be southwest of the city from south central MA into CT and RI. This is not to say there will not be any big boomers up closer to the city and up through southern NH, but the chance is just a little less. We should still see one main line, or broken line of storms, forming and moving southeastward across the region during the afternoon and early evening, and it may struggle to hold together all the way to Cape Cod in the evening. But regardless of where you are, keep an eye to the sky and listen for warnings, in case. Stay safe!<\/p>\n
Heat breaks! Warm but drier Sunday, mild and still on the dry side into Monday as we get a quick hit of a dry air mass from Canada. This won’t last long though. The humidity comes back, without the heat, for much of next week, along with an unsettled weather pattern as a trough takes up residence in the Northeast.<\/p>\n
Updated forecast for southeastern New England…<\/p>\n
OVERNIGHT: Hazy with a few clouds later. Muggy and very warm but a nice breeze at times. Lows in the 70s, may not drop below 80 in Boston. Wind SW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY: Hazy with sun\/clouds. Heavier clouds arrive from the NW during the afternoon with an area of showers\/thunderstorms, timing most likely to be any time after 2PM for southern NH into northern MA to between 4PM and sunset heading southeastward through Boston then down toward Cape Cod. Watch for strong to possibly severe thunderstorms with potentially damaging winds, favoring areas southwest of Boston, but not impossible to get anywhere. Highs upper 80s to middle 90s before storms, may cool significantly where heavy rain falls and more gradually in places that only light showers occur or storms miss. Wind SW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts, may become variable and then strong and gusty near any storms.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Any showers\/storms southeastern MA and RI diminishing, otherwise partly cloudy. A few fog patches in valleys, swamps, and bogs. Lowering humidity but mild. Lows in the 60s. Wind W to NW 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs in the 80s but drier. Wind N to NE 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
MONDAY: Sunshine, clouds later. Low 58. High 79.<\/p>\n
TUESDAY: Cloudy. Periods of showers or rain. Low 61. High 76.<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. Periods of showers, possible thunderstorms. Low 62. High 79.<\/p>\n
THURSDAY: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Low 65. High 85.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY: Partly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Low 66. High 86.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
8:48PM 99 at\u00a0 Boston Friday. Broke the old record of 98, but fell shy of triple-digits by 1. It was humid, but not super-muggy, in the immediate Boston area because of a west wind downsloping off the hills and drying out slightly. Not the case closer to the South Coast where soupy dew points were … Continue reading Weekend Update: Escaping The Worst & Breaking The Heat<\/span>