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The tropics chose to get active early in the season and the result is Arthur, which will pass just southeast of southern New England as a strong tropical storm or more likely a category 1 hurricane on the evening of Independence Day, forcing many changes to plans to celebrate this birthday. The problems will come in 2 forms: 1) Heavy rain that will result from tropical moisture interacting with a slow-moving cold front, and 2) Gusty winds over Cape Cod and the Islands which will be closest to the storm center as it passes. The time frame for the heaviest rain is\u00a0 Friday afternoon and evening from the Boston area southeastward through Cape Cod. The strongest wind would take place Friday night, again confined mainly to the Cape & Islands region. But let’s back up a bit. Before that, we have another muggy and very warm day for today, and with the approaching slow-moving frontal boundary, scattered showers and thunderstorms can erupt any time from midday on. These will be mostly scattered or in clusters, so while it is possible that some areas escape them, anywhere that does see activity can experience a strong thunderstorms with torrential downpours and possible flooding. With a little luck, as far as eastern MA and RI and the NH Seacoast is concerned, any activity will lift to the north and push back a bit to the northwest in the evening, allowing a better chance to get fireworks displays completed in the cities\/towns that are holding them, Boston included. Once we get beyond that threat and the Friday “fun”, drier and warm air will spill in from the west making for a fabulous weekend (Saturday-Sunday).\u00a0 Some heat and humidity returns early next week but is quickly broken by another cold front and a risk of showers\/thunderstorms later Monday and especially Tuesday. Drier air arrives by the middle of next week.<\/p>\n
Updated forecast for southeastern New England…<\/p>\n
TODAY: Sun & clouds. Muggy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms possible any time from 11AM on. Highs upper 70s South Coast, 80s elsewhere. Wind S 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog especially South Coast & Cape Cod\/Islands. Cluster or line of showers\/thunderstorms may form in east central MA into southern NH but should remain west of the Boston area where only isolated showers\/storms are possible. Activity diminishing late. Humid. Lows in the 60s to around 70. Wind S 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY: Cloudy. Rain and embedded thunderstorms redeveloping from SW to NE during the morning-midday, heaviest during the afternoon-evening especially in a band along and E of I-495. Humid. Highs in the 70s. Wind variable up to 10 MPH, becoming N 5-15 MPH most areas but 15-25 MPH with possible stronger gusts over Cape Cod.<\/p>\n
FRIDAY NIGHT: Cloudy. Rain\/thunderstorms especially southeastern NH, eastern MA, RI early, ending west to east, lastly over Cape Cod. Patchy fog. Humid. Lows in the 60s. Wind N to NW 5-15 MPH except 15-25 MPH Cape Cod.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY: Clouds and a shower possible Cape Cod early, clearing at dawn elsewhere. Clearing Cape Cod and mostly sunny to partly cloudy elsewhere midday. Mostly sunny afternoon. Drier. Highs 75-80 Cape Cod, 80-85 elsewhere. Wind NW to W 10-20 MPH.<\/p>\n
SATURDAY NIGHT: Clear. Lows middle 50s to lower 60s. Wind W 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
SUNDAY: Sunny. Highs in the 80s, 70s Cape Cod. Wind W 5-15 MPH.<\/p>\n
MONDAY: Partly cloudy. Isolated showers\/thunderstorms. Low 66. High 88.<\/p>\n
TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Scattered showers\/thunderstorms. Low 68. High 87.<\/p>\n
WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Low 64. High 82.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
8:38AM The tropics chose to get active early in the season and the result is Arthur, which will pass just southeast of southern New England as a strong tropical storm or more likely a category 1 hurricane on the evening of Independence Day, forcing many changes to plans to celebrate this birthday. The problems will … Continue reading Party Crasher<\/span>