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DAYS 1-5 (AUGUST 6-10)…
\nToday’s storm threat: We have a pre-frontal trough, which in layman’s terms is a line of lower pressure and lift, like a front, moving slowly south southeastward into MA from northern New England, which carries some showers on it as of mid morning. These will fade with time and this line, as it continues to drop southward through MA toward CT and RI, will be the focal point for new showers and thunderstorms by the middle of the day and certainly the first half of the afternoon. The cloudiness with the initial showers may limit development north of the Mass Pike as this trough moves through that region, especially since there hasn’t been much, if any, sunshine to heat the lower atmosphere and destabilize it. The storms that do fire up in southern MA and moving into CT and RI may be quite strong, and locally severe. I still believe this will be the exception rather than the rule even in that region, and that the worst of the weather will be confined to rather isolated locations. But since it is a summer weekend, if you are in this area pay very close attention to changing weather today. But what about the actual cold front? Yes that still has to come through as well and will be moving along later this afternoon and early evening, but will only have the ability to initiate isolated to scattered storms. The best support for this may stay up across Maine but still cannot rule out an isolated shower or storm anywhere else as this front passes. By dusk, all activity will have dissipated or moved away. After the bit of action around today, we go back into the quiet pattern of dominant high pressure Sunday into the middle of next week.
\nTODAY: Variably cloudy. Scattered showers mid to late morning from southern NH and northern MA into east central MA with a remote risk of an isolated heavier thunderstorm in eastern MA. Redeveloping showers\/thunderstorms most likely in a broken line near the Mass Pike then moving southeastward through southern MA, CT, and RI during the early to mid afternoon hours. Any storms may be strong to locally severe. Elsewhere just an additional isolated shower or thunderstorm possible through early evening. Humid. Highs 78-85 coast, coolest Cape Cod, and 86-92 elsewhere, warmest Merrimack Valley and southwestern NH. Wind SW 10-20 MPH with higher gusts.
\nTONIGHT: Partly cloudy early, then mostly clear. Less humid. Lows 62-70, warmest in urban areas. Wind W to NW 5-15 MPH.
\nSUNDAY: Mostly sunny, except some cloudiness in southern NH and eastern MA late day. Highs 80-88. Wind NW 5-15 MPH with higher gusts.
\nSUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Lows 60-68. Wind light NW to N.
\nMONDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs 78-86. Wind N 5-15 MPH.
\nTUESDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows 58-67, coolest interior valleys and warmest urban areas. Highs 80-88, coolest coast.
\nWEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny. Lows 60-68. Highs 82-90, coolest coast.<\/p>\n
DAYS 6-10 (AUGUST 11-15)…
\nCurrent timing brings a weak front through the region August 11 with only a remote shower\/thunderstorm risk then another stretch of fair weather is expected with temperatures generally near to above normal. Perseid Meteor Shower occurs early to mid period so will be keeping an eye on sky conditions for late-night viewing.<\/p>\n
DAYS 11-15 (AUGUST 16-20)…
\nLower confidence forecast at this point but still looks fairly dry though temperatures may temporarily trend cooler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
9:32AM DAYS 1-5 (AUGUST 6-10)… Today’s storm threat: We have a pre-frontal trough, which in layman’s terms is a line of lower pressure and lift, like a front, moving slowly south southeastward into MA from northern New England, which carries some showers on it as of mid morning. These will fade with time and this … Continue reading Saturday Forecast<\/span>