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FIRST ALERT: Strong Afternoon Thunderstorms, Damaging Wind Potential Monday
Warmer air moves into southern New England today, generating enough instability for showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. Some storms may contain strong to damaging wind gusts localized downpours and possible flash flooding. A cold front located across the eastern Great Lakes will move through the region tonight, bringing drier air for the rest of the week. High pressure…
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Heat Wave, Humidity Hits New England This Weekend
After showers passed through this morning, overcast skies will remain as a warm front passes across New England. A strong late-June solar angle will allow for partial clearing through the afternoon. Low clouds will be tough to dissipate at the coast, northern Massachusetts and coastal Maine, where an onshore fetch persists the longest. High temperatures may rise into the low…
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Cooler, Drier Weather to Follow Monday Evening Showers and Thunderstorms
Hazy, hot and humid weather continues today. Air quality is down a bit and heat indices are up in the in the low 90s. High humidity will linger through the day with highs reaching into the upper 80s for most areas. Clouds will be on the increase throughout the day. Overnight, showers and t’storms ahead of an approaching cold...
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Here's When Thunderstorms Could Hit New England This Weekend
High pressure sliding to our south and east today will bring a return flow of increasing moisture throughout the day. Clouds will be on the increase during the afternoon. High temperatures again rise into the low to mid 80s. Overnight, scattered showers will move into the region. With cloud cover overhead, low temperatures won’t drop off as quickly as...
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Dry, Cool Friday Followed By Showers That Stick Around for Some of Saturday
High pressure remains in control today across New England. A weak disturbance passing through the area will result in increasing clouds throughout the day but, not expecting much in the way of precipitation. High temperatures today will be a few degrees lower than yesterday, and below-normal for what is typical for early/mid-June, low 70s south and mid to upper...
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Severe Thunderstorms Bring Damage to Parts of New England
Severe weather warnings for flash flooding, severe thunderstorms or both were lifted Tuesday evening in parts of central New England, including in Boston itself, amid oppressive heat and humid weather that will continue through Wednesday evening. See any severe weather alerts in your area here. Lightning and wind damage were reported across the region, with gusts threatening up to 60…
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Hottest Day of the Heat Wave Monday, Oppressive Humidity on the Way
An area of high pressure near Bermuda will continue to circulate hot and humid air into New England today through Wednesday. This morning, temperatures are starting off in the mid 60s to low 70s in places like Worcester, Lawrence, Beverly and Boston. Dew points are in the low to mid 60s for most locations across the region. Today will be…
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Scattered Thunderstorms Today, Heat and Humidity Builds
An increasing southwest flow has brought much warmer and humid air from the Gulf of Mexico to New England. Clouds will break by the afternoon, especially inland, yielding temperatures to rise into the mid 70s to 80 degrees, cooler in the mid to upper 60s at the coast. A mid-level disturbance will deliver a round of showers and t’storms this…
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Here's When a Heat Wave Could Hit New England
Most areas will remain dry today with mid to high clouds moving overhead, filtering the early-June sun. Scattered showers and a rumble of thunder are possible across the interior during the afternoon. High temperatures will reach into the mid 70s to low 80s inland. It will be cooler at the coast, where sea breezes keep highs in the upper 60s…
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Summer-Like Weather Returns This Week With Afternoon Showers
Today brings a quick-moving disturbance aloft, capable of touching off scattered afternoon showers in northern New England but likely only an afternoon isolated sprinkle central and south. This week, the exclusive 10-day forecast is essentially broken into two parts: late spring and mid-summer. The late spring weather comes Wednesday through Friday as warmth and humidity slowly return to the northeast....
