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Thursday: Fair and mild, chance evening sprinkle east. Highs in the 70s. Thursday night: Variable clouds. Lows 55-60. Friday: Mostly cloudy, a few sprinkles. Highs in the lower 70s.

Thursday: Fair and mild, chance evening sprinkle east. Highs in the 70s. Thursday night: Variable clouds. Lows 55-60. Friday: Mostly cloudy, a few sprinkles. Highs in the lower 70s.

We’re pretty much done with the warm temperatures in the 70s we’ve been enjoying all week in New England. Starting Friday, we’ll be watching a drop in temperatures as clouds begin to build over New England, producing the chance for sprinkles and isolated pop-up showers. These cells are likely to remain weak and short-lived, producing light precipitation. We’ll see...

Today: Fair and mild, chance evening sprinkle east. Highs in the 70s. Tonight: Variable clouds. Lows 55-60. Friday: Mostly cloudy, a few sprinkles. Highs in the lower 70s.

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Thursday night: Mostly clear and cool with some areas of patchy fog. Lows around 50 to low 50s. Friday: Sunshine early, some afternoon clouds. Highs in the 70s, cooler on the coast later.

We’ll see a mostly clear sky overnight Thursday into Friday, with temperatures dropping into the 50s across southern New England, a few 40s across the interior, and mostly in the 40s across the northern New England. A few areas may see some fog develop, as well, especially across some of the valleys. Friday starts off sunny, but we’ll end...

Thursday evening: Comfortable with a few clouds. Temps falling back to the 60s. Thursday night: Mostly clear and Cool with some areas of patchy fog. Lows around 50 to low 50s. Friday: Sunshine early, some afternoon clouds. Highs in the 70s, cooler coast PM.

We couldn’t ask for a better forecast the next couple days! Much of New England will see lots of sunshine today with highs reaching the 70s courtesy of high pressure over the region. Overnight, we’ll see a mostly clear sky with temperatures dropping into the 50s across southern New England and the 40s across the North Country. A few...

Our mainly dry stretch of cool, early-fall weather continues on the first day of October as an area of high pressure heads into the region from the southwest. We’re expecting scattered clouds to develop during the day, with highs reaching into the 60s and a few locations touching 70 degrees. Another cool and tranquil night is on tap Friday as…

Today: Fair and pleasant. Highs in the 60s. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the 40s. Saturday: Fair, milder. Highs in the 70s. Sunday: More clouds than sun, chance PM shower. Highs around 70.

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Wednesday night: Humid, mostly cloudy, patchy fog. Lows in the 60s. Thursday: A few showers, humid. Highs near 80.

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