record heat

Monday evening: Hot, humid, breezy, isolated thunder. Temperatures in the 90s, heat index around 100. Monday night: Sticky, bit breezy, passing shower or thunder. Lows in the 70s. Tuesday: Very humid, afternoon storms. Highs 95-100, heat index 100 plus.

Our heat wave continues in Boston with Monday being day five.  Tomorrow is our last day of 90+ and we may actually get close to 100.  Then a dramatic cool-down follows and we fall to highs in the mid 70s with an onshore wind.  In the meantime, this hot streak has given us a few records. One noteworthy record...

Today: Hot, humid, breezy late, isolated afternoon thunder. Highs in the 90s, heat index around 100 degrees. Overnight Monday Night: Sticky, bit breezy, passing shower or thunder. Lows in the 70s. Tuesday: Very humid, afternoon storms. Highs 95-100 degrees, heat index 100 degrees plus.

This Evening: Scattered showers, partly cloudy, muggy. Temps around 80. Overnight Monday Night: Mostly cloudy & humid. Lows 65-70. Tuesday: Hot & humid, scattered PM thunder. Highs in the 90s.

Here we go again! Intense heat is poised to blast into the region on Thursday. Temperatures will soar into the middle and upper 90s, and another 100-degree reading in Boston isn’t out of the question. Remember, we hit just 100 degrees on July 24.  Last summer, we hit 100 degrees once (June 30) – but prior to that, it had…

Today: Scattered showers, somewhat humid. Highs in the 80s. Overnight Monday Night: Mostly cloudy & humid. Lows 65-70. Tuesday: Hot & humid, scattered PM thunder. Highs in the 90s.

Monday’s weather has varied somewhat dramatically from one spot to another in New England, with large pockets of stubborn clouds offsetting large areas of sunshine.  The result is somewhat uneven heating – some jumping into the 80s while others hold in the 70s. By the day’s end, though, most of us will likely have spent time under both clouds...

This last week was one of the hottest of the year so far, but today is expected to be the hottest, and most humid.

Record heat is expected this weekend, along with clusters of thunderstorms and possible hailstorms as well. Cold fronts tonight and tomorrow will trigger the storms, and for the upcoming week, milder weather is expected ranging from the high 60s to low 70s.

Tuesday evening: Partly cloudy, chance of a shower before sunset. Temperatures in the 70s. Gusty wind to 40 mph. Tuesday night: Clear, crisp. Lows in the 40s. Wednesday: Pleasant and breezy. Highs around 70.

Tuesday evening: Partly cloudy, chance of a shower before sunset. Temperatures in the 70s. Gusty wind to 40 mph. Tuesday night: Clear, crisp. Lows in the 40s. Wednesday: Pleasant and breezy. Highs around 70.

This Evening: Partly cloudy, chance of a shower before sunset. Temps in the 70s. Gusty wind to 40 mph. Overnight Tuesday Night: Clear, crisp. Lows in the 40s. Wednesday: Pleasant & breezy. Highs around 70.

A pleasant and breezy afternoon continues across much of the region with the exception of far northern New England where clouds and some showers continue. Tonight, the skies clear out for everyone and low temperatures will drop to the 30s north and 40s south. Sunshine will greet us tomorrow and allow our temperatures to rebound quickly to 70 degrees, and…

This Evening: Partly cloudy, chance of a shower before sunset. Temps in the 70s. Gusty wind to 40 mph. Overnight Tuesday Night: Clear, crisp. Lows in the 40s. Wednesday: Pleasant & breezy. Highs around 70.

Wednesday: Hot and humid sun until late day and evening storms. Highs in the 90s, heat index 100-105. Wednesday night: Storms dwindle to showers. Lows around 70. Thursday: Morning shower, afternoon downpours. Highs in the 80s.

Overnight Monday Night: Warm, clear. Lows 75-80.
Tuesday: More humid, hot, scattered PM storms. Highs around 95, heat index just over 100.

Monday evening: Temperatures in the 90s and hot sunshine. Monday night: Warm, clear. Lows 75-80. Tuesday: More humid, hot, scattered afternoon storms. Highs around 95, heat index just over 100.

A tornado warning was issued for parts of Penobscot County, Maine, Monday evening as the state was hit by severe thunderstorms and the region contended with sweltering heat. There were no immediate reports of a tornado forming; it can take a day or more for the National Weather Service to confirm tornadoes. But people in the area were urged to…

Monday: Record heat under blazing sun. Highs near 100. Monday night: Warm, clear. Lows 75-80. Tuesday: More humid, hot, scattered afternoon storms. Highs around 95, heat index just over 100.

Monday’s record high temperature of 98 degrees in Boston was set in 1882 and isn’t an easy one to surpass, but after 138 years our First Alert team thinks that record will likely fall Monday afternoon, as we predict Boston’s temperature to top out at 99 degrees.  Some towns in southern New England are likely to hit the century mark,…