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Friday, September 18, 2015

Summer Saturday, Septembery Sunday

The last weekend of summer is here and our unusual stretch of September warmth continues one more day.

Saturday will feature warm and moderately humid condition with areas of fog early in the morning. The fog will burn off by mid-late morning, allowing for the sunshine to break-out and temperatures to reach into the low 80s. Sunday will be cooler as the cold front will approach the region and linger off-shore. There is a chance for a shower or sprinkle in spots in the morning. But most towns will stay dry.

Winds will switch out of the northwest, transporting more seasonable September temperatures with highs in the 70s and low temperatures dropping into the 40s at times early next week. Our weather next week will continue to stay dry and pleasant with plenty of sunshine and seasonable temperatures.

The high pressure ridge continues to keep the rains away with dry conditions into the first day of fall which begins Wednesday, September 23 at 4:21 a.m.

Tonight: Clear, areas of fog developing late. Low: 58-65.

Tomorrow: Chance for early low clouds and fog. Otherwise, partly to mostly sunny, warm and humid. High: 78-82.

Sunday: Cloudy start with the chance for a shower in spots. Then slow clearing, developing sunshine. Less humid, cooler than recent days. High: 72-75.

Monday: Mostly sunny, cooler. High: 70-73.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High: 70-73.

Wednesday: Sunny, seasonable. High: 75-77.

Thursday: Sunny. High: 75-77.

Monday, September 14, 2015

Perfection!

We won the weather lottery! High pressure will settle in and make itself comfortable over New England this week bringing warm sunny days and comfortable nights with low humidity. A warming trend will keep temperatures 5-10 degrees above average for this time of year, with highs in the low-to-mid 80s. Obviously Mother Nature will not help water your lawn or garden. That’s our job this week. A cold front will bring change on Sunday with the chance for a few showers followed by a cool-down.

Tonight: Clearing, winds diminish. Low: 48-57.

Tomorrow: Sunny and warmer with low humidity. High: 80-83.

Wednesday: Sunny, warm. High: 82-86.

Thursday: Sunny, warm. High: 82-86.

Friday: Sunny, warm. High: 82-86.

Saturday: Sunny, warm. High: 80-84.

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Temporary Relief From Heat & Humidity

We promised you a cooler, less humid forecast, and we’re delivering!

Thursday night's cold front will bring a limited amount of rain, but a seemingly limitless amount of drier air from the north. Clouds Friday morning will break for sun as the front moves out. Temperatures will struggle to hit 80 degrees. That's downright chilly compared to recent days!

We’re full of sunshine and no rain through the holiday weekend, as we slowly warm-up. Low 80s Saturday, mid 80s Sunday, Near 90 by Labor Day! The humidity remains in check until Tuesday when the combination of heat and humidity will once again make it feel more like the middle of July rather than early September. A late summer heat-wave is possible Monday - Wednesday inland before temps start to cool off again.

Tonight: Chance for an early shower or storm in spots (most towns stay dry). Mostly cloudy. Low: 65-69.

Tomorrow: Cloudy start (slight chance for a morning shower). Developing sun throughout the day, especially in the afternoon. Cooler and less humid. High: 76-81.

Saturday: Sunny, low humidity, beautiful! High: 80-83 inland, 76-79 shoreline.

Sunday: Sunny, warmer with low humidity. High: 84-87 inland, 78-83 shoreline.

Labor Day: Sunny and very warm/hot! Still not too humid. High: 85-90.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, hot and humid. High: 87-92.

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