4th Of July Forecast: Daytime Thunderstorms
Some of these showers could briefly be heavy and while the timing is not indicative of producing any severe weather, it cannot be ruled out.
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Some of these showers could briefly be heavy and while the timing is not indicative of producing any severe weather, it cannot be ruled out.
The big question on everyone's mind - will the weather cooperate? The short answer is, for the most part, yes.
It is going to feel a lot more like summer around here this weekend. Friday will also be the most uncomfortable day of the stretch with humidity levels at their highest.
This year's blueberry season is one of the best ever and it's a great time to go "u-picking" at Parlee Farm in Tyngsboro.
There is also a real chance at hitting 100 degrees today in Boston, which would be the first 100-degree day in the city in June in 60 years.
This could be our first 100 degree day in June in 60 years!
Summer officially begins on Wednesday at 7:09 p.m., and will likely coincide with our first 90-degree day of the year.
It's an astronomical event that nobody alive today will ever get to witness again, and it is going on this evening!
Remember those warm, dry and sunny March days we had? And remember wondering if we were going to pay for it at some point? Well, it is payback time.
It certainly is a busy weekend - graduations, ballgames, cookouts... whatever you have planned no doubt you have been monitoring forecasts for the last several days.
Just about everyone has plans this Memorial Day Weekend. So, we will do our best to break down this complex weekend of weather ahead.
In the weather office we call it "Murphy's Law." Inevitably, for each and every long holiday weekend, something in the atmosphere complicates the forecast. This Memorial Day Weekend unfortunately will be no different.
The U.S. Drought Monitor has all of southern New England in what they term a moderate to severe, short term drought.
Get ready, we are in for yet another round of heavy, soaking rain and it will make for another slow commute Thursday morning.
Of course, the moon is not really any bigger in size, but it will appear to be 14-percent larger and 30-percent brighter Saturday night.
Most folks will not see the sun in full until Sunday afternoon, nearly a week of gray and gloom.
There is concern not just for tonight but for the next several nights that temperatures will drop to dangerously low levels, threatening not just outdoor plants but fruit trees as well.
Hard to believe after the drenching rainfall from last weekend that a drought still exists in southern New England.
We are expecting a widespread 1-3 inches of rain for all of New England. The heaviest of which will fall Sunday night through Monday morning.
This should be considered a dangerous situation for those running on Monday and any and all precautions should be taken to avoid dehydration and heat stroke.
This should be considered a dangerous situation for those running on Monday and any and all precautions should be taken to avoid dehydration and heat stroke.
If you are running in the Boston Marathon this year and have been following the forecast for the last several days, no doubt you have heard everything from 80's to 70's to a cool ocean seabreeze.
We are not expecting much if any shower activity on Marathon Monday.
So will this year be another year for the weather record books for the Boston Marathon? It is possible.
So, what's the early forecast for the 2012 Boston Marathon? Warm.
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