Good morning folks, it’s a misty morning for many as low level moisture along with scattered light rain showers has brought anywhere from a tenth to a third of an inch of rainfall overnight, with a bit more coming today.

It’s going to be mostly a gray, damp day with patchy drizzle, a few lighter showers, and a chance for isolated but more robust showers with a thunderstorm or two possible later this afternoon and evening, especially west of the I-91 corridor as the cold frontal shower line should weaken a bit as it track east into our region.

Highs today will hang in the 70s as humidity soars into the upper 60s to low 70s, with low air temps tonight behind the cold front dipping into the low to mid 60s with patchy fog possible.

For Tuesday, we may start off with some morning cloudiness and/or a spot shower or two, but we will be in a drying phase as high pressure starts working in from the northwest. This help scattered clouds and produce a mostly sunny afternoon with highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s, followed by lows in the mid 50s to low 60s.

On Wednesday, another beautiful day is expected with sunshine and highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s, with some southern Pioneer Valley towns and/or the Springfield/Hartford stretch hitting the upper 80s in spots. Lows under partly cloudy skies drop into the mid 50s to low 60s.

The late week period of Thursday and Friday holds some uncertainty with potential for scattered showers both days given the likelihood of a frontal boundary taking up residence somewhere to our south which could allow a couple of disturbances to track along it.

It does not look like a washout, but in terms of timing of shower activity, or determining how much we can expect, I’ll have to get closer to parse that out in a more-clear way for you.

High air temps look to reach the low 70s to low 80s both days with lows in the 50s both nights.

For now, Saturday looks like the pick of next weekend with brief high pressure moving in to hopefully provide a mostly sunny day with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s, but clouds will probably increase later in the afternoon, with showers developing late Saturday night, and if not by then, it appears that Sunday will feature wet weather at some point during that 24-hour cycle from Sunday morning to early Monday morning.

Have a great day!

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YOUR DAILY NUTSHELL(S)
MONDAY:
–Cloudy, damp, patchy drizzle or occasional showers
–Highs in the 70s
–Isolated showers or thunderstorms this evening
–Patchy fog tonight, lows in the low to mid 60s

TUESDAY:
–High pressure works into the region
–Drier air arrives after a possible morning spot shower
–Mostly sunny skies develop by late morning or afternoon
–Highs mid 70s to mid 80s
–Lower humidity by evening, lows mid 50s to low 60s

WEDNESDAY:
–Similar to Tuesday, mostly sunny, drier, highs mid 70s to mid 80s
–Some southern valley areas may hit the upper 80s
–Lows mid 50s to low 60s, partly cloudy

THURSDAY:
–Partly sunny with highs in the low 70s to low 80s
–Some scattered afternoon showers possible into the evening
–Lows in the 50s

FRIDAY:
–Uncertainty remains with potential for additional showers
–For now, highs reach the low 70s to low 80s with partly sunny skies
–Lows in the 50s

SATURDAY:
–The weekend pick with mostly sunny skies
–Highs in the 70s, with lows in the 50s
–Some scattered showers possible at night

SUNDAY:
–The more unsettled day at this range, with more widespread rain possible
–Highs in the 70s, with southwest flow and more humidity

YOUR DAILY CELESTIALS
STAR:
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 6:00am this morning
–OUR STAR SETS AT: 7:47pm this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 13 hours 47 minutes

MOON:
–OUR MOON RISES AT: 11:33am this morning
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: East-Southeast
–OUR MOON SETS AT: 9:54pm tonight
–MOON SET DIRECTION: Southwest
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Crescent (25.0% Illumination)