Good morning folks, we’ve got morning cloudiness around and a cluster of scattered showers in SVT and SWNH that will graze far northern parts of Franklin and Worcester Counties this morning through about 9am or so, and then that activity will abate as clouds eventually break up towards mid-day (first south of Rt. 2, later north of there), revealing partly to mostly sunny skies.

Highs will rise into the mid 70s to mid 80s based on those expectations, and that heating will help combine with the first of two cold fronts coming southeast through the region today and tomorrow to produce some hit or miss showers or a thunderstorm this afternoon or early evening.

Otherwise we’ll be dry and lows will dip into the 50s overnight as humidity starts to lower some more.

By Friday, mostly sunny skies are expected as we await the passage of a second cold front which may spark some afternoon pop-up showers or a thunderstorm, but most of us should be dry the way it looks now with highs in the 70s to low 80s.

Drier air will work into the region behind the front Friday night with lows in the low to mid 50s, and even lower dewpoint temps so the comfort level will continue to increase, and I suggest opening the windows wide tomorrow night.

Saturday will be the weekend pick for sure with highs in the 70s to near 80º under sunny skies with light northwest wind, and low humidity. Lows will dip into the upper 40s to mid 50s with good radiational cooling.

Please remember that the Perseid Meteor showers are ongoing, even though they peaked last night, and that the next two to three nights should produce better viewing opportunities when compared to last night.

By Sunday, we’ll start off sunny and then see clouds increase from west to east by the afternoon with showers arriving by evening or the first part of the night. Highs will rise into the 70s to near 80º with lows in the 55-60º range.

Rain continues Sunday night into Monday morning, and should then abate by mid-day with sunshine developing by afternoon as new high pressure moves into the region Monday night and through mid-week.

Lows Monday night will stay in the 50s, and then we’ll see beautiful conditions for Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s with low humidity and lovely weather.

Have a great day!

“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.”
― Joseph Campbell

YOUR DAILY NUTSHELL(S)
THURSDAY:
–Morning showers run thru SVT, SWNH and should graze far northern Franklin and Worcester Counties through 9am or so today
–Clearing then develops (first southern areas, later northern areas), with partly to mostly sunny skies, highs mid 70s to mid 80s
–A few scattered showers or a t-storm possible later this afternoon, mostly north of the Pike
–Lows in the 50s, mostly clear for viewing Perseids

FRIDAY:
–A final cold front moves thru in the afternoon with a few showers or a thunderstorm
–Otherwise mostly sunny, highs in the low 70s to low 80s
–Humidity going down with lows in the 50s

SATURDAY:
–Weekend pick for sure, sunny, dry air, rain-free, highs low 70s to low 80s
–Lows in the low to mid 50s, partly cloudy

SUNDAY-MONDAY:
–Sunny early Sunday, highs in the 70s, clouds by afternoon
–Rainstorm moves in Sunday evening or night, lows in the 50s
–Rain continues into Monday morning, then clearing by afternoon
–Highs reach the 70s on Monday, lows in the 50s with more dry air moving in

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY:
–Sunny, gorgeous, high-pressure fair-weather days, highs 70s, lows 50s

YOUR DAILY CELESTIALS
STAR:
–OUR STAR ROSE AT: 5:56am this morning
–OUR STAR SETS AT: 7:53am this evening
–TOTAL DAYLIGHT TIME: 13 hours 57 minutes

MOON:
–OUR MOON SETS AT: 8:26pm this afternoon
–MOON SET DIRECTION: West
–OUR MOON RISES AT: 8:05am tomorrow morning
–MOON RISE DIRECTION: East
–MOON PHASE: Waxing Crescent (0.8% Illumination)