Good morning folks, we’ve had some patchy dense fog out there this morning, but mostly sunny skies are in today’s forecast.

To summarize, we’re expecting a lovely late-summer weekend with only an isolated spot shower possible each afternoon, with a return to heat and humidity Monday through Wednesday before a cold front brings the chance for strong to possibly severe thunderstorms with a cooler/drier air mass arriving by late week, but before we dive into all of the weather details below, let’s check a note from our local weekend sponsor, #YankeeMattressFactory, with their main headquarters in Agawam, MA along with stores located around the valley.
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***DHTWN DAILY WEATHER REPORT***
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Good morning fine folks, our heavy weather of yesterday is behind us, and we’ve got a lovely weekend ahead which should be supportive of all outdoor plans.

Yes, an isolated shower could pop up briefly, but as the cold front continues to track east, drier air with dewpoints in the upper 50s to low 60s will move in and highs will generally reach the upper 70s to low 80s with a few mid 80s in the southern CT River Valley.

For tonight, we’ll see partly cloudy skies with lows in the upper 50s to low 60s.

For Sunday, another mostly sunny day will develop after some morning clouds and patchy fog moves through. Highs again will reach the upper 70s to low 80s with lows in the low 60s as our flow turns southerly with high pressure that moves through this weekend, scooting south and east of us as the new work week arrives.

For Monday, that aforementioned southwest flow strengthens, humidity increases, and we’ll rise into the mid to upper 80s for highs, with a few folks hitting 90º under mostly sunny skies.

Lows will hang in the mid to upper 60s with humidity elevated.

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On Tuesday, an upper level trough swings into the Great Lakes and a cold front at the surface will be tracking towards our region.

Highs will reach the mid 80s to low 90s, as Tuesday looks like it will be the hottest day we see in the following 7 days, and maybe for longer.

Clouds will build in the afternoon, and some scattered showers or a thunderstorm will be possible.

There is uncertainty currently as to the timing of this cold front, and that has impacts for what level of strong to severe weather (if any) we can expect.

For now, if the front comes through at night, it’s less likely to produce severe weather, but if it holds off to come through early to mid afternoon Wednesday, that could pack a punch, so stay tuned as the days of our lives go by, and I will keep you updated.

All I know is that late next week (by Thursday, specifically) it looks like a fresh blast of cooler, drier Canadian air will advect into the region, which will produce high temps in the 75-80º range, with lows in the 50s.

I can’t wait. Have a great day!

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