ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF THE PIKE TODAY, WITH A FEW SHOWERS OR SUB-SEVERE STORMS ACROSS THE REST OF THE WMASS REGION THIS EARLY AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING PERIOD… THEN WE GET A DAY TO SAVOR FOR THURSDAY… FRIDAY NOT TOO SHABBY, BUT AFTERNOON SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS ARE EXPECTED… ANOTHER WINNER SATURDAY, WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY A WARM FRONTAL APPROACH AND INCREASING CLOUDS, SHOWERS AND HUMIDITY FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY… TUESDAY LOOKS SUNNY AND DRY… WE’RE MIXING SUNSHINE CRUNCH INTO OUR ATMOSPHERIC SUNDAE, AND HOW SWEET IT IS… 6:55AM WED…

I know that ice cream sundae metaphor was a biiiiiiig stretch, but sometimes you gotta reach for ’em and if they splat, so be it.

As for weather today, I’m going into double–dash mode because even an old Verbosity Expert like myself has to trim it down sometimes:

SUMMARY
–We’re starting off in the 60s this morning, along with 60s dewpoints, so it’s quite humid still
–Clouds remain from last night’s thunderstorms, many of which stayed north of the Route 9 corridor, and some dropped hail over Franklin County, SVT and SWNH
–For today, clouds will dominate early, but we should develop some partly sunny skies as the morning transitions into the early afternoon
–Highs will reach the mid 70s to low 80s, and a few scattered showers will be possible at any time today
–By the early to mid afternoon, a cold front will be approaching from the northwest, and this will bring with it cooling mid-level air which will foster rising air (i.e. convection or buoyancy), as well as decent wind shear (i.e. change in wind speed with height) to help organize storm structures
–However, it appears that things won’t really get optimally organized until the incoming lift from the front reaches south of the Pike and east of the I-91 corridor
–While scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in the WMass region, the best chance for a severe storm with large hail or damaging wind gusts is in northeast CT into southern CMass and points southeast (easternmost Hampden County could get tagged, too)
–This activity winds down past sunset, and drier air will be moving in behind the cold frontal passage, with lows in the 55-60º range
–For Thursday, sunny, dry, lower humidity, nice, highs 75-80º, lows in the mid to upper 50s under mostly clear skies, HOORAY
–On Friday, we’ll be seeing a weak wave with some lift track into the region around the broad Hudson Bay trough, and this will bring some scattered showers or a storm through during the afternoon and early evening, but many should stay dry
–Highs will be in the 70s under partly sunny skies, and lows will again be in the 50s as we clear out and dry flow reasserts itself for another day
–For Saturday, sunny, dry, lower humidity, nice, highs 75-80º, lows near 60º, HOORAY
–Sunday and Monday look more cloudy and showery, but it doesn’t look like a big mess of tropical downpours like we recently endured
–A warm front will be approaching, and increase clouds and shower chances Sunday, with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s
–Sunday night should continue to produce some showers or a thunderstorm along the front as it passes through overnight, and this may last into early Monday
–However, at this point, most of Monday and Tuesday look like fair weather days, but warm and humid with highs in the low to mid 80s

In other words, more sunshine is on the way, folks, so let’s get through today’s final chapter in our soggy saga known as July 2021, and move on.

Have a great day!