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High Heat, Humidity Will Be Followed By Frequent Chances For Showers, Storms High Heat, Humidity Will Be Followed By Frequent Chances For Showers, Storms
High Heat, Humidity Will Be Followed By Frequent Chances For Showers, Storms A stretch of high heat and humidity will be followed by a pattern that will see the return of frequent chances for showers and storms. Thursday, July 6 will be dry with a mix of clouds and sun and a high temperature ranging from the upper 80s to low 90s, according to the National Weather Service. High humidity will make it feel like it's in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees. (See the image above.) "The hot and humid conditions are following an unseasonably cool June for much of the East," AccuWeather.com says.  Friday, July 7 will be mostly sunny with a high temperature in the…

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by Joe Lombardi
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July 4th Forecast: New Round Of Storms Most Likely In These Parts Of Region July 4th Forecast: New Round Of Storms Most Likely In These Parts Of Region
July 4th Forecast: New Round Of Storms Most Likely In These Parts Of Region The booming sounds you may hear during the afternoon and evening on Independence Day may not be fireworks. That's because a new round of thunderstorms -- with heavy downpours, frequent lightning, thunder, and strong winds -- is likely in much of the region on Tuesday, July 4. There will be clouds with some breaks of sunshine in the morning followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. Areas shown in yellow in the image above from the National Weather Service are most likely to see July 4th storms, some of which will be severe. In eastern New England, s…

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Here's Projected Timing For New Round Of Storms With Strong Winds, Updated July 4th Forecast Here's Projected Timing For New Round Of Storms With Strong Winds, Updated July 4th Forecast
Here's Projected Timing For New Round Of Storms With Strong Winds, Updated July 4th Forecast A new round of storms with gusty winds will sweep through the region leading into the July 4th holiday. A system moving up the East Coast is most likely to affect this region late Monday afternoon, July 3 into the evening.  "Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon and evening," the National Weather Service said in a Hazardous Weather Outlook statement issued early Monday morning. "There is the potential for a few of the storms to become strong to severe, with strong winds the main threat." In addition, "heavy rainfall could produce are…

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Rounds Of Storms With Gusty Winds Will Sweep Through Massachusetts; Updated July 4th Forecast Rounds Of Storms With Gusty Winds Will Sweep Through Massachusetts; Updated July 4th Forecast
Rounds Of Storms With Gusty Winds Will Sweep Through Massachusetts; Updated July 4th Forecast Rounds of storms with gusty winds will sweep through the region leading into the July 4th holiday. Scattered showers are moving across Massachusetts Sunday morning, July 2, with some scattered thunderstorms. More storms are expected to develop in the afternoon across the area, the National Weather Service said. Storms are less likely, but still possible, Sunday evening. Locally heavy rainfall is also possible. The cloud cover will keep the high temperature generally in the mid-70s.  A new round of showers and storms is expected on Monday, July 3, mainly in the afternoon a…

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Smoky Skies: Air Quality 'Unhealthy' Across Region; Here's Day-By-Day Forecast Through July 4th Smoky Skies: Air Quality 'Unhealthy' Across Region; Here's Day-By-Day Forecast Through July 4th
Smoky Skies: Air Quality 'Unhealthy' Across Region; Here's Day-By-Day Forecast Through July 4th The July 4th weekend has arrived, but chances are the smell of smoke outside isn't coming from barbeques. That's because smoke from Canadian wildfires continues its eastward movement, with poor air quality now affecting nearly the entire region and most of the Northeast. In the first image above, areas in orange are projected to have unhealthy air, and areas in yellow have moderate air on Saturday, July 1. Air quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than an Air Quality Index value of 100 for the pollutant of Fine Particulates. To check air quality in your zip c…

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Smoky Skies, Poor Air Quality Now Affecting Nearly Entire Region: Check Conditions In Your Area Smoky Skies, Poor Air Quality Now Affecting Nearly Entire Region: Check Conditions In Your Area
Smoky Skies, Poor Air Quality Now Affecting Nearly Entire Region: Check Conditions In Your Area Check conditions for Saturday, July 1, and the updated day-by-day forecast through July 4th here. As smoke from Canadian wildfires moves eastward, poor air quality is now affecting nearly the entire region and most of the Northeast. In the first image above, areas in red are projected to have very unhealthy air quality, orange unhealthy, and yellow moderate on Friday, June 30, which will be mainly clear with a high temperature in the low 80s, according to AirNow.gov. How much sunshine there is will depend on the amount of haze from the smoke. To check air quality in your zip code, vi…

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Here's Cindy: New Tropical Storm Develops In Active Atlantic Here's Cindy: New Tropical Storm Develops In Active Atlantic
Here's Cindy: New Tropical Storm Develops In Active Atlantic It's starting to get crowded in the Atlantic basin. A brand-new tropical storm has formed just as an earlier system, Bret, continues its westward movement. Meet Cindy. As of around midday Friday, June 23, the center of Tropical Storm Cindy was about 900 miles east of the Lesser Antilles, according to the National Hurricane Center.  Cindy is moving toward the west-northwest at around 16 miles per hour and this general motion is expected to continue over the next few days. Maximum sustained winds have increased to nearly 50 mph with higher gusts, the hurricane center said, n…

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Newly-Named Tropical Storm Bret Expected To Become Hurricane: Here's Projected Path Newly-Named Tropical Storm Bret Expected To Become Hurricane: Here's Projected Path
Newly-Named Tropical Storm Bret Expected To Become Hurricane: Here's Projected Path Newly-named Tropical Storm Bret is expected to become the first hurricane of the 2023 season. Tropical Depression 3, which developed on Monday morning, June 19 in the central Atlantic, strengthened to tropical-storm status later in the day. “While it is rare to get a storm to develop over the south-central Atlantic in June, it is not completely unheard of,” said AccuWeather Tropical Meteorologist Alex DaSilva. Bret is forecast to strengthen and move across the Lesser Antilles as a hurricane on Thursday, June 22, and Friday, June 23, according to the National Hurricane Center, It will…

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Newly-Formed Tropical System In Atlantic Expected To Become Hurricane Newly-Formed Tropical System In Atlantic Expected To Become Hurricane
Newly-Formed Tropical System In Atlantic Expected To Become Hurricane Update: story: Newly-Named Tropical Storm Bret Expected To Become Hurricane: Here's Projected Path A new system that formed in the Atlantic basin is expected to strengthen to tropical storm status before possibly becoming the first hurricane of the 2023 season. Tropical Depression 3, which developed on Monday, June 19 in the central Atlantic, is expected to continue to move toward the west for the next several days, according to the National Hurricane Center.  "The system should be approaching the Lesser Antilles late this week," said the hurricane center. "Maximum sustained wind…

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New System Will Bring Rounds Of Thunderstorms: Here's Latest New System Will Bring Rounds Of Thunderstorms: Here's Latest
New System Will Bring Rounds Of Thunderstorms: Here's Latest A brand-new system on track for the region will bring new rounds of scattered thunderstorms. Storm activity will become possible Monday afternoon, June 12, before becoming likely Monday evening. A total of about a half-inch of rain is expected, the National Weather Service says. The upper-level low pressure system will bring beneficial rain Monday afternoon and evening into Tuesday morning, June 13. Temperatures will begin to drop a bit ahead of the arrival of the storm system. "Cooler air will accompany the rain as it often does," according to AccuWeather.com. "Temperatures are projecte…

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Improved Air Quality, Warmer Temps, Stray Showers On Tap For Weekend Improved Air Quality, Warmer Temps, Stray Showers On Tap For Weekend
Improved Air Quality, Warmer Temps, Stray Showers On Tap For Weekend A departing upper-level low-pressure system will usher in a trend toward warmer weather this weekend with isolated to scattered showers both days, according to the National Weather Service. Saturday, June 10 will see a mix of sun and clouds with a high temperature in the upper-70s. Air quality will continue to improve after days of smoky skies from Canadian wildfires. There is a slight chance of afternoon showers. The outlook for Sunday, June 11 calls for mostly sunny skies and warmer conditions, with a high in the mid-80s. There will once again be a chance for scattered showers in the…

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Storm Watch: System With Gusty Winds Could Include Hail As Poor Air Quality Improves Storm Watch: System With Gusty Winds Could Include Hail As Poor Air Quality Improves
Storm Watch: System With Gusty Winds Could Include Hail As Poor Air Quality Improves An upper-level low-pressure system will bring isolated to scattered thunderstorms across the region, some of which could be severe. A few storms may bring heavy rain, gusty winds, and small hail a half-inch or less in diameter, according to the National Weather Service. The time frame for storm activity is from around midday until late in the evening on Friday, June 9. Poor air quality conditions that have lingered for much of the week due to smoke from Canadian wildfires will steadily improve during the afternoon on Friday, which will see a high temperature of around 70 degrees. Saturday…

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