· A leftover cold pool aloft will create instability (warming at surface with cumulus cloud updrafts) and widely scattered showers with a risk of a few thunderstorms.

· Thunder Dog index about a “4” for pets sensitive to thunder, and any storms could produce pea sized hail, as once again it’s pretty chilly upstairs.

· Today’s convection likely along and east of the Green Mountains and primarily over the Connecticut River valley late this afternoon for the main action going into New Hampshire with first guesses.

· Today’s “convection” will likely repeat Sunday afternoon and evening and perhaps early next week.

TODAY: Partial morning sun, then more clouds this afternoon. Widely scattered showers with an isolated short lived thunderstorm or two. Risk for pea sized hail with any storms. Thunder Dog index “4”. A high around 65. Light winds. (5)

TONIGHT: A leftover shower early, then mostly clear and fully moonlit. A low near 45. Little wind. (5)

FRIDAY: Pick of the week. Lots of sunshine and pleasantly warm with a few afternoon clouds. A high around 70. Light northwest winds. (4)

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Some high cloudiness otherwise fair and fully moonlit. A low near 45. (4)

Full Flower Moon Saturday 5:15 PM

SATURDAY: Sunshine becoming filtered by high cloudiness. A high about 75. (3)

SUNDAY: Partial morning sun then mostly cloudy. Scattered afternoon and early evening showers…maybe a rumble of thunder. A low in the mid 40s. A high near 70. (2)

MONDAY: Partly sunny. Isolated showers and thunderstorms toward southern areas. A low 45 to 50. A high around 70. (2)

TUESDAY: Variable cloudiness. Widely scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms possible. A low near 50. A high in the 60s. (2)

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. A low 45 to 50. A high in the 70s.

Average lows in the mid 40s. Normal highs in the upper 60s.

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence)

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