Pick of the Week today – warmth – but not too much, and without the deep humidity that will move in for tomorrow and the next few days over Memorial Day Weekend.

A warm frontal boundary will traverse in from the southwest overnight bringing deep tropical moisture northeastward overnight. This high octane air will be fuel for thunderstorms that grow out of the very warm and nearly hot air mass around locally. In fact some areas of Vermont especially in the southern valleys could hit 90 over the Memorial Day Weekend. Northern areas perhaps not quite as warm.

A capped atmosphere will be in play, complicating shower and thunderstorm areal coverage each afternoon and evening through this weekend. Also a backdoor cold front may introduce cooler air to the region via Maine and New Hampshire.

—-Please practice lighting safety, get out and recreate…but have a back door to slip into. When thunder roars – get indoors.

TODAY: A few high clouds. Lots of sunshine and pleasantly warm. A high 80 to 85. Light northwest winds. (5)

TONIGHT: Fair this evening giving way to cloudy periods overnight. A rising chance for few showers, maybe a thunderstorm toward daybreak. A low in the upper 50s to near 60. Light winds. (5)

FRIDAY: Chance for brief morning shower. Warm and muggy in the afternoon. A slight threat for an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. A high up near 85. Light southwest winds. (5)

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy and sultry. A low in the lower 60s. (4)

SATURDAY: Mixed clouds and sun. Scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Warm and sticky with a high in the mid 80s. (3)

SUNDAY: Partly sunny. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the late afternoon and evening. A low 60 to 65. A high 80 to 85. (2)

MONDAY MEMORIAL DAY: Mixed clouds and sun with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Continued very sticky. A high 75 to around 80. Southwest winds 10 mph. (2)

TUESDAY: Partly sunny. Cooler and less humid. A high 70 to 75. Northwest winds 10 mph. (2)

WEDNESDAY: Blue skies, bright sunshine and pleasant. A low in the 50s. A high in the 70s.

Average lows in the upper 40s to near 50. Normal highs in the upper 60s to near 70.

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence) RH/5-25

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