· Hot-cha-cha today with some areas seeing 90 degree temps. A great day to head to the beach, or soak your feet in a pond or kiddy pool and lower the body temperature just a bit.

· Moderately humid conditions today as dew point temperatures creep up. Heat Indices equal the same as the temperature so humidity effects are not terrible.

· Showers and boomer tomorrow will bring lightning to the region. Don’t be a fatality statistic and use common sense as lightning kills.

· Weekend – not looking too good – lots of rain/showers/embedded storms, but much needed rainfall catch up. Perhaps greater than 1.5” for a large area.

· Temperatures go into the dungeon…both Saturday and Sunday if model guidance is correct.

TODAY: Lots of sunshine but with some afternoon clouds across northern areas. and a “sizzler”. A high in the upper 80s to near 90. West breeze 10 mph. (5)

TONIGHT: Mostly clear. A low around 65. Light northwest winds. (5)

THURSDAY: Becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and afternoon thunderstorms likely…a few storms could be strong with gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Warm and steamy with a high in the mid 80s to around 90. West breeze 10 mph. (4)

Looking further ahead…

THURSDAY NIGHT: Some leftover cloudiness otherwise fair. Patchy valley fog. A low in the mid 60s. (4)

FRIDAY: Partly sunny skies giving way to increasing clouds with a chance for late day showers and thunderstorms. A high in the upper 70s to low 80s. (3)

SATURDAY: Cloudy and cool. Chance for showers and possible thunderstorms. A low in the upper 50s. A high in the 60s. (2)

SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy and cool. Chance for showers and possible thunderstorms. A low near 55. A high in the low 60s. (2)

MONDAY: Partly sunny after morning fog. Afternoon clouds and a chance for showers toward Northeast Kingdom. A chilly morning low around 45. A high in the low to mid 70s. (2)

TUESDAY: Partly sunny and not as cool. Slight chance for a shower late. A low in the mid 50s. A high in the 70s. (1)

Average lows 55 to near 60. Normal high mid 70s to near 80

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence) RH/7-6

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