· Showers and thunderstorms should fire up this afternoon in rather muggy conditions, where still there might a few readings reaching to around the 90 degrees mark today but otherwise just a tad cooler but more humidity.

· THUNDER-DOG Index today about 6 to 7 northern areas and a 5 across southern Vermont where storms may be more isolated.

· A frontal system will push through this afternoon and early evening…setting up a nice cooler-less humid day Friday. Conditions look pretty nice for festivities for Friday night.

· Weekend – Likely wettest in a long time…a washout pretty close but some part of the day Saturday and some part of the day Sunday should be in-between showers and few embedded weak thunderstorms.

· Computer modeling indicates hefty rainfall amounts especially western Vermont possibly greater 2.5” in few locations.

TODAY: More clouds than sunshine. Scattered showers and afternoon thunderstorms. A couple storms may be strong…with gusty winds and briefly heavy rainfall. Warm and steamy. A high in the mid to upper 80s. Winds becoming westerly 10 mph. (5)

TONIGHT: Scattered showers and thunderstorms…a few with gusty winds and briefly heavy rainfall winding down, otherwise partly cloudy. Patchy valley fog. A low in the mid 60s. Light north winds. (5)

FRIDAY: Morning clouds, then partly to mostly sunny. A high in the upper 70s to lower 80s. Light north breeze. (4)

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Fair in the evening then clouding up. Good chance for showers and a few thunderstorms after midnight. A low in the upper 50s. (3)

SATURDAY: Cloudy, unsettled and cool. Showers likely, heavy at times with a risk for thunder. Temperatures holding in the 60s. (2)

SUNDAY: Considerable cloudiness. A good chance for showers with a risk for thunder…some heavy at times. A low near 55. A high 65 to 70. (2)

MONDAY: Partly sunny after morning fog. Widely scattered mountain showers and blustery at times. A low in the low 50s. A high near 70. (2)

TUESDAY: Partly sunny and not so cool. A low in the low 50s. A high in the mid 70s. (2)

WEDNESDAY: Lots of sunshine. A low in the 50s. A high in the 80s.

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

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

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