TONIGHT: An isolated shower or two toward Champlain Valley early. Otherwise, scattered clouds muggy. A low upper 60s to near 70. Light south winds. (5)

TOMORROW: Clouds mixed with intervals of sunshine. Warm and steamy. Widely scattered afternoon showers thunderstorms. One or two could locally strong and heavy. A high in the mid to upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. (5)

THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy and sultry. Good chance for showers and thunderstorms near the Quebec border toward midnight. A low in the upper 60s to around 70. South winds 10 mph. (5)

FRIDAY: Sultry with clouds mixing with periods afternoon sunshine.Widely scattered hit and miss showers and thunderstorms especially far northern areas. A high around 85. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. (4)

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy. Chance for a shower or thunderstorm far northern areas. A low in the low 60s. (3)

SATURDAY: Clouds with intervals of sun. Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms Barre-Montpelier area north. A high 75 to 80. (2)

SUNDAY: Morning clouds then mostly sunny. A low 55 to 60. A high around 85. (2)

MONDAY: Sunshine giving way to more clouds in the afternoon, with widely scattered showers and afternoon thunderstorms. A low 60 to 65. A high 80 to 85. (2)

TUESDAY: More clouds than sun. Chance for showers and thunderstorms. A low in the upper 60s. A high in the upper 70s (2)

Average lows 55 to near 60. Normal high upper 70s to low 80s. Peak of summer July 22nd

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence) RH/7-13

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