· A nice warm midsummer day today where highs should be in the mid 80s across the normally cooler areas of N. Vermont but pushing close to 90 in the warmer confines of the Ct. River valley and Champlain Valley.

· Humidity levels will on the rise with dew points by tomorrow morning pushing past 65 degrees. We might see a run to near 70 degrees dew points and steamy conditions late Friday afternoon.

· Some jet stream energy makes its way slowly through the day Friday which should set off widely scattered strong to severe thunderstorm activity after two separate impulses work through the region, one dying out in the morning another inbound.

· This may keep storms going especially in northern and western Vermont through much of Friday night and into the day on Saturday.

· Sunday is the pick of this weekend! Blue sky and bright sun moderately warm – great day and evening opportunity for the out of doors.

TODAY: Morning fog burns off to mostly sunny skies with a few high clouds. Warmer and a little more humid. A high near 85. Light southwest winds

TONIGHT: Clear and moonlit skies in the evening. Increasing clouds late. A chance for a shower or thunderstorm far northern areas late overnight. A low in the mid to upper 60s. Light south breeze.

Midpoint of Summer…

FRIDAY: Mixed sun and clouds. Sticky. Widely scattered showers and late afternoon thunderstorms, some strong to severe. A high 80 to 85. South to southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms. A low in the mid 60s.

SATURDAY: Morning clouds with scattered showers and a chance for a thunderstorm. Periods of afternoon sunshine with isolated afternoon thunderstorms. Sultry. A high near 80.

SUNDAY: Partly to mostly sunny. A low in the low 60s. A high in the low 80s.

MONDAY: Clouds mixed with sunshine. A rising chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms later in the day. A low in the low 60s. A high near 85.

TUESDAY: Mixed clouds and sunshine. Chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms. A low in the mid 60s. A high in the mid 80s.

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/7-21

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