TODAY: Periods of sunshine giving way to afternoon clouds. Hot and increasingly muggy. Showers and a few strong to potentially severe thunderstorms mid afternoon on…especially northern areas toward the Champlain valley. Some storms will produce gusty winds, hail and locally heavy downpours. A high upper 80s to low 90s. South to southwest winds 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Widely scattered showers and thunderstorms winding down this evening, a few could be strong before exiting, otherwise partly cloudy with patchy valley fog. Sticky. A low 65 to 70. Southwest winds 10 mph.

TUESDAY: Mixed clouds and sunshine. Isolated mountain sprinkles and breezy. A high 80 to 85. West to northwest breezy 10 to 20 mph.

Looking further ahead…

TUESDAY NIGHT: Scattered clouds cooler not so humid. Patchy valley fog. A low mid to upper 50s.

WEDNESDAY: Mostly sunny and warm to hot lower to moderate humidity levels. A high 85 to 90.

THURSDAY: Partly to mostly cloudy, warm and sultry. Scattered showers and thunderstorms especially northern areas. A low in the mid 60s. A high in the low 80s.

FRIDAY: Partly to mostly sunny. Not as humid. A low 60 to 65. A high in the low 80s.

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

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence) RH/7-22

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