· Fabulous day on tap – warm to hot yet not that humid. These are special and occur when just enough drier air mixes in from Canada despite mini heat dome that develops due to subsidence form the area of higher pressure above us.

· The combination makes for special days of warm but not necessarily stifling humidity. This means it feels a lot cooler in the shade and warmer in the sun.

· Tomorrow back into more humidity with increasing chances for popcorn variety of showers and thunderstorms.

· Southern areas more plagued with shower and thunderstorm chances Friday and then again Sunday and Sunday night while northern areas Friday through Sunday could work out to be bone dry.

· Southern areas have seen far less rainfall this and they could use it Northern excepting parts of the southern Champlain valley Addison county – have seen more almost average rainfall this summer.

TODAY: Pick of the week. Mostly sunny and warm to hot. Not that humid. A high in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Light southwest wind.

TONIGHT: Fair in the evening, then partly cloudy and more humid. A low in the mid 60s. Little wind.

THURSDAY: Partly sunny more humid. Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. A high in the mid to upper 80s. Southwest breeze 10 mph.

Looking further ahead…

THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy. A few leftover showers diminishing early evening. A low in the mid 60s.

FRIDAY: Clouds mixed with periods of afternoon sunshine northern areas. Chance for afternoon showers and thunderstorms south of the Barre-Montpelier area. A high in the low 80s.

SATURDAY: Partly to mostly sunny. A low around 60. A high near 80.

SUNDAY: Partly sunny northern areas. Clouds with a chance for showers and thunderstorms southern areas. A low in the mid to upper 50s. A high upper 70s to low 80s.

MONDAY: Mixed clouds and sun. Chance for a few brief showers near the mountains. A low around 60. 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)

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