· Not perfect- not bad either today with highs in the low 70s. Clouds and periods of sunshine but possible sprinkle or two across mountains.

· A weak disturbance may trigger a couple misty mountain sprinkles on Friday but form there we dry out and become spectators looking south at what Tropical Strom Hermine does over the long Labor Day weekend.

· Hermine’s track will be highly influenced by high pressure building across our region over Labor Day weekend and this high pressure area will corral Hermine to a position south of Long Island NY. and east of Delaware and southern New Jersey where it may spin up and down and loop around.

· Fringe effects from its northern most cloud shield was likely to push into our region as thin high cirro-stratus clouds with breezy to windy conditions along the southern most New England coastal area along with a few rain showers there, but no issues expected across northern most New England.

TODAY: Partly sunny. Slight chance for a mountain sprinkle. A high in the low 70s. Light northwest breeze. (5)

TONIGHT: Becoming mostly clear. Patches of valley fog. A low in the mid 50s. Light northwest winds. (5)

FRIDAY: Mixed clouds and sun and cool. Widely scattered brief sprinkles. A high in the upper 60s to near 70. Light north winds. (5)

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Patches of valley fog. A low around 50. (4)

SATURDAY: Partly to mostly sunny and pleasant. A high 70 to 75. (4)

SUNDAY: Filtered sunshine through high clouds after morning fog. A low in the upper 40s to low 50s. A high mid to upper 70s. (3)

MONDAY Labor Day: Filtered sun through high clouds thickening late across southern areas. Warmer. A low in the mid 50s. A high in the low 80s. (2)

TUESDAY: Variable…mainly high cloudiness. Becoming more humid. A low 55 to 60. A high 80 to 85. (2)

WEDNESDAY: Partly to mostly sunny. A low in the in the low 60s. A high in the mid 80s. (2)

Average lows mid 50s. Normal high mid 70s.

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence)

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