TODAY: Pick of the week. Lots of sunshine this morning then a few cloudy periods northern areas this afternoon. Maybe a brief shower or two northwestern Vermont. Comfortable and pleasant. A high 80 to 85. Southwest breeze 10 mph.

TONIGHT: Slight chance for a brief evening shower, maybe a rumble of thunder. Partly cloudy to mostly clear. A low in the low 60s. Light south winds.

THURSDAY: Sunshine then more afternoon clouds. Widely scattered afternoon pop-up showers. A high upper 70s.Light southwest winds.

Looking further ahead…

THURSDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear. A low 55 to 60.

FRIDAY: Sunshine then more afternoon clouds. Isolated pop-up shower possible. A high upper 70s to around 80.

SATURDAY: Sunshine then more afternoon clouds. Widely scattered afternoon pop-up showers. A low around 60. A high around 80.

SUNDAY: Filtered sun through high clouds early, then cloudy. A rising chance for showers or a period of rain southern areas spreading northeast in the afternoon with a risk of thunder. A low 55 to 60. Increasingly more humid. A high near 80.

MONDAY: Morning fog burns off to partial sunshine. Slight chance for a pop-up shower or storm. Muggy to oppressive. Morning low mid-60s to near 70. A high upper 70s to around 80.

Average lows low 60s, average highs around 80.

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