8/11/11 Good stretch of dry weather ahead

The soggy tropical air mass that has dropped nearly 7 inches of rain over parts of New England over the past few days has pushed away and in its place dry, refreshing high pressure is now in control.

Thursday - Bright sunshine and lowering dew points will make for a great day.  Highs will be in the lower 80's and the dew point will fall throughout the day into the low 50s.   

There may be a few clouds in northern NH/VT with a sprinkle later today if your plans have you going north. A few high clouds may wisp by on the south shore

Tonight - The dry air will also provide a comfortable evening as well with many areas seeing low 50's. Some outlying areas could see some upper 40's.

Friday - A clear dry day with highs in the lower 80's.

Weekend Outlook - Saturday looks to be the better of the two days with sunshine again a few late day clouds with a high in the low 80s.  Humidity and the chance for rain increase by Sunday.

The Tropics!

We could start seeing some more named storms in the Atlantic come later this weekend and into next week as we rise into the peak of hurricane season.

Computer models are picking up on 2 possible areas of tropical cyclone formation deep in the tropics. The map above shows their potential tracks. As you can see there is a general movement with a lot of divergence in the long term.  Always something to keep an eye on this time of year.