Northeast & Mid Atlantic see a nice summer weekend, thunderstorms & severe weather risks next week

We have arrived at the doorstep of the weekend and we finish off another cool start to the day Most morning lows were in the 40s and 50s while some warmer urban areas were closer to 60. We will start to see temperatures move higher over the next few days though humidity will be much slower to rise. High pressure is overhead and moving offshore today. We will see mostly sunny skies. Most high temperatures today will be in the upper 70s to around 80 degrees. There are no issues regarding showers as the radars are going to be nice and quiet today and probably through most of the weekend.

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Most lows tonight will be in the mid 50s to lower 60s under clear skies. Saturday we will see lots of sunshine and temperatures will reach the low and middle 80s. Dew points will climb to the mid and upper 50s which will still make things feel rather comfortable. No showers are forecast as the radars will still remain quiet.

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Sunday we will see dew points come up a bit more and temperatures will rise a little more as well. We are looking at a partly to mostly sunny day. There is an upper trough that will be approaching but we don't expect any showers or thunderstorms during the day side. Highs will reach the middle to upper 80s.

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This upper trough we mentioned for Sunday night into Monday morning appears to be on the weak side but there may be enough there to produce a scattered shower or thunderstorm overnight into Monday morning. Then we have a stronger upper trough and front approaching for later in the day Monday into Monday night. This could set off some thunderstorms late in the day and there is the chance for an isolated severe thunderstorm or two. Humidity levels will also be rising and we will be back to what I would consider muggy conditions though dew points will remain in the upper 60s rather than rise into the oppressive 70s.

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Temperatures Monday will be reaching the mid and upper 80s. Next week will be a warm humid week unlike this week. It will not be reaching hot levels as we expect clouds to be around for much of the time during the day. There will be some sun in the mix but not enough to send temperatures soaring. Look for highs into the 80s Tuesday and Wednesday. We see the risk for some scattered thunderstorms late Tuesday and then another stronger trough and front will bring more widespread showers and thunderstorms later Wednesday.