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MA Weather: When Today's Storms Will Interrupt Near-Record Heat
Strong to severe thunderstorms will cut through what will feel like more than 100 degrees outside.
It might not look like it yet, but forecasters are expecting strong thunderstorms to break through what will feel like roughly 100-degree heat Thursday.
A heat advisory will be in effect from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. as temperatures get into the mid-90s, dew points peak in the low 70s, and heat indices spike as high as 103 degrees, the National Weather Service said. The Berkshires and Cape & Islands will instead be under a hazardous weather outlook.
The storms - a few of which will be strong or severe, the NWS said - will come north to south from about 2-8 p.m. Some areas may dodge the rain, depending on how scattered the storms become. "Main concerns are strong winds & locally brief very heavy rainfall," the NWS wrote.
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There could be some flash flood threats if things break a certain way.
Some of the showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening may contain heavy rainfall. Much of southern New England is in an area where there is a 10 to 20 percent chance of exceeding flash flood guidance. pic.twitter.com/nZGxwjrtPF
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) September 6, 2018
Thursday should cap what was a hot, muggy opening to September. Boston finished Wednesday just 1 degree shy of tying its record set in 1880. The city maxed out at 92 degrees yesterday.
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On Friday, high temperatures will be much more comfortable - though not quite fall-like - in the 70s. Overnight lows will get into the 40s.
Boston-area weekend forecast
(via NWS)
Today - A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Increasing clouds, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 102. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight - A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 11pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday - Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph.
Friday night - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Saturday - Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Saturday night - Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Sunday - Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday night - Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
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