After a string of days delivering hot temperatures, high humidity, and afternoon thunderstorms, the cold front that delivered heavy rain last night will exit east into the Atlantic this morning and change the tide toward a stretch of gorgeous summer weather. It won’t be an immediate switch, but conditions will dramatically improve throughout the day. A few scattered showers and clouds will linger around Boston, along with the north and south shores, in the early part of the morning.
But as the cold front pulls further away from Boston, the wind will gradually switch to a westerly, then northwest flow, vastly improving humidity levels, and building plenty of sunshine as the day goes on. Beautiful weather should be in place by mid-afternoon wherever you are in New England. The change toward a northwesterly flow will bring down both temperatures and dew points, making the air feel more comfortable as the day goes on.
Because it is the the middle of July and nearing the peak of summer, the ‘cool down’ will mean temperatures returning to the mid-80s — still plenty warm, but not as oppressive as we’ve seen lately. Advertisement Boston area dew points will start the day elevated as the front interacts with moist air over the ocean, but will drop to the low 60s by the time the commute home comes around — setting up a gorgeous evening for a walk, or perhaps nine holes of golf. Boston has seen an average high of 85.
6 degrees so far in July — more than four degrees above a.