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Detailed Forecast

Thursday Night:
Becoming mainly clear. Lows from the upper 40s to mid 50s, some upper 50s far south, and near lake Champlain, and low to mid 40s in northern cold hollows. Winds becoming light, variable to north, except north at 5 to 10 mph in the Champlain Valley.

Friday:
Mostly sunny after any early fog. Highs from the upper 70s to mid 80s. Winds variable to northwest at around 5 mph, gusting to 10 mph in the Champlain Valley.

Friday Night:
Mainly clear. Lows from the upper 40s to mid 50s, except around 60 near Champlain, and again low to mid 40s in northern cold hollows. Winds becoming light, variable to southeast.

Extended Forecast

Saturday:
Mostly to partly sunny. An isolated shower or thunderstorm possible in the afternoon, mainly in New York, and in the southern Greens. Valley highs in the mid to upper 80s, broad valleys around 90. South to southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

Saturday Night:
Fair early, then increasing clouds. Lows from the upper 50s to mid 60s, except mid 60s to lower 70s in the broad valleys west.

Sunday:
Partly to mostly cloudy. Morning showers or a thunderstorm likely near the international border, otherwise scattered north, and a rising chance south in the afternoon. Highs in the low to  mid 80s, with some upper 70s far north, and some upper 80s in southeastern valleys.

Sunday Night:
Chance of showers, mainly early. Lows in the from the upper 40s to mid 50s, except mid to upper 50s far south, and in the broad valleys west.

Monday:
Mostly sunny but cooler. Highs from the upper 60s to mid 70s north, and mid 70s to around 80 south.

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Significant/Hazardous Weather

None.

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Recreational Forecast

Mountain Forecast:

The end of the week offers much more pleasant conditions to get outside when compared to the start. Yesterday’s cold front continues to push into Southern New England today. This allows humid conditions to slowly deteriorate as the day goes by. Highs remain on the warm side over the valleys as they rise into the upper 70s to mid 80s. A much drier continental air mass will continue to filter in overhead today allowing skies to trend towards sunny with just a few spotty lingering showers mainly through midday. 

Tomorrow offers the best weather to get outside in some time, as highs rise into the upper 70s to mid 80s with lots of sunshine and dry conditions. A quick warm up comes through the weekend as the valleys see highs around 90 on Saturday. Surface high pressure supplies another dry day with lows of sunshine to kick off the weekend. A weak cold front tries to push through the region later in the day on Sunday but it will likely not put a damper on any outdoors activities during the daylight hours. A few showers come overnight into Monday with a much cooler and refreshing air mass finally returning at the start of next week.

Wind At Lower Elevations:
The return of  high pressure allows for generally light winds to end the work week allowing wave heights to remain around 1 foot.

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Detailed Discussion

The valleys were not able to make it back into the 90s yesterday but it sure felt uncomfortable as a moisture rich and humid air mass moved into the region ahead of a cold front. We transition back to a dry weather pattern today as high pressure returns. Expect increasing sunshine throughout the day today with just a few lingering showers until around midday. A cold front which passes through far southern portions of the region early today allows for a drier and less humid air mass to intrude the region this afternoon. Highs will be a bit more forgiving today as they rise into the upper 70s to mid 80s with the warmest reading coming over southern areas.

High pressure allows us to return to the weather pattern we have come to expect this month, as dry conditions return tonight right into the second half of the weekend. After many nights of uncomfortable sleeping weather, lows tonight are able to finally drop back into the 50s with even some upper 40s coming over the typical cooler spots. Tomorrow will be a delightful late summer day as highs will be much more tolerable than earlier in the week as they rise into the upper 70s to mid 80s with low humidity levels. Tomorrow night offers a repeat of tonight as skies will be clear with lows generally in the 50s.

A subtle warming trend comes throughout the weekend but it will be short lived especially when compared to this past week’s heat wave. Saturday remains dry with lots of sunshine, highs over the larger valleys will flirt with the 90 degree mark to kick off the weekend. Sunday offers building humidity levels as a weak cold front approaches the area. Expect less sunshine than the day before with highs generally in the 80s. The cold front looks to clear our region later Sunday into early Monday. Current guidance suggests the front will pass by with little fair but behind the front will come a much more refreshing and comfortable airmass as highs in the 70s return for the start of the upcoming work week.

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Farm & Garden

Rainfall Forecast:

No widespread rainfall is expected until at least later Sunday. A few spotty showers could provide a tenth of an inch of new rainfall today.

Drying Conditions:

Poor drying conditions come to start the day as some showers and a humid airmass lingers overhead. Expect good to excellent drying conditions to develop later today which prevail into the later part of the upcoming weekend.

Frost:

No chance of frost until at least the end of this month. 

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Temperature by Elevation

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