Forecast Last Updated at Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at 12:23PM

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There's not too much to complain about this weather forecast. Outdoor activities should be mandatory today and especially tomorrow. Clearing skies tonight will set the stage for a perfect day tomorrow with tons of sun and refreshing temperatures for this time of year (I'd give it a 6 on the golf ball meter if possible and come up with a doctors note for work). Temperatures and humidity slowly moderate to more summerlike levels by late week, and so returns our chance of scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.

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Tuesday Hi: 71 Lo: 49 Partly sunny; Cool; Clearing skies tonight; NW wind 5-15 mph

Wednesday Hi: 76 Lo: 56 Mostly Sunny; Absolutely perfect weather; South wind 5-10 mph

Thursday Hi: 79 Lo: 62 Mostly sunny; Scattered PM clouds; Seasonable temps; Cannot rule out a stray shower; SW wind 5-10 mph

Friday Hi: 81 Lo: 64 Scattered PM clouds; Warmer & noticeably more humid; Widely scattered PM showers and thundershowers

Saturday Hi: 80 Lo: 65 Mostly cloudy; Warm & humid; Scattered PM showers and thundershowers

Further Out

Sunday - Mostly cloudy; Warm & humid; Scattered PM showers and thundershowers; High in the lower 80s; Low in the mid 60s
Monday - Scattered PM clouds; Isolated PM shower or thundershower possible; High in the lower 80s; Low in the lower 60s

Forecast Discussion

An upper level disturbance passing through the area today generates more clouds than sun. When that's our only fly in the ointment in late June we're doing pretty good.

Wednesday will feature wall to wall sunshine as high pressure moves over the area. Temperatures will be incredible considering its late June as we could easily be well into the 80's during this time of year. High pressure begins to shift east of the area on Thursday and temperatures slowly begin to moderate. A southwest wind will return more humidity to the region thus a stray shower or two cannot be ruled out for Thursday afternoon.

For Friday and beyond, its back to a more typical summerlike pattern as high pressure parks out in the Atlantic. Warmer and more humid air makes a return to the region, thus instability increases as well as more cloud cover. Widely scattered showers and storms show up for Friday afternoon and become a bit more numerous over the weekend, however we're still not expecting any sort of a washout. Taking a quick peak into the first of next week, computer guidance is leaning even drier as we approach the 4th.

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