Early-morning clouds across Massachusetts should give way to a warm and sunny day across the Bay State, a day after rain soaked the state.
A few widely scattered showers can’t be ruled out on Friday, particularly in the interior, but conditions should otherwise remain dry. Temperatures should climb to the high 70s or low 80s on Friday, National Weather Service forecasters wrote.
It will remain humid, with dewpoints in the 60s throughout the day.
A weak high-pressure system will build over New England Saturday, keeping the dry conditions in place. It’ll be another warm day, with highs in the upper 70s, though slightly cooler near the coast thanks to sea breezes.
The humidity will stick around, particularly closer to the South Coast.
The next chance of rain comes Saturday night into Sunday, though uncertainty still remains about whether showers will actually reach southern New England, forecasters said.
“There is some risk for showers getting into Southern New England late Saturday night and early Sunday, especially near the South Coast, but confidence remains below normal,” forecasters wrote. “Even if showers do reach Southern New England, they will be moving out by Sunday morning, and much of the rest of the day is expected to be dry with some sunshine developing from north to south in the afternoon.”
Monday is set to be warmer than the weekend, with temperatures rising to the 80s. A potent northern stream trough, or area of low pressure, will move south from eastern Canada through midweek, which will effectively deflect Hurricane Humberto to the east. The hurricane is expected to remain well offshore, but will likely still make its presence felt via increasing swell and high surf along the coast.
Humberto is about 465 miles (750 kilometers) northeast of the northern Leeward Islands and is moving slowly toward the northwest. It is expected to strengthen substantially over the weekend to become a major hurricane, the Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
The warm weather will linger into Tuesday, then a much cooler airmass settles in south of Southern New England later in the week, dropping temperatures.
Material from the Associated Press was used in this report.
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