Summer Surge, Smoky Sky

After a comfy cool start temps jump up briskly in the present day with low humidity and a lot of sunshine in place Temps this afternoon near inland and will hold near along the coast with a sea breeze kicking in As we get close to sunset more smoke in the sky starts to advance in allowing for a colorful sunset on that western horizon Tonight it s reassured again with lows in the s We ll step up the temps and the humidity a couple notches as highs rebound into the mid to upper s in the afternoon Dew points drift up to around too adding several mugginess to the forecast Skies will have a smoky haze to them as wildfire smoke from the Canadian wildfires grace us It s affect on near surface air quality is modest as greater part of the smoke is vertically integrated above surface Thursday is the peak of the heat with temps in the lower s just away from the coast s near the coast and s down across the Cape and Islands Although a spot showers storm is doable northwest of Boston in the afternoon much of the region looks to start and finish the day rain-free Friday is very warm and humid with scattered storms progressing in the afternoon The weekend will likely start unsettled too with showers and storms likely on Saturday Exact timing will be determined by where the front sets up and how where any wave of low pressure tracks along it Sunday does look better overall highs run in the s then