Lower humidity & few showers

EYE TO THE SKY!

We have two cool things happening in the next 24 hours: a partial solar eclipse and one of the best meteor showers of the year!

The eclipse won’t be spectacular locally with only 16% of the sun being covered by the moon. You probably won’t notice anything unless you look up with eclipse glasses during max coverage at 1:55 PM.

The Perseid Meteor Shower is one of the best of the year with dozens of shooting stars per hour. It is also know for producing fireballs! Clouds will increase after midnight with some showers around by dawn, so the best view will probably be late evening (10 PM - midnight).

HUMIDITY RELIEF

Wednesday will be comfortable with lower humidity, though it will stay warm in the low and mid 80s. Expect partly to mostly sunny skies with increasing smoke aloft late afternoon.

THURSDAY SHOWER

A round of showers is expected Thursday morning, best chance along and south of the Mass Pike. Then during the afternoon you’ll see a mix of sun and clouds with hit-or-miss thunderstorms around. Coverage looks patchy, but a few localized downpours are not out of the question. We’re hoping it stays dry if you plan on going to the Patriots preseason game at Gillette Stadium on Thursday night, but you’ll want to keep an eye on the forecast.

ANOTHER DROP

Count on almost fall-like low humidity Friday into Saturday. Clouds may briefly bubble up Friday afternoon as a wave of energy passes from north to south. There may be an isolated shower during that time. Saturday looks like the pick of the whole week with comfy sun.

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