“It will be a mild and humid night with lows 65-70.”
Heat and humidity are on tap for the Fourth of July holiday weekend in Boston, according to forecasters.
“Very warm and humid weather this weekend and into early next week,” the National Weather Service said Wednesday. “Saturday will have the highest humidity levels.”
Independence Day is forecast to reach a high of about 83 degrees in Boston. The service is predicting scattered showers are possible Thursday. Thunderstorms could develop in some places late in the evening.
“It will be a mild and humid night with lows 65-70,” the service said.
Below, what local meteorologists are forecasting for the holiday and long weekend.
National Weather Service: “No washouts expected, but a few scattered showers are possible for #IndependenceDay and Friday.”
[Humidity Returns] Summer Warmth & Humidity returns for Independence Day and especially for the Holiday Weekend. Highs will be well up into the 80s to the lower 90s. This will push afternoon heat indices into the lower to middle 90s at times away from the south coast. pic.twitter.com/DPEjn68xK6
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) July 3, 2024
No washouts expected, but a few scattered showers are possible for #IndependenceDay 🇺🇸 and Friday. Saturday into Saturday night will be a bit more active, with drying expected Sunday afternoon into Monday. #MAwx #CTwx #RIwx pic.twitter.com/wHp9CJXqOv
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) July 3, 2024
Vicki Graf, Boston 25 News: “Most will stay dry for the 4th of July (still an isolated shower is possible), but we will have to deal with more clouds and humidity.”
Most will stay dry for the 4th of July (still an isolated shower is possible), but we will have to deal with more clouds and humidity. pic.twitter.com/2rqAIqVpUU
— Vicki Graf (@VickiGrafWX) July 3, 2024
Cindy Fitzgibbon, WCVB: “Temps above average in the mid and upper 80s.”
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— Cindy Fitzgibbon (@Met_CindyFitz) July 3, 2024
Higher humidity for the July 4th holiday weekend. Temps above average in the mid and upper 80s. Partly sunny skies with more clouds in the mix at times. Showers Friday morning, especially in SE MA. Saturday features the best chance of showers and t-storms #WCVB pic.twitter.com/lln6j4Jlae
Jeremy Reiner, 7News: “Clouds Thursday morning then becoming partly sunny.”
Partly sunny skies on Wednesday. Highs in the low to mid 80s (70s coast). Clouds Thursday morning then becoming partly sunny. Slight chance of a brief t-storm. More humid with highs in the mid 80s. #7news pic.twitter.com/J6dcjLNLgk
— Jeremy Reiner (@jreineron7) July 2, 2024