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Cindy you couldnt even see outside yesterday and its the kind of morning where it is still very humid, so there is the threat for storms today with a lot going on weatherwise and in boston and 78, and there you can see the dew point in the lower 70s, the stickier that will make it oppressive today and post at risk for the heat we have that heat advisory around the cape, not just in boston but in the suburbs, lower 70s through the cave in the mid70s. A few patchy clouds to the south, but those will stay offshore and as we get into the afternoon, showers and thunderstorms will he popping up we are quickly into the 80s today. That risk of severe storms comes between 2 00 and 8 00 and notice it will be mid to upper 90s once again and when you factor in the humidity it will feel like 100 degrees. I will walk you through the weekend, but right now we want to get you out to the roads and see how we are doing. Olessa distress looks good, this stretch looks several vehicles involved in the cras
Yesterday. I think were going to see the storms popping up this afternoon, as well, so lots to talk about. Heat advisory again today. Away from the south coast and the cape, that heat index, going to be up at 100 degrees for a few hours, and also, a marginal risk for severe storms, between 2 00 and 8 00 from northwest to southeast. You can see there is not a lot happening now, just patchy clouds. Its a nice start out there, but steamy already worcester, 78 in boston right now, that is our spring word. We are up to 80 degrees by 8 00, and lunchtime temperatures in the lower 90s, but that heat index is going to feel like 100 degrees this afternoon. A high of 95 in boston and lawrence with 80s today on the south coast and the cape. And mention 2 00, 3 00 this afternoon the storms fire, first here through worcester county, north and west of town, and then they will get closer into the city of boston around 5 00 p. M. , some poor drainage flooding and some of the stronger storms could have
Boston and even a couple of breaks in the clouds the further north you go here say into the middle of the day and the afternoon. The clouds take over for everybody at 5 p. M. Along and south of the mass pike, we are going to be watching for scattered showers. Heaviest steady heaviest steadiest tough over the cape and islands and will spread northward as we hit the evening hours and especially after 10am after 10 p. M. When the worst of the wind and rain start to move on in. After dry morning, late win and rain for most of us. High 54 to 60 degrees. I will show you how long until we start seeing some improvements coming up in a couple of minutes, but now send you over to jewel yule with live drivetime traffic. How to Julie Grauert with life drive time traffic. How to looking now . Julie looking good. We are embracing that dry morning. 93 south moving along just fine 93 south moving along just fine. Pike, nothing slowing you down from framingham through the weston tolls and into brighton
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