71 in boston right now. Same in manchester and lawrence at 70 in concord new hampshireshy of 70 in Portland Maine and a lot of us are in the 60s. 67 in worcester. Upper 60s in the vineyard. Dew points in the 60s so yes its a little bit muggy right now. And that humidity is going to be with us at least for the time being before we see a gradual lowering in the dew points for the second half of the day. That will be behind a cold front thats crossing the region this morning. Wheres the rain with it . We need it but theres no lot of moisture with this front so we cant rule out a stray sprinkle and thickening clouds between now and mid to late morning. And then clearing comes in after that. So sunrise coming up 6 minutes from now. Sun and clouds a little muggy through midday. We make a run at 90 in spots and mid80s with the ride home with clearing and warm with a sunset at 7 22. More on weather coming up. Lets get to traffic and weather together. Reporter traffic is started and that goes a
School. And now at the central school, they are saying it is 56, that may not be right, that seems low. And providence is actually 56, so that may be right. So we will not disguard that number therediscard that number. The rest of the area is in the 60s. Very nice weather indeed across the area. And we have some clouds and and we will have a sunny to partly cloudy sky like we did yesterday. And some showers are in canada, a weak front up there. So there could be a shower around here, but today, i am not expecting rain at all. So we have a sun, cloud combination with the temperature going up at 81 at the coast. Southwest wind at 16 miles per hour. High tide this morning at 8 30 p. M. Thank you, barry, on this morning, where a home was hit by a far, a charred shell, barely standing. Black smoke went through the community on saturday. This morning, neighbors say this could have been a whole hot worse, if not for some helping hands, jim smith has the very latest from plumb island. Reporter
Least 4 degrees warmer in boston here. 6 degrees warmer in nashua compared to this time yesterday and we are going to increase the temperatures this afternoon too by a few more degrees. Midday 84 with the wind from the south. Drive home 88 degrees warmer conditions and thatset at 7 31 p. M. Satellite and radar picture shows a few clouds up in New Hampshire but otherwise its going to be clear day. Our next system our next chance for rain doesnt move in until friday. Coming up in a bit. I will have e timing and how much rain we could see in the 7day forecast. Traffic and weather together now breana. Reporter getting into the city on major highways is a breeze. We will look live at the zakim bridge and leverett connector and its quiet out there as you approach the oneill tunnel in downton to the south route three is in great shape and so is 24 north through avon and brockton and expressway is wide oa. Your drive trial from braintree some trouble this morning is Sullivan Square in charlest
A Police Officer caught him. He saw the guy fitting the description we were given before of the guy who takes down the flags and pulled over. The guy was literally in the act of trying to pull down the police memorial. Reporter this banner was put up by the Yarmouth Police chief whose son died in afghanistan. Hickman went to a pal jiz but for legal reasons, it was impossible. This is their us doubt hickmans story saying he is responsible of four incidents of someone taking down the flags and banners. There were three previous incidents where he was taking up a total of six flags. Reporter hickman maintains its all about public space but still, he opened wounds on route 149. Im bill shields, wbz news. Tonight, two teenagers are unmarked taxicab last night in chelsea. Police found the driver bleeding in his minivan on congress after avenue 6 30. Policesay that the driver was hired to give the teenager ace teenagers a ride but slashed him about the fare. Police are investigating vandalism
Wooster as well. 52 in keene. 40 in concord. Cooler to the north because we actually have some clear skies in parts of central New Hampshire. The wind is gusty. Thats churning up the seas as well. So we have a high surf advisory. Otherwise skies mainly cloudy although some peeks of kind of starlit sky in northern massachusetts through the merrimac valley and southern New Hampshire. Thats the trend today. Well see a few of those patches of blue sky, 50s to low 60s. Could be a little bit of spotty drizzle right at the coastline. Most of the day is dry, though. Sunset at 6 28. Ill let you know when steadier rain comes back in the mix. No traffic yet. There is a lot of construction happening around the city. Theres some work happening up on 495 that will be happening during rush hour. Its going to be northbound between exits 54 and 55. That is route 150 to route 110. Until 6 00 a. M. This were southbound it would ab i problem for the morning commute. Northbound shouldnt be so bad. I am exp