around minneapolis. get ready in chicago. you re going to bake. thunderstorms remain in florida down the gulf coast and still relatively cool and kind of cloudy in areas of the northwest. here s a breakdown of where we re dealing with rain. portions of the catskills is where showers will be arriving as we go throughout the morning. this will make its way to new york city and hartford as we go throughout the day. forecast in new england. northern new england much cooler, only 73 or so from albany to boston. should be in the 80s, low 80s from connecticut to new york. belmont stakes running later today on nbc will feature a chance of showers, maybe a thunderstorm, with temperatures near 80. also, wet weather guaranteed today down along the gulf coast. southern portions alabama, mississippi, louisiana, and also north florida. so there s your forecast for your saturday. storms definitely likely for new england and also there down in florida. we re looking at the very warm conditions from mi
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karins with a check on the forecast. there s a good reason why you guys don t take me with you. nice crimson tide sweater by the way, mika. for the weekend, we re looking very warm in the east and wet in the middle of the country, but that wet will be good because we desperately need it in texas and oklahoma. let me break down your forecast, a cool start in new england. and by the way, leaves will be at their peak this weekend in northern new england. everyone out there, probably a lot of people on the roads northern new york, vermont, maine, and new hampshire. 85 in kansas city, chicago s going to be gorgeous today. for the football game on saturday in tuscaloosa, no problems there. red river shootout should be interesting. possibility of rain for the oklahoma/texas game. as far as sunday goes, that s when we heat it up in the east. a little taste of summer for all our friends from new york to boston down to d.c. low 80s. you re watching morning joe on this friday. we re brewed, o
here is your friday forecast. scattered showers and thunderstorms from washington, d.c., to new york and boston. showers around chicago, des moines, and kansas city. thunderstorms in the rockies. popup showers for much of florida. 90 in miami. 74 in atlanta. 76 here in new york. indianapolis, 66. detroit, 71. omaha, 75. low 80s in seattle and billings. sacramento, 95. phoenix sizzling still at 107. and in case you missed it, although i don t know how because that s all anyone seems to talk about around here. that s why i wore the tie for the first time in a while, the saints black and gold, even though we didn t win still honoring my boys in black and gold. how s that for loyal. football season is here. if you want to root for someone this season, how about this guy mark herzlich. he was an undrafted free agent who made the new york giants three years after nearly losing his leg to cancer.
you got missed yesterday. the rain stayed to your north. as far as this morning goes, the rain has ended in boston. we have a dry morning commute. but the roads are dry in eastern massachusetts. today s forecast, we re starting off with temperatures cooler because of the rain cooldown there. in the 60s or low 70s. that s going to make for a nice afternoon. today is a transition day. there s a little humidity left today. the humidity s going to drop off. and we ll see nice conditions. 90 in philadelphia. 93 in d.c. but the lower humidity will feel much more comfortable. a little taste of gorgeous conditions out there. highs in the 70s and low 80s. and that air mass today is in the great lakes and northern plains. for those few people, enjoy what should be a beautiful day. thanks so much. well, the big star battle of the year at the box office. plus, levy johnston s sister is following in his footsteps in more ways than one. i love that my daughter s part fish. but when she got ast