Forecast Last Updated at Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at 11:52AM

Lovin' It!

It isn't often you hear people talking about how cool it is in July (except this summer). This is not a warning, but a heads up, it is a downhill slide after today. Clouds increase Thursday leading to showers late in the day which hang around for the better half of the weekend. By the time Friday rolls around the chatter will go from cool to "chilly". Mental note to self, take a long lunch break today and tomorrow.

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Wednesday Hi: 73 Lo: 52 Mix of clouds and sun; Cooler than the calender suggests; Light NW wind

Thursday Hi: 72 Lo: 56 Becoming cloudy; Showers developing in the PM; Fog possible Thur. night; Continued unseasonably cool; SE wind 5-10 mph

Friday Hi: 66 Lo: 57 Clouds; Patchy fog; Continued cool; Periods of rain; SE wind 5-15 mph

Saturday Hi: 70 Lo: 58 Maybe a brief look at afternoon sun; Patchy fog early & at night; Scattered light showers

Sunday Hi: 74 Lo: 60 Partly to mostly cloudy; A bit warmer; Isolated showers & t-showers

Further Out

Monday - Mostly cloudy; Widely scattered mostly PM showers & t-showers; High in the upper 70s; Low near 60 degrees
Tuesday - Partly cloudy; Scattered afternoon and evening t-showers; High in the upper 70s; Low in the lower 60s

Forecast Discussion

Dry high pressure centered to our north gives us one more incredible July afternoon. It is our friend and our foe. Beginning Thursday, the high wedges down the east side of the Appalachians. Disturbances in a southwesterly flow aloft combined with low level moist air overriding the cool surface air join forces to bring several days of wet weather.

The weekend is not a total washout, but it won't be the prettiest one of the summer. The emphasis for widespread steady rain and fog is Friday. Saturday consists of scattered showers, if we play our cards just right, maybe even a few breaks in the clouds during the afternoon.

Sunday, the wedge begins to breakdown, still a lot of clouds, not much rain. Into next week, slowly but surely, it's business as usual. The Bermuda High resumes it's position off the Atlantic coast. A warmer airmass returns with the threat of mainly afternoon and evening showers and storms.

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