Boston sets new record high temperature for 2nd consecutive day Thursday record for Boston, 91; Worcester, 90 Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT >> A GOOD THURSDAY TO YOU, I'MMETEOROLOGIST CINDY FITZGIBBON,LOOK AT THE HIGH TEMPERATURESYESTERDAY, SETTING RECORDS HEREIN THE MONTH OF MAY, LOTS OF90s SHOWING UP YESTERDAY,WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS AGAINTODAY, THE RECORD IN BOSTON IS91, FORECASTING 93.FORECASTING A RECORD TIEING90 DEGREES OUT IN THE WORCESTERAREA TODAY AND UNLIKE YESTERDAYWHEN THE HUMIDITY WAS LOW IT'SCOME UP A BIT TODAY.IT'S FEELING A LITTLE STICKY,BORDERING ON UNCOMFORTABLE WITHTHE DEWPOINT TEMPERATURESRUNNING UP INTO THE 60s NOW.SO WE'RE FEELING THE HUMIDITY,AND ALL OF THIS HEAT COMING INON THE SOUTHWESTERLY WIND, YOUCAN SEE THAT THERE IS A FRONTALBOUNDARY OFF TO OUR NORTH ANDWEST, AND THIS FRONT IS ATRIGGER TODAY TO PRODUCE BIGTHUNDERSTORMS OUT ACROSS NEWYORK STATE OVER THE COURSE OFTHE DAY, AND WE'LL WATCH THOSESTORMS WEAKEN BUT CROSS OUR AREAAT LEAST WHAT'S LEFT OF THEMTHROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, BIGFOCUS OF SEVERE WEATHER TODAY,WOW, LOOK AT THAT, THIS IS THETOP OF THE SCALE FROM THE STORMPREDICTION CENTER, AND HIGHPROBABILITY OF A TORNADOOUTBREAK TODAY ACROSS KANSAS ANDOKLAHOMA, SO THEY ARE GOING TOBE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THAT.AND AROUND HERE, WE'LL HAVESUNSHINE, AND KIND OF HAZY ATTIMES THROUGHOUT THE DAY, ANDLOOK AT THE WIND, IT'S OUT OFTHE WEST, SOUTHWEST, ANDSUSTAINED, 10 TO 15 TO 20 MILESPER HOUR.AND THAT WILL HELP TO PUSH THOSETEMPERATURES WAY UP INTO THE LOWTO MID 90s IN A LOT OF SPOTS,AND WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME TO SEESOME UPPER 90s THROUGH PARTSOF METRO WEST, AND THE MERRIMACKVALLEY, AND THE EXCEPTION TO ALLOF THIS, DOWN ALONG THE SOUTHCOAST AND THE CAPE WITH THEWEST, SOUTHWESTERLY WIND, GOINGTO KEEP YOU COOLER WITH THATWIND, AND YOU WILL BE IN THE70s TO AROUND 80 DEGREES, SOCERTAINLY WARM FOR THIS TIME OFYEAR, DRY THROUGHOUT THE DAY,THERE ARE THE STORMS OFF TO THEWEST AND NOTICE AS THEY PUSH INDURING EVENING, THEY DO TEND TOWEAKEN AND FALL APART A BIT BUTNOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.THERE WILL BE SOME GUSTY WINDSWITH SOME OF THESE STORMS ANDTHUNDER, AND THEY WILL TEND TOWEAKEN AND DIMINISH IN THEOVERNIGHT HOURS, AND THEY WILLBE GONE BY TOMORROW MORNING.IT'S A WARM NIGHT, TEMPERATURESHOLDING RIGHT AROUND 70 INBOSTON, AND ONLY DOWN IN THE60s IN THE SUBURBS.AND SO THAT'S OUR SPRINGBOARDTOMORROW, IT'S GOING TO BEANOTHER WARM DAY BUT ON THEOTHER SIDE OF THIS FRONT THEPLEASE KICKS UP OUT OF THE WEST,AND IT BRINGS IN LESS HUMID AIR,IT'S GOING TO BE WARM, WE'RETALKING ABOUT TEMPERATURESRUNNING ON EITHER SIDES OF80 DEGREES COMING UP ON FRIDAY,AND THE HUMIDITY WILL BEDROPPING, IT STARTS OUT STICKYAND BY DAY'S END IT'SCOMFORTABLE HERE OVER THEWEEKEND, MUCH COOLER, AS WELL,THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON FRIDAYIT'S A BLEND OF CLOUDS ANDSUNSHINE, BUT AS THAT FRONTCOMES THROUGH, THERE MIGHT BEONE OR TWO ISOLATED BRIEFPASSING SHOWERS THAT POP UP.MOST OF US ARE GOING TO STAY DRYON FRIDAY, JUST WANTED TO LETYOU KNOW OF THAT POSSIBILITY.BRIGHT SUNSHINE ON SATURDAY INTHE 60s, WE'RE UP INTO THE70s ON SUNDAY, AND NEXT CHANCE

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