A somewhat subjective assessment of today’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.
Capital Region Forecast: Wet rain and storms before fall-like bliss
today is Tuesday): Skies are generally partly sunny, but we could see periods of full sunshine and clouds with the possibility of isolated rain or storms, especially in the afternoon. Highs reach the mid to upper 80s with continued moderate to high humidity (dew points 65 to 70), making it a few degrees hotter. The wind will be southwesterly, light, reaching a speed of about 5 knots per hour. Confidence: medium-high
Tonight: The chances of rain and storms increase in the evening and continue until the night hours. Some of them can be heavy. Skies will be mostly cloudy with lows in the upper 60s to around 70 with conditions remaining very humid. Winds are southwesterly at 5 to 10 knots per hour, but more active in thunderstorms. Confidence: medium-high
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tomorrow is Wednesday): Another humid morning welcomes us with the possibility of scattered showers before some midday or afternoon thunderstorms develop along the cold front. High temperatures will depend on the timing of the front, but temperatures will likely reach the upper 70s to low 80s with the humidity finally starting to drop by the mid to late afternoon. Winds will blow from the southwest and west early today before shifting to the northwest at 5 to 15 mph later in the afternoon. Confidence: average
Tomorrow night: Clean and cool with comfortably low humidity. Lows at dawn reach the mid 50s to highs in our cooler suburbs to the low 60s in the city. Light, refreshing breezes blow from the north and northwest. Confidence: medium-high
Thursday And Friday It’s picture perfect with mostly sunny skies, comfort highs in the 70s, and low humidity (dew points in the 40s!). Lows Thursday night and Friday will range into the 50s with comfortably cool conditions under mostly clear skies. No need for air conditioning! Confidence: medium-high
our weekend Trends are warmer, but humidity remains low. Skies are expected to be mostly sunny Saturday and most of Sunday (may start to cloud a little later) with highs in the low 80s Saturday to low 80s to mid 80s Sunday. Low temperatures Saturday night, under mostly clear skies, will range from the 50s to the low 60s. Confidence: medium-high