Nice Fourth Of July Weekend In Vermont, But Social Distance, Please

A steamy summer day last year, looking out toward the Adirondacks
from South Burlington, Vermont. It looks like we'll have a lot
more that very warm to hot, humid air in the upcoming week

One of the many disappointing things about this whole, long cornona virus nightmare is we really can't gather and large groups to celebrate.

I think most Fourth of July parades in Vermont are canceled.  I don't know about fireworks displays, but it's certainly not a good idea to crowd together to watch the spectacle.

Keep those face masks on if you're near people, folks, and keep that six foot social distancing thing going.

If things were normal, the weather this holiday weekend in Vermont would be pretty damn great for big Independence Day parties. Skies will be at least partly sunny during the day, it'll be warm but not too hot, and humidity will only be somewhat noticeable.

Today, Friday, will be the "worst" day of the holiday weekend. Many of us in Vermont are starting out humid and murky and foggy and icky.  The clouds will lift some during the day as a weak cold front that was approaching us yesterday moves south and west toward New York State and southern New England and then washes out.

The front should have enough kick to produce a few scattered showers and thunderstorms, mostly south and west of Interstate 89.  (A rogue shower or two could still form northeast of the Interstate, but the chances are lower).

It'll turn slightly less humid by tonight and into the weekend as a bit of drier air bleeds south from Quebec.

Saturday, Independence Day, might start out a bit murky like today, but the sun will blast through, leaving a partly to mostly sunny afternoon, with highs in the 80-85 degree range, says the National Weather Service in South Burlington.

Sunday looks like it will bring more of the same, though it will be a couple degrees warmer.  A minor disturbance might create a pop up thunderstorm or two near the International Border toward evening.

Yesterday, in Burlington, it got up to 92 degrees, making it the tenth day so far this year it has gotten to or above 90 degrees.  That's double the entire yearly average of five such days.

Plus, it looks we have a good shot at a couple of more 90s later in the week as we become engulfed in a the edge of a large dome of heat setting up for most of the continental United States.

It'll be hot and humid and awful during the second half of the week, but believe it or not, we won't be seeing the worst of it.

As mentioned yesterday, disturbances will be coming in from the northwest, causing brief relief in the form of almost daily scattered showers and storms.

It's also looking like the most intense and long lasting heat will settle in to the Plains and Midwest through mid-month at least.  Here in northern New England, it pretty much looks like we will be warmer and more humid than average through mid-month, but at least we have a few chances of getting brief minor breaks from the heat and humidity.

But yeah, get ready for another hot spell like we had in late June, unfortunately.