Beautiful Weather Lasts Through the Weekend

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - We saw another nice day with a big temperature swing here in western Mass. Lows fell into the lower 40s this morning and we managed to hit highs in the lower 80s this afternoon!

We keep fair skies this evening and tonight with temperatures cooling back into the 50s thanks to slightly higher dew points. Some areas of fog may form through sunrise.

Slightly warmer air will move in starting Friday and will last through the weekend as a ridge of high pressure in the upper levels of the atmosphere moves over New England. Dew points climb to near 60 degrees, with a bit of mugginess but certainly not oppressive, but will help the afternoons to feel warm. It will keep the nighttime temps up a bit as well with lows mainly in the 50′s.

Sunny skies prevail thanks to high pressure at the surface and daytime highs should come up into the middle 80′s Friday and Saturday with a with light and variable breeze- certainly a warm start to the Big E!

Dry weather with above normal temperatures continues into at least the start of next week, but nothing record-breaking or all that unusual for mid-September. Mid to late week this pattern may break down a bit and allow for some shower chances.