Thunderstorm chances continue for New England; watching the tropics

While this weekend will generally be unsettled, there will be many more dry hours than wet hours, especially on Saturday. Overall, Saturday has trended even drier for the daylight hours. A weak disturbance will pass through the region this morning. Once this passes through Maine, any morning shower chance will end and breaks in the clouds will develop.

Another disturbance will approach from the southwest this evening, but ridging between these two features should bring a mainly dry day. The afternoon will see the highest chance for a storm across the northern third of New England from an approaching frontal boundary.

Connecticut and western Massachusetts will face the highest storm chances by mid-afternoon. The overall severe threat is low, but there remains a chance for a microburst, similar to what happened on Friday. Most areas saw sub-severe weather, but a wet microburst caused heavy damage in Granby and Simsbury, Connecticut. These storms will move northeast through night, weakening as they do so, similar to Friday night to Saturday morning.

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