Cooler than normal, low-humidity conditions continue through midweek before temperatures rebound into the weekend. A midweek storm system brings widespread rain, then Hurricane Erin passes well southeast of New England on Friday, producing no direct impacts inland but stirring up rough surf, rip currents, and gusty winds across Cape Cod and the Islands. For most of Eastern Massachusetts, the pattern turns warmer and drier over the weekend. Another front brings a chance of showers late Sunday into Monday, followed by a return to seasonable and pleasant late summer weather midweek.

Friday, August 22 – Mostly sunny inland, windy for the Cape and Islands

Hurricane Erin passes far offshore, too distant for direct rain or wind inland. Eastern Massachusetts enjoys a mostly sunny day with season

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