We are amid the hottest temperatures we’ve seen so far this year in the Boston area and most of New England is under either a heat advisory or excessive heat…
The heat is on! We are amid the hottest temperatures we’ve seen so far this year and summer officially hasn’t really started yet -- or has it?
Technically, the answer is yes for us in the science field and no for those who follow the stars. Meteorological summer started June 1 and continues through Aug. 31. Astronomical summer officially begins Thursday at 4:50 p.m. EDT and ends on Sept. 22. For those that may be confused, meteorological summer represents the warmest months of the year -- June, July, and August -- whereas astronomical summer is representative of the sun’s most direct rays which reach their northernmost latitude, the Tropic of Cancer on Thursday during the summer solstice...
As we peek into the weekend, temps will stay on the warm side in the 80s with the threat for afternoon showers and storms.
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