ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY

1. Very warm weather will prevail for the first weekend of August.  After today's low humidity values, winds turn southerly on Saturday, ushering in higher dew points. Sunday is less humid, but still very warm with temps near 90 in NYC, and in the upper 80s elsewhere.

2.  Little in the way of precipitation through Tuesday. Any storms will be widely scattered (perhaps Monday night). Overall, the period from Saturday through Tuesday will be characterized by very warm temps, with varying amounts of humidity.

WPC: Forecasted price from Saturday through Wednesday morning

3.  Frontal boundary will sit near the region by Wednesday. Temps will be lower this time frame, with increasing opportunities for showers and thunderstorms both Wednesday and Thursday.