Summer Sizzle Makes Comeback: When Will MA Heat Up This Week?

MASSACHUSETTS — After a few days of sweater and hoodie weather across New England it may be time to bring out those shorts and sandals again later this week.

The National Weather Service is forecasting a toasty warming trend throughout the week that will see temperatures possibly close in on 90 degrees — up to 10 to 15 degrees above normal — by Friday and Saturday.

The bulk of the week will be more seasonable and dry weather with highs in the 70s Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and lows in the 50s at night. The only chance of rain in the forecast is Monday night when the NWS is calling for a 20 percent of an isolated shower.

But things will heat up starting on Thursday with a high of 82 degrees.

Friday could be the warmest day of the month with a high forecast of 86 degrees with some cities and towns pushing toward 90 degrees for, perhaps, the final time this summer.

Saturday should be another August-like one with a forecast high of 82 degrees, under sunny skies, with a high back down to about 79 degrees on Sunday.

"The only exceptions are along the immediate south coast where the southerly flow will keep temps a bit cooler, and localized sea breezes will keep temperatures cooler across eastern coastal areas from time to time," the NWS said on Monday morning. "Over the past couple of shifts have noticed that the peak heat has been trending later and later with future updates."

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)