90 Degrees This Week, Storms This Weekend: MA Weeklong Weather Forecast

The summer still has some fight in it, as Massachusetts residents will notice throughout the week.

Temperatures should again threaten 90 degrees, even passing it later in the week, before a wet weekend might offer some relief from a long drought.

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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are expected to be mostly sunny (with some clouds on Wednesday) with temperatures in the mid-to-high 80's, reaching 90 on Thursday across most of Massachusetts. Check your local Patch this week for localized forecasts.

Temperatures will continue to flirt with 90 on Friday, accompanied by scattered thunderstorms. The rest of the weekend could see scattered storms persist as temperatures drop slightly.

You may want to squeeze your beach days in this week, however, as temperatures dip into the mid-70s in Weather.com's extended forecast for next week.