Summer is on its Way to the Granite State

AMHERST, NH - Welcome to summer 2016.

Well, not quite. Officially, summer is about four weeks away. However, if you’re ready for some summer weather, this Memorial Day weekend is going to deliver some warm temperatures but also with it, some rain and thunderstorms, according to forecasters.

But even with the rain, as Alex Sosnowski from AccuWeather.com noted, it will feel like summer through Memorial Day, and that’s all that really matters.

While warm and sunny temperatures are expected next week, the second tropical system of the season, Bonnie, is expected to travel up the East Coast during the Memorial Day weekend and into next week, so keep an eye out for future storm warnings.

The forecast

Tonight: Mild and in the 50s but some early morning rain or possibly a thunderstorm could hit before dawn.

Friday: A slight chance of rain and damaging wind in the morning but then, partly sunny with highs in the lower 80s with clouds and temps in the 60s at night.

Saturday: The scorcher of the weekend – highs could hit the upper 80s to lower 90s in some sections of New Hampshire with another slight chance of rain in the early afternoon. Rain is possibly during the evening, too.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain and mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 70s and upper 50s during the evening.

Memorial Day: A slight chance of rain during the day with highs in the middle to upper 70s. Mostly cloudy at night with temps in the lower 60s.

The latest weather forecast can always be found on the front page of every Patch.com news and community website.

Graphics courtesy of AccuWeather.com.