DELMARVA -- Thursday night will see a reinforcing cold front moving off the Delmarva coastline, allowing skies to clear and temperatures to drop into the upper 60s inland and the low 70s along the beaches. The dry, comfortable air will set the stage for an enjoyable start to the holiday weekend.
Humidity levels fall Thursday night into Independence Day thanks to a cold front.
On Independence Day, a broad area of high pressure will build over the region, delivering a mostly sunny and dry day. High temperatures are forecast to range from the low to mid-80s along the coast to the mid to upper 80s inland across the Eastern Shore. Humidity will remain low, with dew points comfortably in the 50s, making for a refreshing July Fourth across Delaware and Maryland. Low risk of rip currents and enjoy those ocean temperatures in the mid to upper 70s.
Wall-to-wall sunshine on the peninsula, enjoy the comfortable humidity levels.
Dry and seasonable weather will continues for fireworks Friday night through Sunday night as the high remains in control. Overnight lows are expected to drop into the mid-50s to mid-60s under clear skies—providing some of the coolest summer nights the region has seen in weeks.
Your Independence Day evening will be quite pleasant, clear, comfortable, with low humidity.
Saturday will bring another pleasant day with highs in the mid to upper 80s and continued low humidity. By Sunday, the high pressure center will shift offshore, resulting in a warming trend and a slight uptick in humidity. Highs will reach the upper 80s to near 90 degrees inland, with overnight lows ranging from the 60s to near 70 degrees along the coast.
Looking ahead to early next week, the return flow off the Atlantic and developing troughing over the Great Lakes will introduce warmer, more humid air to Delmarva. This setup will lead to increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms, especially during the afternoon and evening hours on Tuesday and Wednesday. Daytime highs will range from the mid-80s to low 90s, while overnight lows hold in the mid-60s to mid-70s amid rising humidity levels.