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It will finally be nice this weekend. Here are 5 things to know about the weather ahead.

The water will be warmer than usual, but the breezes will be lighter — and other fun facts.

Is New England really the hydrangea capital of the US? These are the best spots to see them.

Remember when it used to cool down at night? Here’s why we rarely see cooler evenings anymore.

Tornado hit Lyme, N.H., on Tuesday night with winds reaching 110 m.p.h., weather service says

These parts of New England are seeing mild drought conditions

If you think Boston’s hot now, get ready

‘It always felt like life was imitating art’: Lee Isaac Chung talks weathering real tornadoes on ‘Twisters’ set

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Is New England really the hydrangea capital of the US? These are the best spots to see them.
Data collected by nature enthusiasts give us an idea of how often — and where — hydrangeas are grown in Massachusetts and around the country.

Weather Focus | Ken Mahan and Ivy Scott
Remember when it used to cool down at night? Here’s why we rarely see cooler evenings anymore.
It used to be that summer evenings provided a much-needed break from the heat. But now the days are getting hotter and more humid.

A year after the deluge, floods return to Vermont
Vermonters are reeling after the waters devastated swaths of the state, a year to the day after the worst floods in a century.

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Forecast | Dave Epstein

A break in the heat is coming, setting up what could be one of the best weekends this summer

Finally, we have some good news for those of you who have been wishing for cooler temperatures.

These parts of New England are seeing mild drought conditions

The intense heat, with temperatures in the 90s, and lack of rainfall have dried out the ground.

These heat maps show where it will feel like 100 degrees today in New England

The extreme heat and stifling humidity continues Wednesday across New England.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Relief from the heat is in sight. But first, another uncomfortable day, more storms.

Cooler, more dry air is on the horizon for much of New England.

Severe thunderstorms roll through Central, Western Mass., N.H., thousands without power

Utility companies reported thousands of customers along the Route 2 corridor were without power Tuesday night because of the storms, from North Adams in the state’s northwest corner to Orange, a town just north of the Quabbin Reservoir, to Lowell in the Merrimack Valley.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Strong to severe thunderstorms possible tonight

High humidity will stick around Tuesday but with a strong breeze.

Weather Focus | Ken Mahan and Ivy Scott

Remember when it used to cool down at night? Here’s why we rarely see cooler evenings anymore.

It used to be that summer evenings provided a much-needed break from the heat. But now the days are getting hotter and more humid.

A dam fails in Illinois after heavy rains and tornadoes sweep the Midwest

Thunderstorms with heavy rains and tornadoes rattled the Chicago area and elsewhere in the Midwest, overtopping a dam Tuesday in southern Illinois.

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