Updated Friday, August 8, 2008 at 8:45 AM
From the NECN Meteorology Team: Matt Noyes, Tim Kelley and Joe Joyce

Friday...Plenty of showers and thunderstorms with localized flash flooding. A few storms may be damaging, especially where some morning sun breaks through clouds in Southern New England. Highs generally in the 70s central and south, 60s north. Southeast to south wind at 4-14 mph.

Overnight Friday Night...Downpours continue for the first half of the night in parts of NH and ME, then diminish. Quickly diminishing showers and thunder early elsewhere. Lows in the 50s north and west, 60s elsewhere. Light and variable wind becomes west at 0-6 mph.

Saturday...Fantastic for most! Sunshine and a few clouds, though clouds will build hearty enough for scattered afternoon thunder in the North Country, as well as Central and Northern ME. Highs nearing 80 south, 70s elsewhere. West wind at 5-15 mph.

Sunday...A sunny start, followed by building clouds with afternoon and evening thunder from west to east. Highs in the lower 80s.

Monday...Numerous downpours and strong thunderstorms likely. Highs in the middle 70s.

Tuesday...Fair and pleasant. Highs in the lower 80s.

Weather Summary, Thursday Evening, August 7, 2008:

An Upper level pool of cold air remains over the Northeastern U.S. which continues to provide bouts of unsettled weather. Friday will be no exception as a disturbance in the form of an upper level trough will rotate through this afternoon and touch off a round of showers and thunderstorms, some of which will be strong with flooding rain, frequent lightning, and gusty winds possible.
We should be getting a little drier air Friday Night into Saturday, so there is hope for nice Saturday, at least to start.
But it now looks like Saturday Night into Sunday we will have another increase in this upper trough, meaning cooling aloft, along with a trof of low pressure crossing west to east with another batch of storms moving across New york into New England during the weekend.
Monday and Tuesday do not look much better, as the upper low is still stuck in place.