On what was described by Matt Noyes in last evening’s Evening Essentials as the likely hottest day of the next two weeks, today brings only a slight decrease in humidity by afternoon, but not sufficient to eliminate the chance of thunder. In fact, Central and Northern New England may find a few severe storms with damaging gusts and hail, while Southern New England stays storm-free most of the day, with an isolated evening storm chance. Matt lays out the 24-hour forecast details, plus Noyes’ Notes looking farther down the line.