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Kids, it doesn't get much better than eighty degrees and nary a cloud in sight. It may be difficult to return to the office after lunch. A few wispy cirrus clouds may arrive this evening, making for a lovely sunset.

Today is going to be a very, very pleasant summer day. Sunny, dry and mild with a high right around the normal of 84. A few clouds may move in this evening, which would be a shame as it's time for the second Manhattanhenge of the year. Well, Manhattanhenge proper isn't until tomorrow night, but tonight will be almost as good! The full ball of the sun will be on the horizon at 8:24 this evening at an azimuth of 300 degrees, which is parallel to the street grids of Manhattan. For the last 10-15 minutes of daylight every east-west street on the Manhattan grid will be fully bathed in sunlight. Tomorrow night, which should also be clear, will be the true Manhattanhenge, when half the sun's disk will be parallel to the streets as it sets. Can't make it either night? There's a Nova ScienceNOW video with Neil deGrasse Tyson explaining Manhattanhenge to a somewhat startled bystander.

Look up. You see those wispy high cirrus clouds out there? They are harbingers of doom, or at least a rainy Saturday. Before then today will bring another promise of summer with a max temperature flirting with 80 degrees and a mostly sunny sky. The change will begin after bar-closing time tonight. That's when a warm front will pass through the city. Once it does, there will be an increasing chance of showers through the day tomorrow. Showers and thundershowers are expected to be widespread by Saturday afternoon. Be aware that there's a slight chance that some of the thunderstorms could produce high winds and hail.