Evening bathing could also benefit personal hygiene. “Nighttime showers allow for cleaning the dirt of the day,” says Dr. Ranella Hirsch, a Boston-area dermatologist. That includes dust, allergens, sweat, and pollution. Go to bed without rinsing them off, and they may irritate the skin and transfer to your sheets.

Showers and thunderstorms continue through tonight before dry and less humid conditions return for the weekend. Some storms tonight could contain damaging winds and brief heavy rainfall.

Stargazers are in for a rare treat at month’s end, when two separate meteor showers each peak activity on the same night, promising a combined rate of up to 30 “shooting stars” an hour. According to the American Meteor Society,

Rip current risk remains elevated, with purple flags flying at some beaches due to the presence of jellyfish. The Crystal Coast and Southern Outer Banks are in a moderate risk of rip currents and a low risk of rip currents for the Northern Outer Banks.

There’s also a creative bonus. Evening showers, when your mind is less focused and more relaxed, can trigger free association, giving way to breakthrough ideas or solutions. In short, it’s the perfect environment for spontaneous thinking. Prefer ...

Sunday sees the start of summer’s meteor season in the Northern Hemisphere, with the with start of two overlapping showers— the Delta Aquarids and the Alpha Capricornids.

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Scattered showers and isolated storms rolled in over South Florida on Thursday morning. Added moisture coming in from the east will result in higher coverage of showers and storms as the day progresses. In the afternoon, the rain activity will form inland and move toward the Gulf.