Quiet and warmer start to the week

Marcus’ 4 a.m. Monday forecast

Warming temperatures this week, with rain chances returning late week.

Monday:

Despite the chilly start here for this morning we’ll gradually warm up with plenty of sunshine and a lot of dry air in place. Expect highs to top out near 60 later this afternoon. It might get a little breezy, but not too bad, with wind gusts getting up to as high as 25 to 30 mph.

Monday night:

Clear conditions tonight as overnight lows only fall to the lower 40s.

Tuesday:

Quiet and warmer weather continues for Tuesday with partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid-60s for the afternoon. Wind gusts could get up to as high as 30 mph during the second half of the day.

Wednesday:

A weak wave on Wednesday could provide some light shower opportunities late in the day. Otherwise we are cloudy and mild with highs near 70.

Late week rain:

A more robust system coming in late week will bring showers and thunderstorms to the area starting Thursday afternoon and evening. Expect mild temperatures with highs near 70° for Thursday afternoon. Showers will likely continue into Friday for the morning hours, then sharply cooler with highs returning to the upper 50s to wrap up the work week

8 day forecast:

The weekend looks considerably cooler with highs near 60 on Saturday and highs only around 50 on Sunday. It appears we’re going to enter a cooler pattern as we get into the new work week next week for the next couple of weeks.