Much Warmer Days Ahead

TODAY: Mostly cloudy, with a few scattered showers possible. Warmer, with highs in the upper 70s. A bit breezy at times with a south wind at 10-15 mph gusting to 20 mph at times. Chance of rain around 30%.

TONIGHT: A few lingering showers can’t be ruled out. Otherwise mild and cloudy, with lows in the low to mid 60s.

FRIDAY: Perhaps slightly better shower coverage on Friday. Beyond that, the forecast is similar to Thursday. Highs in the upper 70s under cloudy skies, and lows in the low 60s overnight. Chance of rain around 40%.

SATURDAY: High temperatures reach 80° in the afternoon. Variably to mostly cloudy, with a slight chance of a shower. Rain chance around 20%. Overnight, variably cloudy and mild, with a low in the low 60s.

SUNDAY: Warm, but dry. Highs in the low 80s. Overnight lows in the low 60s.

NEXT WEEK: The warm pattern will continue into the start of next week. Models suggest that by late next week, we will see our next cold front push through, making things much cooler. However, models are still differing rather significantly on the timing of this front, with the GFS moving the fastest bringing the cold front through by Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The Euro holds the front off until Thursday morning, and the Canadian is the slowest, bringing the front in after noon and into the evening on Thursday. For now, I’m leaning with the European model solution, and therefore have a slight rain chance on the board Tuesday and Wednesday to account for any shower activity we may see ahead of and along the front. Since I’m leaning with the European model, the 7 day forecast highs won’t reflect the change in temperatures until tomorrow. Since there is some model discrepancy, the forecast beyond Monday is subject to change pretty quickly, so keep an eye on the forecast over the next few days.