Warm temperatures continue this week, then rain returns next week

COLUMBUS, Mississippi (WCBI) – SUMMARY: We continued our warming trend with highs in the upper-60s to low-70s today. We’ll reach the upper-70s by the end of the week!

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows in the upper-30s. Calm wind.

WEDNESDAY: Sunny and warmer with highs in the mid-70s. Calm wind.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the mid-40s. Calm wind. 

EXTENDED FORECAST: We will enjoy quiet weather through the end of the week, as a gradual warming trend continues. The second half of the week will usher in afternoon highs ranging from the upper-70s to low-80s. A few isolated showers are possible Saturday and Sunday, but a better chance of rain arrives Sunday night and Monday. A few storms may produce heavy rain and gusty winds. Computer forecast models are inconsistent beyond Monday, but most agree on a frontal boundary becoming stalled across the region or yet another system developing to our west and moving through. Either way, I am maintaining a chance of rain Tuesday as well.