Storm Team4 Forecast: Sunny skies return, temps in the 70s finish out workweek

4 things to know about the weather:

1. Mild finish to the week
2. Cooler this weekend
3. Dry through Election Day
4. Plenty of 70s next week

Clouds and fog are likely to be quite thick at times through the first few hours of your Thursday.

Southwest winds will help to bring back the sunshine Thursday afternoon and bring most areas back above 70°.

Friday looks even better with sunshine from start to finish and highs well up into the mid-to-upper 70s.

A cold front will come through the area late Thursday night so Friday will also come with a fairly stiff northwest wind with gusts in the 20-25 mph range. Cooler and drier air will follow.

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Saturday morning will be about 10-15° cooler than Friday morning and Saturday’s highs will only reach the low 60s with more clouds than sun.

Next week’s rain chance keeps getting pushed back. Dry weather is now expected to last through Tuesday at least and maybe all the way to Wednesday evening.

In addition to continuing our long, dry spell next week will start out very mild. Highs will likely reach the low to mid-70s on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday! That’s more than 10° above average for early November.

The storm that finally brings us rain later next week will usher in a much colder pattern so enjoy this mild weather while it’s here.

QuickCast

THURSDAY:
AM: Clouds & fog
Afternoon clearing
Nice and mild
Wind: southwest 5-10 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 68° to 73°

THURSDAY NIGHT:
Mainly clear skies
Some fog after midnight
Mild
Wind: southwest <5 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
LOWS: 52° to 58°

FRIDAY:
Sunny skies
Quite warm
Breezy at times
Wind: northwest 12-22 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 73° to 78°

SATURDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Much cooler
Remaining dry
Wind: North/northeast 5 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 58° to 63°

SUNDAY:
Mostly cloudy
Seasonable
Light breeze
Wind: southeast 4-8 mph
Chance of rain: 0%
HIGHS: 60° to 65°

Sunrise: 7:32       Sunset: 6:11
Average High: 65°  Average Low: 47°

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