First Alert Forecast: mild, breezy Thursday; much colder Friday, into weekend ahead

THURSDAY: A breezy, cooler day in the wake of the first front - highs in the lower to middle 60s. Expect sunshine to fade behind a few clouds. A stray, passing shower could be in play through the afternoon hours as the second front swings past. Winds may gust to 20-25 mph at times - even as skies clear overnight as lows fall into the 30s to near 40.

FRIDAY: A stout cold plunge - even with full sunshine, highs will only muster the lower to middle 50s. Winds will stay filtering in cooler air from the north through the day. Skies stay clear as we drop well into the 20s and 30s to start off Saturday morning - our first widespread frost and freeze. Protect tender vegetation, pets and check in on vulnerable people ahead of the cold.

EXTENDED: Saturday stays chilly in the lower 50s with another risk of widespread frost and freeze impacts lingering into Saturday night. Clouds return Sunday with highs in the middle 50s. A passing sprinkle chance will be possible late. Clouds will gradually clear through mid-week along with a warming trend into the 60s to near 70 by mid-late week.

Patrick Ellis

Action News 5 First Alert Meteorologist

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