Increasing Clouds, RainThis Afternoon

It's a chilly start to the morning as temperatures dropped into the upper 30s before clouds arrived earlier this morning. Clouds will continue to increase and thicken throughout the day as a warm front moves northward today. Forecasting the temperature is a bit of a challenge with cloud cover and timing the rain. It looks like rain chances ramp up early this afternoon and this evening. We should be able to get into the 60s before the rain arrives, and in fact, I'll forecast a high of 63 today. The rain may last through the evening but should exit to the east by early Saturday morning. Clouds and rain will keep temperatures fairly mild tonight with a low of 51 expected tomorrow morning.

Clouds will hold tough for much of Saturday and a few sprinkles are possible early in the morning. A weak cold front will pass through the area Saturday morning, but highs will be similar to today with lower 60s expected. A weak disturbance will ride along the front to our south on Saturday night and Sunday morning and could cause some light rain. I think the better chance of rain will remain to our south. Temperatures look to cool off a little Sunday with highs in the upper 50s to near 60 expected. Temperatures next week look slightly cooler than this week, and it appears that any bitter cold will remain out of the picture. In the long term, we could be in store for even warmer weather the following work week before a big storm moves through.