TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and mild. Low: 48
TUESDAY: Milder with clouds and sunshine. High: 73
TUESDAY NIGHT: Partly to mostly cloudy and warm. Low: 58
Stubborn dryness will be a continuing storyline, one with no definite conclusion. It looks mostly or entirely dry through the start of the upcoming weekend, with perhaps the only chance of a spotty shower or two around Wednesday with a weak mid-week cold front. That means the drought will continue to worsen, as temperatures continue to fluctuate between warm and cool, and then back to warm again. We'll bounce back into the 70s come Election Day Tuesday, and stay there through Wednesday, before cooling off a bit later in the week. The next "chance" of any measurable rain doesn't arrive until the 2nd half of next weekend, at the earliest. So, please continue to exercise extra caution be mindful of any burn bans and red flag warnings.
DETAILED FORECAST
MONDAY NIGHT
Expect a few stubborn clouds around as we head into this evening. Temperatures will be milder than over the weekend as nighttime low drop to the 40s.
TUESDAY (ELECTION DAY) AND WEDNESDAY
While many of us would probably cast their vote for some soaking rain at this point given the growing need, Mother Nature is in no mood to dent our worsening drought. In fact, the middle of the week, including Election Day, looks partly sunny, breezy, and increasingly warm. Highs will be in the low to mid 70s Tuesday, and upper 70s on Wednesday with a warm but occasionally brisk southwest breeze again elevating the fire danger. There could be a spotty shower Wednesday or Wednesday night with a weak and moisture-starved cold front, but odds are we'll remain dry, again. Cooler 60s but more dry weather settles in for the end of the work week.
THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND
High pressure builds back into the region to round out the week bringing with it a return closer to more seasonable temperatures. Skies will turn out rather sunny after a bit of a cloudy start Thursday followed by mostly sunny skies for a while on Friday. Expect upper 60s in the afternoon Thursday which is still rather mild, but slightly cooler highs in the mid 60s are expected on Friday. We look to get even cooler next weekend with highs in the lower 60s. High pressure overhead for Saturday should lead to fair skies and some decent sunshine, but a cold front is expected to arrive later in the day Sunday bringing with it a chance for some showers.
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