This weekend will be gorgeous, with mostly sunny skies and temperature in the mid to upper 70’s. An area of high pressure sitting just to our south and east will continue to pump warm air from the south in our direction.
NWS Surface Map
Today
We will see mostly sunny skies today with temperatures topping out around 70 degrees.
Tomorrow
The warming trend will continue for tomorrow, with temperatures warming into the mid 70’s. Sunny skies will once make for a nice day!
Rest of the Weekend into Next Week
By Sunday, temperatures will hover around 80 degrees. Notice all the warm air funneling into the central U.S in this map.
NAM Surface Temperatures Sunday Afternoon
However, the warm temperatures and sunny skies will soon come to an end. A fairly meridional pattern setting up will bring a series of troughs sweeping across the area. The first trough doesn’t appear like it will dig as far south, but will still bring cooler temperatures and the chance for some rain and gusty winds.
GFS 500mb Wind Speeds Next Tuesday
This second trough may dig a bit deeper and bring even cooler air into the region. Rain will also be possible this go around.
GFS 500mb Wind Speeds Next Thursday Night
Today through Sunday may be the best weekend to do your Fall leaves sight seeing! Leaves are not quite at their peak, but the temperatures will be warm and winds will be rather calm.
5 Day Forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light and variable wind.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Light and variable wind.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 60%.