Very warm today with light south winds ahead of an afternoon into evening cold front. Expect breezy north winds (gusts to 35 mph) and cooler air behind the front. The morning low clouds erode for a mostly sunny afternoon before clouds increase in the wake of the front into this evening and tonight.
Breezy north winds in the wake of a cold front will gusts to around 30 mph at times through the evening. Colder air eventually spills south and much cooler lows mainly in the 50s are expected by daybreak Saturday. Light rain showers will be possible over western counties as clouds increase over the region.
Saturday is cool with a chance for light rain mainly north & west. Temperatures quickly jump back to above normal Sunday and through next week. Rain chances return to the forecast for the mid-to-late portion of next week.
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