Forecast Last Updated at Friday, July 30, 2021 at 6:58PM

A Crisp in the Air

Saturday's temperatures will be similar to today but the air will be drier behind a weak cold front. Occasional rain and maybe some thundershowers will develop late Saturday night and persist into Sunday morning. There should be a break midday Sunday before more showers and storms develop in the afternoon and evening. Next week's weather will be similar each day with cool temperatures, mostly cloudy skies and occasional showers and thunderstorms, mostly in the afternoon and evening.

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Friday Hi: 85 Lo: 65 Mostly to partly cloudy; NW wind 5-15 mph

Saturday Hi: 87 Lo: 62 Afternoon clouds; A few showers overnight; North wind 5-10 mph

Sunday Hi: 81 Lo: 62 Mostly cloudy and cooler; Occasional rain and maybe some thunder in the AM; Scattered showers and thundershowers in the PM; NW wind 5-10 mph

Monday Hi: 79 Lo: 62 Mostly cloudy; Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the PM

Tuesday Hi: 78 Lo: 61 Mostly cloudy; Scattered showers and thundershowers, mainly in the PM

Further Out

Wednesday - Mostly cloudy; Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the PM; High in the upper 70s; Low near 60 degrees
Thursday - Mostly cloudy; Widely scattered showers and thundershowers in the PM; High in the upper 70s; Low near 60 degrees

Forecast Discussion

A weak cold front stalls to our south and begins to slowly move back north Sunday. A few showers and thundershowers could develop overnight Saturday and hang around through Sunday mid-morning. There looks to be a break around midday Sunday before more showers and thunderstorms develop Sunday afternoon and evening. Temperatures will be noticeably cooler Sunday.

The front remains stalled to our south for much of next week. Waves of low pressure will ride along it bringing periods of rain and thunderstorms. Temperatures will be cool next week. The forecast looks the same for each day but there will be slight differences each day, such as the timing of the rain and thunderstorms. Those differences are difficult to pin down at this time. Most of the rain will be focused in the afternoon and evening hours but there could be rain and storms overnight and in the morning as well. It appears the coverage of showers and thunderstorms will decrease mid to late week.

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