Warm and windy weekend ahead

There's some dense fog in the northwestern corner of the area this morning that may persist until 10:00 or 11:00am, so take it easy if you have to travel westward this morning. We'll eventually clear that out, though, as our winds pick up. Highs will climb into the lower to middle 70s today with winds gusting to around 30mph this afternoon. High fire danger is possible through the weekend with our windy, dry, and warm conditions, so be sure to check with local officials in regards to any burn bans in your county.

Near record breaking highs are in the forecast for Sunday afternoon with winds gusting to around 35-40 mph through the first half of the day. The good news is that a system looks to pass through that will weaken our winds through the day, and may bring with it a chance for a couple showers early Monday. Depending on where the front is Monday, some folks to the south and east may make it up close to 70°, while others to the north and west may be stuck in the 50s for highs to start the week.

We should all be in the 60s through midweek before our next system moves in. The weather pattern looks like it's starting to get a bit more active at this point as rain becomes likely late Wednesday night and into Thursday. We may even see a few showers lingering into early Friday.

Highs get a bit cooler with the rain, though. We're looking at mid 50s for the last half of next week, which is quite a bit closer to where we should be for this time of the year.