Summer weekend, breezy and warm, storms next week

High pressure near the Atlantic East Coast has prompted a southerly flow of warm air into the region, sending temperatures to 80 degrees. Winds gusted to near 30 mph.

Skies will remain partly cloudy overnight, with an isolated shower early across the northern and eastern counties. The night will be breezy and very mild, but not as windy.

Sunday will be breezy and quite warm, with temperatures pushing toward the mid-80s under mostly sunny skies--15 degrees above normal.

A storm coming out of central Plains, where thunderstorms will be focused this weekend and across the Midwest, will reach the Upper Midwest Monday, introducing a greater chance for showers and storms, diminishing with the passage of a cold front that will bring slightly cooler weather Tuesday.

The weather will stay on the warm side later in the week with some sunshine. However, additional scattered showers and storms could develop Thursday through Friday before another weak cold front arrives toward the weekend.

Forecast

• Tonight: Patchy clouds, breezy, mild. Low 62
• Sunday: Partly cloudy, breezy, warm. High 84
• Monday: Some sun, late-day, storm. High 83 (63)
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, few showers p.m. High 75 (62)
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, scattered storms. High 79 (57)
• Thursday: Partly sunny, showers, storms p.m. High 80 (62)
• Friday: Showers, cooler. High 75 (62)