Forecast: Fabulous Friday, then weekend showers

Chance of t-storms Sunday; unsettled into next week

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Today's Daily Digit

 

A somewhat subjective rating of the day's weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.

 

Wish the weekend could be this nice. Just wear the suncreen. Pop some allergy pills too.

 

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EXPRESS FORECAST

Today: Partly to mostly sunny. Near 70. | Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy. 47-55. | Tomorrow: Partly to mostly cloudy. Scattered showers (50% chance). Mid-60s. | Sunday: Showers likely. T-storms possible too. Low-to-mid 70s. | A Look Ahead | Get Express Forecast by E-mail

FORECAST IN DETAIL

First the great news: Today's sunny and 70 will be pretty amazing! However, clouds increase tonight, and the likelihood of showers and thunderstorms isn't too far behind. On the bright side, there is hope that neither Saturday nor Sunday will be total washouts, and temperatures remain mild through the weekend. But we'll have a hard time shaking the shower chances even as we get into next week.

Today (Friday): Morning temperatures rise through the 50s and into the 60s, peaking around 70 for afternoon highs. Should be just about perfect, especially with partly to mostly sunny skies and a light breeze from the north. Just be mindful of the high UV index. And allergy sufferers, keep your medicine nearby. Confidence: High

Tonight: Clouds increase tonight, but there shouldn't be any rain to worry about until a 20% chance of showers after midnight. Otherwise, it's a nice and fairly mild spring evening as temperatures fall through the 60s, and land in the upper 40s (suburbs) to mid-50s (downtown) for overnight lows. Confidence: Medium-High

How worried should I be about rain this weekend? Keep reading for the forecast into next week...

Tomorrow (Saturday): Partly to mostly cloudy skies, along with a decent chance of some scattered showers, should keep highs to around the mid-60s. Overall chance of rain for any given location is about 50%. By afternoon, breezes from the southeast likely pick up to around 10 mph or 10-15 mph. Confidence: Medium

Tomorrow Night: Shower chances stay around 50% through the evening before an area of steady, heavier rain likely moves through between midnight and sunrise. Most of us should see lows only down to the low-to-mid 50s. Confidence: Medium

Sunday: Once the area of steadier rain exits in the morning, we're back to the chance (around 60%) of scattered showers and possibly thunderstorms for the remainder of the day. At least warm flow from the southwest will give temperatures a boost -- highs in the low-to-mid 70s. Confidence: Low-Medium

A LOOK AHEAD

Partly to mostly cloudy skies persist during a potentially showery (60% chance) Sunday night with lows in the 50s. We just can't get the cold front to clear through the area fast enough! Confidence: Medium

A lot of clouds could stick around Monday and Tuesday as isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms remain in the forecast. Temperatures should be pretty pleasant, in the 60s to near 70. Confidence: Low