Good morning!
With filtered sunshine due to the wildfires in the western states, expect a high around 74 today, with a southwest wind of 5-15 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph possible. The smoke will not cause any air quality issues this far east in the country, but its presence aloft will result in temperatures being held back by a few degrees compared to what they would be otherwise. (Yesterday could have very easily reached 70 degrees, but we only reached 64 degrees due to the filtering of the sunshine. Similarly, without the smoke aloft, we would likely be reaching the upper 70s today.) Tonight will be mostly clear and 57, with a southwest wind of 5-15 mph.
Thursday will be partly cloudy and 78, with a southwest wind of 5-10 mph. We will likely have at least an outside shot at 80 tomorrow as smoke aloft will be less prevalent, but clouds will increase in the afternoon. Thursday night will be mostly cloudy and 50, with a chance of showers late, and a wind flipping to the north at 5-10 mph.
Going forward, there is a chance of showers Friday morning, giving way to partly cloudy skies and a high of 63, the first in a stretch of cool days that will last into early next week. The first frost is possible this weekend, as I am projecting morning lows of 37 Saturday morning and 35 Sunday morning, with clear skies. Saturday and Sunday will both be sunny with a high around 61 each day. Expect at least Monday to also stay in the low to mid 60s; things likely warm to the mid 60s to near 70 by Tuesday if current trends hold.
Have a great day!
-Nathan
