Justin Liles: Temperatures climbing through Thursday

High pressure is in control over the Northland as drier air is in place. This high will continue to set the pace for sunny skies and warmer temperatures this week. Our cooling nights should still be enough to generate early morning fog around water ways come Wednesday morning. As the high slides more to the east we will see southerly winds take over. Temperatures are expected to climb in the mid to upper 80s and even lower 90s by Thursday.

A cold front will come swinging through late Thursday and tap into the moisture and warmth present. Some stronger late afternoon to early evening, thunderstorms are possible around the region. Cooler air returns along with some additional cloud cover Friday and Saturday. Temperatures begin to climb again starting next Monday.

• TONIGHT: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
• WEDNESDAY: Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 5 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
• THURSDAY: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
• FRIDAY: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
• SATURDAY: A chance of showers, mainly after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph..
• SUNDAY: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
• MONDAY: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.