Sabrina Ullman: Pleasant day ahead

October 4: Sunny and pleasant day

Today will be mostly sunny with temperatures reaching the 60s this afternoon.

After a chilly start to the day, today will warm to the 60s. It will be sunny with a southwest wind of 5-10 mph.

Skies will stay clear for most of the weekend, and the next few nights will be ideal for viewing Northern Lights. Tonight will be warmer than last night with overnight lows in the 40s.

Saturday will have increasing clouds and afternoon highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. A breezy south wind will have gusts as high as 30 mph. There is a chance of afternoon showers and possibly a thunderstorm, but accumulations will be mostly less than a tenth of an inch.

Temperatures will be cooler Sunday with highs in the 50s. We will gradually warm back to the upper 60s by next Friday. Dry, windy conditions will continue for the next week.

Today

Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 4pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 66. East wind around 5 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.