The long holiday weekend appears to be mainly dry, and even features a day that could make for a good beach getaway. We do have a chance for rain overnight Saturday into Sunday but this shouldn’t be a damper on anyone’s plans. Sunday’s shaping up to be the warmest day of the weekend although Memorial Day itself may end up being the nicest all around day.

Rest of today – breezy and sunny with high temperatures in the mid-70s. The strong pressure gradient between a departing surface low and a high pressure center moving east from the Great Lakes is what’s causing these breezy conditions. Winds should die down overnight as the high moves overhead and the pressure gradient relaxes. Overnight lows in the upper-50s.

Saturday – as the high pressure continues moving east, clouds will increase due to the influence of an advancing warm front. This frontal boundary may serve as the focus for some showers and thunderstorms overnight Saturday into Sunday. High temperatures Saturday expected to be in the low-70s due to increasing cloud cover. Overnight lows in low-60s.

Sunday – we’ll be in the warm sector this day. Clouds and rain are expected to subside early and allow for temperatures to warm into the mid-80s and possibly higher. This will be the best day of the weekend to hit the beach though it’s not a lock for sunny weather all day. Overnight lows in the mid-60s.

Monday (Memorial Day) – anticipating this will be the best day of the weekend with sunny skies and mild temperatures in the upper-70s. Overnight lows in the low-60s.