Rain to start this weekend leads to a dramatic pattern change with anomalous ridging taking place by late in the forecast period. Temperatures throughout the period range from a few degrees above normal in the mid-40s to the mid-50s by Monday. The warmth continues into the middle of next week.

Rest of today – mostly cloudy with high temperatures in the mid-40s. A relatively weak coastal low will develop and move towards our area overnight. The best chances for rain are in the early overnight hours. Overnight lows in the mid-30s.

Saturday – rain chances will diminish quite a bit as the core of the low continues exiting to the northeast. Mostly cloudy with high temperatures in the mid-40s. Overnight lows in the the mid-30s. Some snow could mix in overnight as lingering chances for precipitation continue.

Sunday – things will dry out as the low continues to distance itself from us. Mostly sunny with high temperatures in the mid-40s. Overnight lows in the upper-30s.

Monday – the synoptic scale pattern shifts as strong ridging at the mid-levels occurs. This will translate to warm high temperatures in the mid-50s on Monday with mostly sunny skies and southerly flow. Overnight lows in the mid-40s.