A cold front will affect the area this weekend, bringing showers and a few thunderstorms to the area on Saturday before a beautiful Sunday.

Two rounds of precipitation are possible Saturday. The first round could arrive in the morning from offshore, bringing showers and maybe a thunderstorm to the area through mid-morning. It then appears probable that we’ll see a break in the rain for a few hours before the cold front approaches the area later in the afternoon, which will bring the risk for another round of showers and a few thunderstorms. We’ll want to see how many breaks in the clouds can develop midday Saturday, as that’ll have impacts on how much the atmosphere can destabilize. Depending on how unstable things get, we could see a few stronger storms with gusty winds and hail. Wait and see, but be ready for thunderstorms if you have outdoor activities — remember, every thunderstorm is dangerous because of lightning. Highs on Saturday top out in the low 80s after a very warm start in the mid-60s.

The cold front gets through later Saturday, and will yield a beautiful Sunday. We start Sunday in the low 50s before northwest flow drives dewpoints down and temperatures up to the upper 70s in the afternoon. We’ll see a few clouds at most, and it’ll be a great day to get out and about.