A chilly — but, thankfully, mostly sunny — weekend lies ahead as a reinforcing shot of cool air works its way in on Saturday. We’ll start Saturday in the mid-30s, but somewhat brisk northwesterly winds will drive the wind chill into the upper 20s to low 30s. Another push of cooler and drier air moves in during the day, and highs will only peak around 50° as a result with brisk winds continuing. Gusts to 25 MPH will be possible during the day, so keep that in mind for any outdoor activity you’ve got planned.

Sunshine returns as we head into the first full weekend of February, but we’ve got a few more days of below-normal temperatures before some relief arrives next week.

After some much-needed rain Wednesday, Thursday will be a much cooler day as a cold front moves by. Some showers may linger in the morning, but otherwise we can expect a mostly cloudy day with some peeks of sun from time to time. Expect temperatures to start in the mid-to-upper 30s, warming to just the mid-40s in the afternoon given the cloud cover and cooler air blowing in from the north.

With a high of 63°, Tuesday ended up being the warmest day since January 23rd, when the high was 68°. We’ll fall back off that peak a little bit for the rest of the work week, but 60s should return for next week. In the meantime, we’ve got another cold front to deal with on Wednesday, which will spread some showers into the area on and off, especially as we get into the afternoon and evening hours. Temperatures start in the low-to-mid-40s, and peak generally in the upper 50s to near 60° as showers overspread the area.

Our run of cooler than normal temperatures that closed January will continue for the first week of February, but a repeat of the past couple weekends of wintry intrigue, mercifully, is not expected.