Warmer-than-normal temperatures will continue for the rest of the work week, with rain chances starting to tick up as we get toward Friday and the weekend.

After a beautiful weekend, the pattern begins to shift back toward warmer and more humid conditions once more, bringing about the return of shower and thunderstorm chances later this week into the weekend.

After a bit of a dreary and chilly day featuring a high struggling to 70° — the coolest day since we only topped out at 63° on May 2 — the sun returns to the forecast beginning Friday and lasting into next week.

High pressure wedging in from the northeast made for a much cooler day on Wednesday — the high only reached 77°, the coolest high since 76° on May 31 — and we’ll keep that going into Thursday. Winds kick up a bit more Thursday as low pressure begins to spin up offshore, tightening the pressure gradient across the area. There could be some showers within the wedge at any point during the day, but nothing too out of control by any stretch. The main hazards will be a risk for coastal flooding at times of high tide. The 6:40am high tide could touch 7′ MLLW, producing some minor flooding in the most vulnerable locations. The evening high tide, which peaks around 7:10 PM, will run more than a half-foot higher, with moderate coastal flooding expected. Be ready for road closures downtown during the second half of the commute.