· Coldest weather next several days will be today as temperatures running about 20 degrees below seasonal normal’s and you will feel it as gust northwest winds blow across the region.

· Temperatures tomorrow make a bit of a rebound into the upper 50s to lower 60s.

· But Saturday is your day of outdoor activities – do plan accordingly as highs get into the low and mid 70s.

· This will be short-lived as another cold front drops in Saturday night Sunday morning.

· Good news is that most of the shower activity – maybe even a boomer or two will be before 8 or 9 AM Sunday then we clear out, dry up but temperatures once again go the other way cool through afternoon with another shot of gusty northwest winds.

TODAY: Lots of clouds, blustery and exceptionally chilly. Scattered mountain showers or sprinkles northern areas. A high around 55. Gusty northwest winds 10 to 25 mph with higher gusts across the hills. (5)

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear. A low in the mid 40s. Light northwest winds. (5)

FRIDAY: Lots of clouds northern mountains, Intervals of sunshine away from the mountains. A high in the upper 50s to near 60. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. (4)

Looking further ahead…

FRIDAY NIGHT: High cloudiness otherwise fair and chilly. A low 40 to 45. (3)

SATURDAY: Filtered sunshine through high clouds but otherwise pleasant and near normal in temperature. A high 70 to 75. (3)

SUNDAY: Clouds with any morning showers give way to breaks of afternoon sun and drying up. A morning low near 55. An early high 60 to 65…then very blustery and sharply cooler in the afternoon. (2)

MONDAY: Clouds mixed with intervals of sunshine. Slight chance for a morning sprinkle. A low in the low 40s. A high in the mid 50s.

TUESDAY: Mostly cloudy northern border areas, otherwise partly to mostly sunny. Continued blustery and cool. Lows 45 to 50. A high in the low 60s.

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny. A low in the 40s. A high in the 60s.

Average lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. Normal highs 70 to 75.

(Confidence factor: 5 = Good predictability 1 = shaky modeling lowered confidence) RH/6-6

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