Forecast Last Updated at Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 6:11PM

More Clouds But Mild

There will be some spotty light rain on Thursday, but it’s not going to amount to much. Clouds hang with us on Friday, but with most rain remaining east of the Foothills. Weekend weather requires significant adjustments to earlier thinking. Details in the Discussion Section.

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Wednesday Hi: 63 Lo: 48 Increasing clouds; Light SSW wind

Thursday Hi: 64 Lo: 50 Mostly cloudy with some spotty light rain; Quite mild; SSW wind 10-20 mph & gusty

Friday Hi: 63 Lo: 43 Mostly cloudy; Maybe some spotty light rain

Saturday Hi: 49 Lo: 35 Thickening clouds; Rain becoming likely

Sunday Hi: 43 Lo: 32 Rain, mainly during the morning; The rain may mix with snow at times

Further Out

Monday - Bright sunshine; Mild; High in the upper 50s; Low in the upper 30s
Tuesday - Partly sunny; Mostly cloudy Tuesday night with rain possible late; High in the upper 50s; Low in the lower 40s

Forecast Discussion

A front will move across the area in weakening fashion on Thursday, promoting some spotty light rainfall, but it won’t be significant.

Friday now looks predominately dry as a wave of rain tracks along the stalled-out front to our east. Temperatures will stay mild through the workweek.

Changes are required for Superbowl Weekend. It now appears likely that an upper level low will lumber across the Southeastern United States. While timing is uncertain, rain will become likely on Saturday and this may continue into Sunday, depending on system speed.

Cold air is largely lacking, but there will be some wet snow across the mountains with this system. How far east some of this gets will depend on system timing and precipitation intensity. For now, we have rain, perhaps mixed with snow at times, for Saturday night into Sunday morning. Timing of this prediction will undoubtedly change.

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