The front charged through Wednesday night, giving us a bout of wind and rain and a bunch of winter cold.
We'll struggle with the temperatures through the day, despite the abundant sun. In fact, with a very cold upper atmosphere, the sun will have a hard time getting us to freezing in many spots. Wind chills throughout the day will stay in the upper 10s to low 20s.
Winds ease Thursday night for a numbingly cold start to Friday. But the recovery in the afternoon is not only respectable, it's surprisingly robust. Mid and upper 40s are expected, with a lot less wind. We'll build on that this weekend, climbing near 50 each day.
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Our limiting factor will be the increase in clouds and the chance for a few showers late Saturday and most of Sunday. Moreover, temps may take a bit of a hit on Sunday and Monday (especially at the coast) as winds remain onshore.
The longer-range forecast is moving into uncertain territory as a weak system lingers offshore through early next week.
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Some of our guidance is optimistic about the clearing late Monday and Tuesday, other guidance keeps us in the clouds and shower risk through Wednesday. This is a typical spring (there, I said it) pattern, so we'll take it one step at a time.
