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NWS GENERAL OUTLOOK
1. Dry weather and a warming trend continues through Tuesday.
2. Above normal temperatures continue with rain chances returning late Tuesday before brief drying develops Wednesday night into Thursday.
3. Below normal high temperatures and precipitation chances return Friday into the weekend ahead of a low pressure system. Depending on how much cold air builds into the region ahead of this system, wintry precipitation may return across portions of the forecast area, but confidence remains very low at this time.
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GENERAL FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
..TODAY....Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
..TUESDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
..TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
..WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly sunny. A 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
..WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
NEWS UPDATES
(Links aggregated to show what various news outlets are reporting)
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Published at 6.00am onMonday, February 08 2025
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