Thursday, Friday Expected to Be Rainy and Cool

Warm sunny days will be on hold for the end of the workweek as clouds and rain sweep in for a two-day stint, National Weather Service Service forecasters predicted.

But the weekend, they said, will spring back to clear, warm and sunny weather.

For now, a gradual cooling trend will continue through Thursday as onshore flow strengthens ahead of a low-pressure system. The low-pressure system will bring an increasing chance of showers and breezy conditions Thursday into Friday.

A significant warming trend remains in the forecast across the area this weekend into early next week as an upper-level ridge of high-pressure noses into the region between Saturday and Monday.

Temperatures in the 80s are expected for the first half of next week, they said.

Here is a detailed look at the NWS forecast:

Today: Patchy fog before 11 am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 64. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 11 pm. Cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly before 11 am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 57.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.