Heating up into the weekend

A strong ridge of high pressure banked across the Great Lakes will dominate the weather pattern over the next couple of days. There will be plenty of sunshine each day, followed by fair-weather clouds building during the afternoon through Saturday. Look for highs to reach the lower half of the 80s today. It will remain quite pleasant overnight with lows in the lower 60s. Tomorrow gets a bit warmer climbing into the upper 80s to near 90, but it will still be quite comfortable.

As the high slides offshore on Saturday, the wind will become more southerly, importing more humid air starting Saturday. Wispy high clouds will begin streaming in on Sunday, accompanied by increasing humidity. Highs will be in the mid 80s.

The weather pattern becomes more complicated next week as a stalled frontal boundary along the southern Mid-Atlantic states begins shifting northward. This will bring in plenty of clouds with the threat of showers developing by Monday evening and lasting through Wednesday, but I’m not talking all day washouts by any means.