A little cooler than Thursday, the high for Friday will be near 65, according to the National Weather Service forecast.
The area will have dry and above normal temperatures for the next few days, the weather service said.
Temperatures are expected to trend back toward normal next week, with highs in the 40s, according to the weather service.
Today it will be sunny, with a high near 65, the weather service said. A west wind of 6 to 10 mph will become north in the afternoon, and winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Tonight, the low will be around 37 with a north northeast wind of 9 mph, according to the weather service.
Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 52, the weather service said. An east wind of 8 to 11 mph will gust up to 20 mph.
Saturday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 43, according to the weather service. An east wind of 7 mph will become south after midnight, with winds gusting as high as 18 mph.
Sunday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 60, the weather service said. A south wind of 7 to 14 mph will become northwest in the afternoon, and winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 27, according to the weather service.
Monday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 39, the weather service said.
Monday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 29, according to the weather service.
Tuesday, it will be partly sunny, with a high near 42, the weather service said.
Tuesday night, it will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 26, according to the weather service.
Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 42, the weather service said.
Wednesday night, it will be partly cloudy, with a low of 31, according to the weather service.
Thursday, it will be mostly sunny, with a high near 51, the weather service said.
The Mayor’s Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place Friday evening.
This year, it is a drive-through event in front of City Hall, 701 N. 7th St.
There will be performers, including characters in costume. More than 1,000 goodie bags will be given away by Mayor David Alvey, along with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
This year, there will be a steeple lighting of several downtown churches in conjunction with the holiday event.
The drive-through event will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday.
The tree lighting will be at 6:45 p.m. Friday.
Three local families have been selected to receive holiday gifts from the mayor at the lighting ceremony.
The church steeples will be lit at 7 p.m. The Cashen Brothers and LED Direct have donated LED technology to light the church steeples. Installation was donated by the Board of Public Utilities. The steeples will be lit each night.
The church steeples include Our Lady and St. Rose Catholic Church, 2300 N. 8th St.; St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 708 N. 4th St.; former Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, 558 Lowell Ave.; Holy Family Catholic Church, 274 Orchard St.; St. Mary-St Anthony Church, 615 N. 7th St.; and the Police Athletic League, former St. Mary’s Church, 800 N. 5th St.
The event is free and open to the public. Those who cannot drive through may walk through.
For more information, visit https://www.wycokck.org/Engage-With-Us/News-articles/2021-Downtown-Tree-Church-Lighting.
