Dry forecast for Fourth of July

National Weather Service graphic
National Weather Service graphic

After a few scattered morning showers and thunderstorms Friday, generally dry and quiet conditions are expected through the majority of the holiday weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Temperatures will gradually increase through the weekend, then the warming trend will halt Monday as thunderstorm chances return, the weather service said.

Today’s high will be 78. Skies will be partly sunny, and there is a 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before noon, according to the weather service.

Tonight, the low will be around 64, the weather service said.

On Saturday, Independence Day, the high will be 83. A calm wind will become southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning, the weather service said.

For Saturday night, there will be partly cloudy skies, with a low of 69, according to the weather service. The wind will be from the southeast around 6 mph.

Sunday, there will be mostly sunny skies with a high near 86, the weather service said. Expect a south southeast wind of 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday night’s forecast is a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. It will be mostly cloudy with a low around 72, the weather service said.