Sunny skies, high near 83 today

Today’s forecast from the National Weather Service is partly sunny with a high near 83 and a south wind of 7 to 13 mph.

Patchy fog is possible between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. today, the weather service said.

Moisture surged northward overnight, and that resulted in some lower cloud cover in areas, according to the weather service.

Light southerly winds and increasing dewpoints have allowed the low temperatures this morning to be several degrees warmer than the past few days, the weather service said.

Afternoon temperatures should stay close to where they were yesterday, with highs topping out in the lower 80s, according to the weather service.

A high pressure ridge is still over much of the Midwest, as it has been since early this week. This has resulted in quiet weather and low chances of rain, and is expected to continue during the next several days, the weather service said.

On Friday, temperatures are expected to rise into the mid and upper 80s with increased warm air advection, and combined with increasing dewpoints, will bring the heat index back up to the lower 90s both Friday and Saturday.

Some increased cloud cover with the remnants of Hurricane Florence may knock highs down a few degrees on Sunday, according to the weather service, and some areas may have light showers.

The high pressure system is expected to start changing on Monday, and a cold front will begin to move in Tuesday and Wednesday, with a chance of rain in some parts of the region, the weather service said. In mid-week, another cold front may start to move in.

Tonight’s forecast is mostly clear with a low of 70 and a south wind of 6 to 9 mph, according to the weather service.

Friday, it will be sunny with a high near 88 and a south wind of 6 to 9 mph, the weather service said.

Friday night, the low will be around 69 with mostly clear skies and a south southeast wind of 3 to 6 mph, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny with a high near 88 and a south southeast wind of 3 to 6 mph, the weather service said.

Saturday night, the low will be around 68 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be sunny with a high near 85, the weather service said.

Sunday night, the low will be around 66 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Monday, it will be sunny with a high of 86, the weather service said.

Monday night, the low will be around 68 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Tuesday, the high will be near 86 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, the low will be around 67 with partly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Wednesday, it will be mostly sunny with a high near 82, the weather service said.