Weekend forecast: Clear and cool

Today’s weather forecast is sunny with a high near 60. Look for much colder weather to arrive on Tuesday of next week.

A south wind will be from 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

Tonight’s low will be 45 degrees. The wind tonight will be south southwest from 9 to 15 mph, becoming north after midnight, and gusting up to 21 mph.

Saturday’s forecast is sunny with a high near 50. A north northwest wind of 13 to 18 mph will decrease to 7 to 12 mph in the afternoon. Winds may gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday night, the lost will be around 35, and the skies will be mostly clear.

Sunday, look for mostly sunny weather with a high near 60. The south southwest wind will be 7 to 11 mph.

On Sunday night, expect a low of 43.

A cold front may move into the area on Monday, and it will be much colder Tuesday and Wednesday in the region, according to the weather service.

Temperatures will be up and down over the next few days as several weak fronts move through the area.

On Monday night and Tuesday, the first stage of arctic air will spill through the eastern half of the country. Tuesday and Wednesday highs will likely be 20 to 30 degrees colder than high temperatures today, according to the weather service.

The high will be 38 on Tuesday, and around 22 on Tuesday night. Wednesday’s high will be near 34.