Slightly elevated fire weather concern Friday; today’s high in the 70s

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Elevated fire weather concerns will increase this afternoon as relative humidity values drop to near 30 percent and winds increase with gusts up to 30 mph possible, according to the National Weather Service.

Caution should be used for any outdoor burning this afternoon, the weather service said.

Otherwise, hazardous weather is not expected this weekend.

Today’s high will be near 73 with mostly sunny skies and a south southwest wind of 9 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon, the weather service said.

Tonight, the low will be around 41 with partly cloudy skies and a north northwest wind of 5 to 10 mph, according to the weather service.

Saturday, it will be sunny with a high near 59, and light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph, the weather service said.

Saturday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 37, and a calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph, according to the weather service.

Sunday, it will be sunny with a high near 62 and a southwest wind of 3 to 8 mph, the weather service said.

Sunday night, the low will be around 43 with mostly clear skies, according to the weather service.

Monday, the high will be near 66 with sunny skies, and it will be breezy, the weather service said.

Monday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 51, according to the weather service.