Sunny and clear weather for Friday may be followed by a chance of showers and thunderstorms on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
Today’s high will be 79, and the wind will be 6 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 21 mph. There is an elevated fire danger this afternoon because of the wind and low humidity, although recent rains will prevent a widespread threat for significant fires.
Multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this weekend, the National Weather Service said.
Saturday’s weather will include a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4 a.m. and 1 p.m. Winds will be 10 to 18 mph changing from south to east in the morning. Winds may gust as high as 28 mph. The temperature will be 85 on Saturday.
The storms early Saturday will include the possibility of small hail. After a break in the weather Saturday afternoon, several rounds of strong to severe storms are expected late Saturday night through Sunday night.
Strong extreme wind shear and moderate to high instability on Sunday will be favorable for multiple tornadoes, very large hail and potentially widespread damaging winds, according to the weather service. The highest chances for severe storms will be late Sunday afternoon and early evening.
On Saturday night, the chance of storms increases to 40 percent, and will be 70 percent Sunday, according to the forecast.
Monday will be mostly sunny, but Monday night will have a 30 percent chance of showers and Tuesday, a 50 percent chance of showers.
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