Temperatures headed downward today

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Today’s temperatures will be in the low 50s, according to the National Weather Service, dropping from the 60s on Monday.

Temperatures will continue to drop through the week, with a chance of rain on Saturday and Saturday night, the weather service said. At this time it appears that temperatures will be warm enough to support rain, according to the weather service.

The weather service said today’s high will be near 53, with light and variable winds becoming north northwest around 6 mph.

Tonight, the low will be around 31 with mostly cloudy skies and a light northeast wind that will become north northeast around 5 to 10 mph in the evening, according to the weather service.

Wednesday’s high will be near 42 with partly sunny skies and a north northeast wind of 7 to 9 mph, the weather service said.

Wednesday night, expect mostly cloudy skies and a low of 22, with a north wind of 7 mph, according to the weather service.

Thursday, the high will be near 33 with partly sunny skies and a north wind of 7 mph, the weather service said.

Thursday night, expect mostly cloudy skies and a low of 23, according to the weather service.

Friday, the high will be near 35 with partly sunny skies, the weather service said.

Friday night, expect a low of 23 with mostly cloudy skies, according to the weather service.

Saturday, there will be a 50 percent chance of rain between noon and 2 p.m., then a chance of rain after 2 p.m., the weather service said. The high will be near 37 with mostly cloudy skies.

Saturday night, there is a 40 percent chance of rain mixing with snow after 10 p.m., then gradually ending, according to the weather service. The low will be around 28.

Sunday, the high will be near 44 with mostly sunny skies, the weather service said.