Weather starts weekend warmup today

Warm, breezy and dry conditions will move into the area this weekend, bringing heightened fire danger on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.

A strong cold front then will move through the area between Tuesday and Tuesday night, with light snow accumulations possible across the area, the weather service said.

Today, the high will be near 51 with mostly sunny skies and a south wind of 5 to 11 mph, according to the weather service.

Tonight, it will be clear with a low of 32, and a west southwest wind of 3 to 6 mph, the weather service said.

Saturday, it will be sunny, with a high near 66, according to the weather service. A southwest wind of 5 to 10 mph will increase to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon, gusting as high as 24 mph, according to the weather service.

Saturday night, the low will be around 49 with a south southwest wind of 13 to 17 mph, gusting as high as 26 mph, the weather service said.

Sunday, skies will be mostly sunny with a high of 61, according to the weather service. A southwest wind of 14 to 18 mph will become north northwest in the afternoon, gusting as high as 28 mph, the weather service said.

Sunday night, the low will be around 36 with mostly clear skies, the weather service said.

Monday, it will be sunny with a high near 62, according to the weather service. Monday night there is a 40 percent chance of rain with a low of 42, the weather service said.

Tuesday, there is a 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms, with a high near 49 and breezy conditions, the weather service said.

Tuesday night, there is a 30 percent chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a chance of snow, according to the weather service. The low will be around 25.