The city is in for a sizzling week ahead, with temperatures soaring well into the 90s and hitting a scorching high by next Tuesday.
According to the National Weather Service, today's forecast promises sun-drenched skies, with the mercury peaking near 95 degrees. Light winds from the west-southwest are expected to pick up, reaching 5 to 10 mph as the morning progresses. Tonight, the city should experience mostly clear skies, with a comfortable low around 70 degrees, while the west wind at 5 to 10 mph tapers to a light, variable breeze after the witching hour.
Friday looks to fan the flames of this heat spree, with a high predicted near 97 degrees. The wind will continue its westerly dance, turning east southeast at a mild 5 to 10 mph, before jumping back to the west-southwest in the afternoon. The nighttime sky remains mostly barren of clouds, and the temperature is set to dip to a low of around 69 degrees, with that familiar west-southwest wind persisting at 5 to 10 mph.
As the weekend kicks off, Saturday's forecast shines bright, with pure sunny skies and a high nearing 89 degrees. It's a windier day with south-southwest gusts potentially escalating to 20 mph, as the low for the evening settles around 67 degrees. While west-southwest winds at 5 to 10 mph become light, and, variable in the evening. Looking ahead to Sunday, the city should once again be bathed in sunlight, with a high anticipated near 95 degrees and a tranquil night following, with a low around 71 degrees.
Memorial Day invites the heat to intensify, rallying to a blistering high near 100 degrees. The pall of calm before the winds return, lightly from the west, at around 5 mph in the afternoon. Evening skies will stay clear, and the low should hover around 74 degrees, with that westerly wind winding down to a whisper post-sunset.
Starting the work week, the searing trend continues unabated. By Tuesday, the high could edge over the 100-degree mark, reaching an estimated high of 103 degrees. The calm, punctuated occasionally by a gentle westerly wind at 5 mph in the afternoon. Nighttime conditions are forecasted to be mostly clear, with a low again near 74 degrees.
The National Weather Service indicates that Wednesday's outlook mirrors that of Tuesday, with a high around 103 degrees and the wind maintaining its subdued westerly flow.
