Cold night ahead as skies clear in time for Cold Moon

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DETAILED FORECAST

Overnight: Skies clear with overnight lows in the upper teens, Storm Center 7 Chief Meteorologist McCall Vrydaghs said.

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Thursday: It will be another cold day, but mostly sunny. Temperatures will start in the high teens then rise to the middle 40s for the afternoon. Clouds increase for the second half of the day into Thursday night.

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Friday: Partly sunny to mostly cloudy skies are expected. Temperatures will reach highs in the middle 40s. Scattered showers arrive from the south toward evening.

Saturday: It will be mostly cloudy with times of rain showers amid breezy and cool conditions. Highs are expected in the middle 40s. Showers will mix or change to snow before ending at night.

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Sunday: It will be mostly cloudy with a few snow flurries possible early. The day will be breezy and colder, with highs in the upper 30s.

Monday: Cloudy skies are expected with the chance of rain and snow. It will be windy with highs in the middle 30s. There remain some discrepancies on timing and type of precipitation. Stay tuned to the Storm Center 7 forecast throughout the week for the latest updates.