Justin Liles: Rain showers arrive tonight

Expect hazy skies to continue into this evening as upper-level winds bring in smoke from far northwest of the region. A slowly moving cold front will move through the region tonight through Thursday, bringing shower and thunderstorm chances to the region, with showers lingering on Friday. Some of these storms may produce some small hail and gusty winds.

Warmer temperatures will return for shoreline communities as winds shift to the south. Rain looks to linger into Friday. High pressure takes over this weekend to bring plenty of sunshine and warmer weather. Saturday will be warmer than Sunday as winds won’t be off the lake. Warmer weather returns next week.

TONIGHT
Patchy smoke before 7pm. Increasing clouds with chance of showers, with a low around 42. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
THURSDAY
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, High near 66. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
FRIDAY
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
SATURDAY
Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
SUNDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
MONDAY
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
TUESDAY
A slight chance of showers. Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.