One more day of near record warmth...

Highs Monday surged well up into the 80s around the region, and that is exactly what will occur again today. In many spots, record highs will be tied of exceeded. We will see lots of sun through the day, but some significant weather changes are on our doorstep...

Changes coming....

A storm system that has been parked over the nation's midsection will progress into our region tomorrow. We will see lots of clouds roll in tonight, and tomorrow's sky will be mostly cloudy. As the day unfolds, a chance of showers will develop, and I will maintain shower chances tomorrow night and into a good chunk of Thursday.

Highs tomorrow will be in the 70s, then look for mainly 60s for highs Thursday through Saturday. Lows will drop well down into the 40s from Friday morning onward, and some spots could again see some 30s for lows over the weekend.

Big cold shot?

It still appears a big blast of cold air will plunge into much of the eastern US the last week to 10 days of October.

Paula...

Paula is a hurricane in the western Caribbean Sea. The hurricane will likely lose touch with the steering currents and meander around the western Caribbean for much of the rest of the week. Paula could be a factor for the US down the road.