Tracking a steady warm up this week

TODAY: Monday marks the return of a sunnier forecast, after weekend rain. After some picked up more than half an inch, little rain looks to populate the next 7 days. High pressure keeps sunshine in the forecast Monday, with a high near 90.

TONIGHT: High pressure is slowly exiting overnight, but it keeps conditions ripe for clear skies and a cool down into the upper 60s.

EXTENDED: As high pressure pushes away, winds at the surface, and in the lower atmosphere turn more southerly, pulling in more warm air for Tuesday. This puts highs in the upper 90s, with more sunshine. A weak and dry "cold" front tries to move through overnight into Wednesday, knocking Wednesday's high into the mid-90s, where we remain for Thursday. Sunshine is a common theme until Friday, where some extra cloud cover finds it's way into the forecast. Despite partly cloudy skies for the week's end, temperatures look to flirt with the 100 degree mark.