Chills set in late week

After several days of high temperatures in the 80's, this afternoon may be a little shock to the system.  Cloud cover and a chilly northeast breeze will likely halt temperatures from rising much past the upper 50's (if we're lucky) this afternoon.  After a brief rise into the low 70's on Wednesday and Thursday, look for temperatures to take another dip for the start of the weekend as low pressure helps dislodge a chunk of Arctic air.

A strong cold front will pass late Thursday night and early Friday.  Showers and thunderstorms are in the forecast for Thursday afternoon with a few wrap-around showers likely on Friday.  Dare I even say up north could have a few wet snowflakes mix in?!?  The bigger story will be the temperature drop.  Highs on Friday will have a hard time rising much during the afternoon and may in fact be reached early in the day with a steady, or falling, temperature throughout. 

Temperatures several thousand feet above will sit below freezing and this will help overnight lows Friday night fall into the 30's.  Saturday night could be just as cold if warmer air from a quick moving system is delayed.  With such a cool start Saturday morning, afternoon highs will struggle to make it out of the 50's for the afternoon!