Today: A chance of snow before noon, then scattered sprinkles and flurries between noon and 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 41. North northwest wind between 8 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind at 7 mph becoming south southwest.

Warmer and windy weather will return Thursday through Saturday across the region, as strengthening low pressure approaches from the northwest.

High temperatures will climb into the 50s on Thursday, 60s on Friday, and 60s to lower 70s on Saturday. Strong southerly winds of 25 to 30 mph, with gusts over 40 mph, are likely each day.

A strong cold front will surge southeast across the region Saturday afternoon and night, dramatically dropping temperatures into the 30s and 40s for Sunday.