Gray, cooler, with spotty drizzle, nice weekend ahead

Drizzle will linger at times through the day behind the cold front that spawned violent storms Thursday evening. Temperatures cooled into the upper 40s and will hover near 50 degrees through the afternoon.

Skies will gradually clear late tonight, and morning lows will dip into the mid-30s.

Saturday will feature sunshine and a few clouds, with afternoon readings near 60 degrees. A clipper system passing well to the north Saturday night, pushing a cold front through, with a stray shower early Sunday

The weather will turn sharply cooler Sunday and early next week. Some lake-effect snow showers will develop on Monday, as temperatures start off in the upper 20s and remain in the 30s. A hard freeze is expected Tuesday morning.

High pressure will build in through midweek, bringing dry and crisp weather.

Forecast

• Friday: Drizzle. High 52
• Tonight: Slow clearing, cooler. Low 37
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, clouds late, mild. High 60
• Sunday: Mix clouds and sun. High 49 (40)
• Monday: Mostly cloudy, brisk, flurries. High 39 (29)
• Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 43 (25)
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High 50 (30)
• Thursday: Mostly sunny. High 54 (33)