While temperatures will moderate over the next couple of days, that brief warm-up won't stand a chance against a powerful cold front arriving Thursday. The coldest air of the season will settle into the area moving into the weekend.

Tonight & Tomorrow: As thicker high clouds move in close to nightfall, that will set the stage for a mostly cloudy evening. This will slow the temperature drop initially, though partial clearing toward morning will let lows settle into the lower 50s. Tuesday will bring a little more sun, with clouds continuing to pass through from time to time. Highs will trend a few degrees warmer, touching 80° in many spots. A brief sprinkle or two isn’t off the table, but most of the day will stay dry.

Up Next: A weak disturbance will bring a few passing showers Tuesday night into early Wednesday. Major rain is not expected, and several areas will miss out entirely as dry low-level air cuts into the coverage and intensity of any rain. Wednesday morning showers will quickly taper, giving way to a warm afternoon with highs flirting with the 80° mark.

The mild stretch will break on Thursday as a sharp cold front sweeps through around daybreak. Temperatures will fall steadily into late week, with highs retreating to the 60s starting Friday and lasting through the weekend. The coldest point will come early Saturday, with many areas along and north of I-10/12 waking up to upper 30s. Patchy frost might even develop north of the interstates, so those with tender plants and vegetation will need to monitor the forecast closely this week. The chilly air will linger into next week as another weather system approaches, bringing a better chance for showers to kick off the new workweek.

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The Tropics: No tropical development is expected over the next seven days across the Gulf, Caribbean, and Atlantic. Hurricane season continues to wind down and officially ends at the end of the month.

— Meteorologist Malcolm Byron

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