
Westport weather: Sunny and warmer today, but ...
Published 7:20 am, Saturday, January 19, 2013
Today is expected to be sunny -- and warmer -- than yesterday, but the National Weather Service warns that a polar express of frigid weather is headed this way next week.
Under today's clear skies, the daytime temperature will rise to the mid-40s, with a southwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low temperature about 30 degrees, and a southwest wind 11 to 16 mph.
Tomorrow also will be mostly sunny, with a high temperature in the mid-40s. Nighttime will be mostly cloudy, with a low temperature about 20 degrees.
On Monday, the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, there is a slight chance of snow showers after noon, the NWS says. Skies are expected to be partly sunny, with a high temperature in the mid-30s. Chance of precipitation is 20 percent. There is a chance of snow showers overnight, as the temperature drops to a low in the upper-teens. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent.
Tuesday will be partly sunny, with a high temperature in the mid-20s. Nighttime will be partly cloudy, with a low temperature in the mid-teens.
The outlook for Wednesday, according to the weather service, is partly sunny and temperatures in the mid-20s.