Overview
- Sunshine returns as the front clears, with north to northwest winds turning gusty and peak gusts around 30–35 mph in some areas.
- Temperatures drop from recent 70s–80s to highs in the 50s and 60s, with nights slipping into the 30s and 40s through late week.
- Patchy frost is possible late Thursday into Friday morning in inland and cold‑prone spots, and forecasters flag potential frost alerts.
- Saturday trends milder and mainly dry, then rain and a few thunderstorms become likely late Saturday night into Sunday, with some locales seeing roughly a half‑inch to an inch of rain and breezy conditions.
- Regional contrasts persist, including elevated fire danger in parts of Texas and lingering coastal issues such as rough surf and nuisance tidal flooding.