Weather Briefing for Wednesday, January 07, 2026
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GENERAL FORECAST
(since this is a quick forecast intended to cover the whole county, bear in mind that higher elevations may experience cooler temperatures than this and the lower elevations may experience higher temperatures than those in the forecast)
..TODAY.…Patchy fog this morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
..TONIGHT.…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 5 mph, becoming east after midnight.
..THURSDAY.…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
..THURSDAY NIGHT.…Cloudy. A chance of rain after midnight. Lows around 50. Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
..FRIDAY.…Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds around 5 mph.
..FRIDAY NIGHT.…Rain. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER
Hazardous weather is not expected today or tonight.
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Published at 6.00am on Wednesday, January 07, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins