Today’s highs were a few degrees above normal, as we spend our last few days with averages of 70 or greater before drifting toward winter. A few breaks in the clouds showed up this afternoon following some morning drizzle. We can be hopeful that those breaks were a sign of things to come. But for now, we’ve got more gray skies than clear through tonight and into tomorrow.

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       Through tonight: Mainly cloudy conditions will persist this evening. Clouds will probably thicken again overnight, and there could be some areas of fog plus some drizzle. Lows will make a near-60 to mid-60s range. Winds will be light.

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       Tomorrow (Wednesday): Clouds will be numerous early, and some of that fog or drizzle may be around. By midday, breaks will become more common. And believe it or not, we may end up with a mainly clear late day. Temperatures will be within a few degrees of 80, which would be about 10 degrees above normal for the date. I’d probably lean a little cautious for now, with temperatures mainly in the 70s. Winds will be from the south and southwest around 5 mph.

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       So many clouds: In Washington, our days have averaged mostly cloudy since Oct. 3, with partly sunny conditions the day prior, and mostly sunny weather to open the month. The chart below looks at how often it’s been cloudy at 9 a.m. Short story: quite a lot. Although we’ve only finished a little more than a third of the month, if it ended today, it would be the cloudiest in this sample during that time of day. Considering we’ve been near the heart of “nice day season,” it’s not the greatest. Fortunately, our luck seems ready to change.

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