NOW: A nice, dry Tuesday with partly sunny skies and highs again in the 40s.

NEXT: Dry through Wednesday. Then, we'll get a period of moderate rain and brief gusty wind Thursday night into Friday morning. 

News 12 Storm Watch Team Meteorologist Matt Hammer says it will be another nice afternoon today, but rain and some wind move in for the end of the week.

FORECAST:

TODAY: Sun and clouds. Light breeze. Highs around 43. 

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows around 30 degrees. 

WEDNESDAY: Partly sunny to mostly cloudy. Highs around 40 degrees. Lows around 34 degrees. 

THURSDAY: Mainly cloudy with rain showers developing. Chance for a spotty morning shower, but steadier rain by evening. Highs around 50 degrees late. Steady rain and a bit windy overnight with gusts close to 30 mph for a few hours. Lows around 50 degrees. 

FRIDAY: WEATHER TO WATCH (EARLY AM) -- Steady rain early, tapering off with wind subsiding through mid-morning, but wet conditions for the morning commute. Latest guidance moves the rain out pretty quickly Friday morning. Timing will be adjusted more over the next couple of days. Highs around 52 degrees. Lows around 37 degrees.

SATURDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs around 43. Lows near 30.

SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs around 41. Lows around 28.

MONDAY: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day -- Mostly sunny. Highs around 43 degrees. Lows around 35 degrees.