Today's Weather: Pitchforktastic

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jul 17, 2009 2:00PM

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Ah, it's that time of year again! Time for us to strap on our backpacks, get our over-sized sunglasses, slap on a fannypack, and head to Union Park for this year's Pitchfork Music Festival to mingle and and rock and sway with fellow music lovers, hippies, hipsters, and even a few regular folks. But this year, there's a twist. No, it's not tonight's Write The Night set-up. It's...the weather. That's right, for the first time perhaps, well, ever in its history, Pitchfork Fest won't live up to it's "Sweatfork" nickname. For tonight's opening set, you may even need...wait for it...a jacket. While we have sunny skies now, overcast skies and a few possible sprinkles are in order for later today as well as highs that will just crack 70. Brisk northwest winds of up to 20-25 mph will only make things cooler, especially tonight as lows drop to the mid 50s. We are not kidding. And tomorrow? More overcast and more showers with a high in the lower 70s. Maybe those hipster scarves will actually come in handy.