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Today's Weather: 80s, Briefly

By Chuck Sudo in News on Oct 4, 2012 1:00PM

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It's a little early for Indian Summer but we're going to get a small taste of it before a cold front drops temperatures across the area as we make the turn into the weekend. Today expect the mercury to cross the 80-degree threshold for the first time in three weeks, spurred by gusty southwest winds for much of the day. Those winds will shift to the northwest in the afternoon brings cold weather with it. Now that you know there's going to be some warm weather, what are you going to do with it?