Sunny Tuesday, Frosty Nights Ahead

Tuesday is the pick of the early week in Brookfield: sunshine, light winds, and a high near 57. Temperatures ease back into the mid-50s through the afternoon, so a jacket is still worth bringing for the walk home.

Tonight turns cold. Skies stay mostly clear, and areas of frost are expected after midnight as the low drops to around 33. Gardeners with tender plants still outside will want to bring them in or cover them before bed.

Wednesday starts with frost before 9 a.m., then turns mostly sunny with a high near 59 and a light southeast breeze. Wednesday night is milder, with a low around 41 under partly cloudy skies.

Thursday is the warmest day of the stretch: sunny, with a high near 67 and a light southwest wind. That is welcome timing for anyone heading out for Thursday afternoon plans around town, with temperatures easing back toward the mid-60s in the afternoon.

Friday keeps the warming trend going, with sunshine and a high near 71, followed by a mostly clear night and a low around 40. The weekend opens mostly sunny on Saturday, with a high near 64.

Rain chances stay low all week: 1 percent Tuesday and Wednesday, and no measurable chance Thursday or Friday. The next chance of showers does not arrive until Sunday night into Monday.

For morning routines, the coldest part of the day comes before sunrise: Tuesday's low of 33 follows Monday night's chill, and Wednesday morning opens with frost before 9 a.m. A warm layer for the early hours, shed by midday as temperatures climb into the high 50s and then the 60s, is the practical approach all week.