Sunny Wednesday, Then Showers Thursday

Wednesday starts foggy and clears into a sunny, warm afternoon. The high reaches 74, with a light southwest wind, and the evening turns mostly cloudy with a low near 54. Sunrise is 6:29 a.m. and sunset is 4:45 p.m.

Thursday brings the week's rain. Showers arrive during the day with a high near 69 and a 70 percent chance of rain, and rain continues into Thursday night with a low near 59. Friday stays cloudy with a high near 69 and a low near 51, a calmer end to the wet stretch.

The weekend cools down. Saturday is partly cloudy with a high near 63 and a low near 44, and Sunday is partly cloudy with a high near 56 and a low near 41. By Monday the high is back near 57 under partly cloudy skies.

For anyone with outdoor plans, Wednesday is the day to use. Thursday's showers are worth planning around, especially for evening activities, and Friday's clouds keep things mild rather than cold. Layers are the right call all week: mornings start in the 50s, afternoons reach the upper 60s and low 70s, and nights drop back into the 50s and 40s.

The timing matters for the weekend too. Saturday's outdoor events — the hazardous waste drop-off, the lacrosse clinics at Cadigan Park — get the drier, cooler day, with a high near 63 and only a small chance of rain. Sunday is cooler still, with a high near 56, so a jacket is worth bringing for anything outside.