ABC-7 StormTrack Weather: Cool and quiet weekend, warming up next week

We are tracking a cool and quiet weekend in the Borderland, temperatures will run slightly below average for this time of the year. Today we started out at near freezing at 33 degrees and topped out at 65. Tonight we are expected to drop into the 30s and 40s.

Tomorrow, a gradual warming trend will begin and will last through the week. Temperatures are expected to top out in the 70s and we may close the week out with near-record highs in the 80s.

Here's the weather setup, the storm system that brought us colder temperatures, rain and mountain snow last week has pivoted to the north of the Rockies. This is creating a zonal flow (west to east winds) across the Borderland keeping things nice and quiet. For this week, winds will turn out of the southwest because of an upper-level high and this will cause temperatures to warm across the Borderland. A weak cold front will arrive on Wednesday. This cool down will be very short lived and warmer temperatures will dominate the Borderland.

Also, this same storm system is keeping Tropical Storm Rafael at bay in the Gulf of Mexico.

Likewise, there is no rain in the forecast for the next several days.