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Be sure to have your raincoats and galoshes on standby this week, as the area is likely to see a hearty chance of rain every day this week, according to the National Weather Service. With mostly cloudy and slightly breezy skies, and a 10-60 percent chance of rain, daily highs are likely to stay around 70 while lows could dip down into the low 40s.

Today looks to be mostly cloudy and breezy with a 10 percent chance of rain, winds gusting from 15-20 mph, a high around 69 and a nighttime low near 46.

Tuesday will likely again be mostly cloudy and calm with a 20 percent chance of rain, a high around 71 and a low near 44.

Wednesday should be cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain in the afternoon, a high around 66 and a low near 48 at night when the chance of rain increases to around 60 percent with possible precipitation amounts reaching a quarter of an inch.

Thursday looks to be mostly cloudy and calm with a 30 percent chance of rain, a high around 66 and a low near 44.

Friday will likely be mostly sunny and calm with only a 10 percent chance of rain, a high near 69 and a low around 43.

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