First alarm weather: On the way to record heat

ROCHESTER, NY – As far as temperatures go, we started the week well, breaking the record high of 80 degrees, and we'll be close again on Tuesday. We will see lots of sunshine on Tuesday. And after starting the day in the lower 50s, we'll climb back into the upper 70s and lower 80s in the afternoon.

Tuesday's record is 82 degrees, set in 1979, and we have a chance of at least equaling it. Wednesday will start off mild, but a strong cold front will move through the area, bringing a series of showers and some wind through the afternoon. We will quickly fall from the low and middle 70s to the 50s and 40s this evening and overnight. Thursday will be a much cooler day, but we will see nice clear skies with high pressure building up again.

Temperatures will slowly recover, with a slight chance of a shower late Friday, followed by a mostly dry weekend with some sun. Halloween is officially in our 10-day forecast and at this (very) early date we're seeing seasonal temperatures in the 50s with dry weather. But we're also monitoring a possible storm system at this time, so check back for updates on the all-important spooky forecast!