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Oooh, it will probably be gone before this gets written and posted but there's a halo around the sun right now. If you run outside to check don't look directly at the sun! To get a halo a thin layer of clouds has to be made of ice crystals. Like snowflakes, ice crystals are six-sided. Sunlight passing through two sides of an ice crystal gets bent at a 22 degree angle, resulting in a bright ring circling the sun. The thin clouds will thicken as the day progresses but temperatures this afternoon should still reach a very pleasant 75 degrees.

"Very pleasant" is not the description we would use for tomorrow's weather. Tuesday morning may start off dry but a weak springtime nor'easter will bring rain from tomorrow afternoon through Wednesday morning. Temperatures will hold steady in the 50s tomorrow while warming to the mid 60s on Wednesday.

Indolent rain showers may linger until Wednesday night but high pressure shall return on Thursday. The latter half of the week should be sunny and warm, with highs around 80 on Thursday and Friday. Next weekend is shaping up to be a little cooler and wetter.