You'll want to throw dress in light layers and to grab your sunglasses before you head out the door Tuesday. Sunny to mostly sunny skies, cool morning low temperatures, and above average high temperatures are on the way for your Tuesday. We'll end up sunny to mostly sunny and even warmer for the end of your first full week of October.

You'll want to throw on light layers and make sure to grab your sunglasses before you head out the door Tuesday. High pressure centered to our east will continue to be the dominant feature in our weather pattern today, and that is not expected to change through your extended forecast. The ridge to our east is creating what's known as an Omega Block, which keeps any other big weather impacts from entering our region. That will drive sunny to mostly sunny skies, dry weather, light winds, mild overnight low temperatures, and above average daytime high temperatures across northern California through your extended forecast. Skies are clear to start your Tuesday, but some thin clouds will brush over us through the day. We'll end up sunny to mostly sunny across all of northern California Tuesday. Temperatures have dipped into the 50's to 60's in the valley and foothills overnight, and into the 30's to 40's in our mountain zones Tuesday morning. Winds are our of the northeast in the 5 to 10mph range this morning, but will shift to become out of the south in the 5 to 10mph range in the afternoon. Humidity is projected to dip into the 23 to 37 percent range this afternoon. High temperatures will be similar to a degree cooler than what we had on Monday. That puts valley areas in the mid 80's to lower 90's, while foothill and mountain areas mostly range from the mid 70's to mid 80's later today. Some portions of the Northern Mountains will likely top out in the mid to upper 80's this afternoon. The light winds are positive news for our fire danger, but given our fuels are still fairly dry fires could spark easily. Fire danger is in the moderate range today, but you're still advised to be cautious. Temperatures will cool down quickly again this evening given the clear skies, so you should be able to open your windows back up by around 9pm.

There does not appear to be many changes ahead in our forecast through this upcoming weekend as high pressure to our east continues to dominate our weather pattern. The one change is that temperatures will continue to rise into the middle to latter part of your work week, with low to mid 90's projected in the valley from Wednesday through at least Friday. Foothill areas will continue to top out in the 70's to mid 80's, and the Sierra will range from the upper 70's to upper 80's. Northern Mountain areas will have high temperatures in the mid 80's to lower 90's for the remainder of this week. Overnight low temperatures will continue to dip into the 50's to mid 60's in the valley and foothills, while our mountain zones bottom out in the 30's to mid 40's. There's no rain in sight through your work week forecast, but the positive news is that we also do not have any stronger wind events on the horizon either.

The weekend forecast is not expected to change much compared to what's in store for the latter half of the work week. We'll continue to have sunny skies, mild mornings, and above average temperatures in the afternoons. Valley areas will start out in the upper 50's to lower 60's and top out in the low to mid 90's under sunny skies both Saturday and Sunday, while foothill areas start out in the 50's to 60's and top out in the 70's to mid 80's. Mountain areas will start out in the 30's to 40's and top out in the 70's to mid 80's through this weekend. We'll have sunny skies and modest south winds through the weekend. Some modest cooling will be possible as we head into next week, but the latest projections do keep our high temperatures above average for this time of year.

Cort Klopping is a weather anchor for Action News Now.

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