Unseasonably cold temperatures will continue to trend downward until a brief warming period begins Saturday. Wind chill values will approach zero degrees both Thursday and Friday morning. The next chance of wintry precipitation will occur Sunday afternoon/Sunday night. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 24. Wind chill values between -1 and 9. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 9. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.

Sunday: A chance of snow before 11 a.m., then a chance of rain and snow between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., then a chance of snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: A chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 32.

Monday Night: A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 28.