Gusty northwest winds will pick up through the day. Winds will be 20 to 30 mph, with gusts in the 40 to 50 mph range. Given the dry grass and foliage across the area the strong winds and dry air will combine for very high fire danger. Any fire that ignites will likely spread very quickly. As a result, any outdoor burning is strongly discouraged on Tuesday. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A chance of rain and snow showers before 3 p.m., then a slight chance of rain showers between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., then a slight chance of rain and snow showers after 4 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 22 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 45. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.