Morning clouds will gradually burn off through the day allowing late summer-like temperatures to return to the region this afternoon with highs in the upper 70s to near 80. Breezy south winds will gust as high as 30 mph through the evening. Here’s your 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 45.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 70.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.