After another mild day on Wednesday thunderstorms will return to the area for Thursday and Friday. Most of the area should see at least some wetting rain, which will help out with the drought. Here’s the 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Patchy fog before 10 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind 3 to 5 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Increasing clouds, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 73. South southeast wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8 a.m. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.