FORECAST: Monday will be sunny and warmer with moderate winds. Winds shift back to the SW and will gust to over 35 mph. Monday’s high: 84. Tuesday will be sunny and windy with a high of 86. The winds will gust to over 45 mph, stirring up a dusty haze in the afternoon. A cold front comes in on Wednesday with a high of 79. The NW winds will gust to near 35 mph. Thursday will only be breezy with a high of 83. On Friday, the warm, gusty winds warm us up to 88. On Saturday, a cold front will cause stronger gusts on the west side. Saturday’s high: 78. Sunday will be sunny and 86. Monday will be mostly sunny and 88.

Wow! You could really feel the cold front Sunday morning, and the winds on the west side were much stronger through the day. It did make for excellent kite-flying weather. Carmen Stearns sent in this picture of a kite flown on the west side. I find the shark kite somewhat terrifying, but hey… fun!! (Zero children were seen running from it, by the way.) Below is your forecast…

SUNDAY NIGHT: The skies will be partly cloudy. The SE winds will range from 5-15 mph with slightly stronger gusts on the west slopes. The low will be 51.