A short break from clouds and damp conditions this weekend

After a stretch of cool, damp weather Havre is expected to see temperatures jump back up heading into next week, accompanied by clear skies, albeit temporarily.

For the past week highs have hovered between the mid-50s and mid-60s, with cloudy days and damp conditions, but a break from the grey skies may be coming soon.

While the National Weather Service predicts no precipitation is on the horizon for the next few days, low temperatures are expected to stick around today and Friday with predicted highs of 56 and 61, respectively, and near-to and below freezing overnight lows.

However, temperatures are predicted to jump up noticeably over the weekend with a high of 71 and a low of 38 Saturday, and a Sunday high of 76 with a 42 low.

The clouds are predicted to clear off as well between Friday and Monday, though clouds and a slight chance of rain is predicted to return Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

As for winds, today and Friday are predicted to see west and northwesterly winds between 6 and 15 miles per hour with gusts as high as 23 miles per hour, though they are predicted to taper off Friday night into Saturday.

Sporadic but light southwesterly winds between 6 and 9 miles per hour are expected Saturday morning through Sunday night with little wind going into early next week.

As for what lies beyond, Weather.com predicts that clouds and a slight chance of rain will continue consistently through the rest of next week and likely into the week after with highs staying in the mid-to-high 60s and lows in the low 40s.

Wind isn’t expected to rise above 10 miles per hour next week, and will primarily come from the west, the site reports.

Despite recent conditions, northern Hill County remains in moderate drought, with south and southwestern Hill County listed in severe drought, the U.S. Drought monitor reports, as of this morning.

Drought conditions have improved in recent months, with the area dropping to no drought conditions for a brief period. However, Hill County, along with its neighbors, is listed on the U.S. Drought Monitor website in its release today as in moderate to severe drought conditions.

The northwest corner of Liberty County and part of northern Toole County are listed in extreme drought conditions.