The colder pattern of late October is on the run. We've got a long mild stretch to look forward to this week, complete with no freezes and plenty of 70° highs.

After our first freeze of the fall season, the pattern across the nation has shifted into a fall warm mode. This is thanks to a much flatter jet stream pattern. We call this a zonal pattern where the air tends to blow from west to east across the nation, skipping past colder air lurking to the north.

The warming trend began today with highs in the mid to upper 60s. We'll be enjoying even warmer weather Tuesday as sunshine and breezy southwest winds blow 70s back into the area.

Another cold front will sweep into the area on Wednesday with a wind shift, but not much else.

Frequent fronts with little change in temperatures are a ha

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