A mostly sunny Wednesday is the calm before the storms, with severe weather predicted for Friday.

Today’s high will be 76, with northeast wind around 5-8 mph this morning. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 52. East wind will blow at 3-5 mph.

Thursday begins with a slight chance of showers before 7 a.m., then showers and drizzle, then a chance of more showers after 8 a.m. Patchy fog is also possible. It will be mostly cloudy, with a high of 82 and east wind at 6-8 mph. The chance of rain is 30 percent.

Showers are likely Thursday night, with thunderstorms possible towards morning, around 5 a.m. The chance of rain is 70 percent, with a tenth to quarter inch of rain possible, but more in thunderstorms.

Friday has an 80 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 68 and south southwest winds at 8-10 mph. Some of the storms could become severe, with damaging winds, frequent lightning and possible hail.

Friday night’s chance of rain is 60 percent, with thunderstorms in the evening, then changing to showers. It will be mostly cloudy with a low of 52.

The weekend should be gorgeous.

Saturday’s mostly sunny skies will lead to a high of 74. A mostly clear night will have a low of 47.

Sunny Sunday, with a high of 73, and a low of 51.

Then it’s back to showers on Monday, with a 50 percent chance of rain. It will be mostly cloudy and 71. The chance of rain increases to 60 percent Monday night, with a low of 54.

Tuesday, too, has a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high of 73.