Cool start to a beautiful spring weekend; when will we see rain again?

After a cool Friday, the metro-east is in for the nicest weekend of weather so far this year.

The National Weather Service seven-day forecast:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 59. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Saturday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 9 to 13 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Sunday night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60.

Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

Monday night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

Wednesday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.

This story was originally published April 7, 2017 at 7:09 AM with the headline "Cool start to a beautiful spring weekend; when will we see rain again?."