Marion County's Labor Day weekend outlook calls for unsettled conditions to start, then brighter skies.
The National Weather Service expects Saturday to begin mostly cloudy with patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms, concentrated in the morning hours. Highs should reach the lower 80s. Winds will be light from the northwest early, shifting north in the afternoon, with gusts possibly reaching 20 mph. The probability of precipitation is 50 percent.
Saturday night should turn mostly clear, with lows in the upper 50s. Northeast winds of 10 to 15 mph are expected to ease to around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday is forecast to be mostly sunny and less humid, with highs in the upper 70s and northeast winds of 10 to 15 mph. Sunday night should be mostly clear with lows in the upper 50s.
Labor Day should be mostly sunny with highs in the lower 80s and east winds of 5 to 10 mph. Monday night is expected to be mostly clear with lows near 60.
The weather service advises anyone outdoors Saturday to monitor conditions and be ready to seek shelter if thunderstorms form. Sunday and Monday appear more favorable for outdoor plans, though northeast winds may be noticeable.