WEATHER UPDATE: Heavy Rain, Fog, and Wind Forecast for Fairfield Today

After a glorious weekend of weather, which brought bright sunshine both days and 70 degrees on Saturday, it’s back to reality today.

We’ll be dealing with heavy rain and fog for most of Monday and Monday night. Also wind gusts can reach as high as 31 mph on Monday.

We can receive up to an inch of rain during the day today. Also, the temperatures will be hovering in the high 40s to low 50s — another big change from this past weekend.

Rain will continue Monday night and up to another half inch of rain is possible before it ends early Tuesday. The temps rebound on Tuesday as cloudy skies turn partly sunny in the afternoon and we could hit 70 degrees again.

More rain showers are possible Wednesday, followed by sunny skies Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Each day the temps are forecast to be in the low to mid-50s.

The National Weather Service’s latest hyperlocal Fairfield weather forecast:

Today: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog. High near 54. Breezy, with a southeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Areas of fog. Steady temperature around 51. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 8 to 13 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of showers after noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 61. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

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