Mostly sunny near 71; dry all week

Automatic update, 6:47 p.m.: It's running cooler than NWS's earlier hour-by-hour forecast: at 6:15 p.m. the La Porte airport reported clear and 59 degrees, where that forecast had about 66. There are no watches, warnings, or advisories for La Porte County right now.

A great day to be outside. Today, NWS says: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. The La Porte airport at 4:35 a.m.: fog and 43.

Dry Monday through Wednesday, highs 68 to 73. Thursday: a chance of showers (20%), high near 72. Mostly sunny and dry Friday, high near 73.

What changed since yesterday's Scoop: not much. NWS's highs and lows through Tuesday moved less than 4 degrees, and its rain chances less than 20 points. NWS Northern Indiana forecasters' key messages this morning: "Areas of fog are possible in northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana this morning." "Dry and pleasant weather persists through the week with highs generally in the 70s and lows around 50." Yesterday we said a high of 70; the La Porte airport got 70.

Right now there are no watches, warnings or advisories for La Porte County or for Porter and Lake counties next door. SPC shows no thunderstorm or severe risk here through Tuesday, and WPC shows no flooding-rain risk at La Porte through Thursday.