Partly sunny near 49; dry all week, highs near 59 by Tuesday

Automatic update, 6:17 p.m.: It's running cooler than NWS's earlier hour-by-hour forecast: at 5:35 p.m. the La Porte airport reported clear and 37 degrees, where that forecast had about 43. There are no watches, warnings, or advisories for La Porte County right now.

Partly sunny and cool today. Today, NWS says: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. The La Porte airport at 4:35 a.m.: partly cloudy and 36.

Mostly sunny and dry Sunday through Tuesday, highs 55 to 59. Wednesday: a chance of showers (20%), high near 54. Thursday: a chance of showers (30%), high near 48; Thursday night a chance of showers (30%), then a slight chance of rain and snow showers.

What changed since yesterday's Scoop: not much. NWS's highs and lows through Monday moved less than 4 degrees, and its rain chances less than 20 points. NWS Northern Indiana forecasters' key messages this morning: "Seasonably cool conditions continue today into tonight." "A slow warming trend commences Sunday through Tuesday, with highs in the 60s by Tuesday." Yesterday we said a high of 49; the La Porte airport got 46.

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 Monday, and WPC shows no flooding-rain risk at La Porte through Wednesday.