Connecticut will be on the front side of fair weather for most of this week. This will draw the air down from western New York and Canada and keep the temperatures below their seasonal averages.

The elevated risk for a brush fire is due to the fact that we are expecting sunny, breezy and bone-dry air to carry us through the majority of the week. Please be extra careful with open flames and cigarettes.

The coldest stretch will be late Tuesday night into early Wednesday morning. Lows will dip for the majority of us into the 20s. Any hint of a breeze and it will feel colder.

The fair-weather system moves east of the area. The winds change direction, and starting Friday, more spring-like air will be flowing up the East Coast from the Carolinas. The weekend looks dry and warm.