Partly sunny conditions to start the weekend in Thurston County

The first weekend in March should be a mixed bag on the weather front with partly sunny conditions to start the weekend and cloudy skies to wrap things up.

The National Weather Service forecast calls for areas of fog before 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 1, before giving way to partly sunny skies and a high near 60 degrees. A calm wind should pick up in the afternoon to around 5 miles per hour out of the west, southwest.

The overnight low should be around 43 degrees with mostly cloudy skies and a calm wind. There is a 50 percent chance of precipitation.

The high for Sunday, March 2, should be near 52 degrees with cloudy skies and a light west, southwest wind. The overnight low should be around 43 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. There is a 40 percent chance of precipitation.