Sunny skies and mild temperatures will likely draw many back outdoors

Biking, jogging or gardening, anyone? Handsome blue skies and mild temperatures will likely tug at us to come out of our winter shelters for the next several days.

Wednesday’s forecast calls for a high near 54 degrees and a low near 31. Thursday and Friday are expected to bring more of the same, although Friday’s low will fall only to around 42, according to the National Weather Service.

Saturday’s high is expected to be even warmer at nearly 63, with a low around 45.

Call it a warming trend because Sunday’s high is expected to climb a bit more, to about 66.

This story was originally published February 17, 2016 at 6:02 AM with the headline "Sunny skies and mild temperatures will likely draw many back outdoors."