Dec. 8. This is our first forecast of the fall with weather that supports five days of soup. Top five soups in no particular order – gumbo, French onion, beef and noodle, sausage veggie tortellini and Zurek. My friend’s mom introduced to me Zurek a few years ago. It’s a Polish sour soup that is unlike anything you’ve ever eaten. Don’t tell her but I leave out the hard boiled eggs.

Today: Rain, mainly before noon. High near 38. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tonight patchy fog after 1am. Otherwise, cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 23. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light after midnight.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday night partly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Southwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Wednesday night partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Thursday night partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Friday night partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Weekend: Clear with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s.

The forecast is courtesy of the National Weather Service.