Today. Mostly sunny with a slight chance of late-afternoon thundershowers. High 84; low 63.

Tuesday. High-pressure area brings 35% chance of tall, dark stranger with a mysterious past.

Wednesday. Owing to a civil-service strike, there will be no weather today.

Thursday. Fire, brimstone, darkness, blood, frogs, lice, boils, flies, hail, and various diseases of cattle, mostly before 2 p.m. Otherwise partly sunny and mild. High 78; low 59.

Friday. Unusual planetary alignments will make this a good day for the completion of an unfinished task, especially if it involves sandbags.