Planning to work on that roof job this weekend? Polishing the car? Caulking the windows? You've picked a great weekend for it. Not too hot ... highs in the mid- to upper-80s, which is about the norm for Baltimore at this time year. And there's no rain in sight.

You'll need plenty of sunblock, of course. And a hat. The sun angles are still close to the year's maximum. And it's pretty dry, so you'll need lots of fluids to keep you well-hydrated.

And get started early. Conditions will be evolving all weekend, with the high-pressure system that's planted right on top of us today (Friday) moving slowly eastward through the weekend. That means we'll be coming into the return flow around the backside of the clockwise-spinning high. Winds will out of the south and southwest will become increasingly warm and humid.

After rising into the high 80s by Sunday, the mercury will keep on rising into the 90s early next week, forecasters say. We could hit 95 degrees again by Wednesday and Thursday. The only rain in the long-term forecast comes Tuesday with the arrival of another frontal system. There's a 30 percent chance we'll see some showers or thunderstorms as the front goes by.

No outside work planned this weekend? Me neither. You'll find me in the hammock, with a book. Unless my wife has other plans.

(SUN PHOTO: Andre F. Chung, 2007)