Quiet weather will settle over the east-central Ohio region the next couple of days with high pressure centered over the Mississippi and Tennessee Valleys. Despite the ample sunshine on Thursday, temperatures locally will remain slightly below average, mainly due to the westerly breeze.
As the high pressure shifts east into the Appalachians on Friday, a southerly component will supply warmer air into the region. This should maintain the warming trend with less of a breeze than we’ve seen over the previous days. Daytime temperatures will run fairly close to seasonal averages – about 53°.
Clouds gradually increase Friday night into Saturday as the next low pressure system approaches and pushes a warm front into the region. After a chilly start, temperatures will warm into the low-60s for a while Saturday afternoon.
The warmer temperature will come at a price, however. Rain chances will increase through the afternoon, with rain becoming likely Saturday night. Southwest winds will also increase with gusts in the 25 to 30 mph range overnight.
The system will push a cold front through the region (probably) on Sunday morning, bringing an end to any rain. Daytime highs near 50° will peak in the morning ahead of the front. Temperatures are expected to return to near seasonal levels on Sunday, and gusty winds will persist, making the weather feel even colder.
NEXT WEEK
Building high pressure will return dry weather, clearing skies, and below-average temperatures Sunday night and Monday. Computer modeling regarding an upper-level disturbance in the central US starts to vary going forward. For now, keeping precipitation chances in the maybe category until the models figure it out seems reasonable.
Temperature trends going forward indicate a colder-than-average regime through mid-week before temperatures moderate and become slightly warmer than average headed into next weekend.
