ALERT: Multi-hazard severe weather event likely tonight & Saturday. Main threats are heavy rains, damaging winds!
HIGH WIND WARNING Saturday and Saturday evening for parts of Northern Ohio. Expect Wind gusts between 50 & 60 mph. Damage to trees and power lines is likely.
Wild, wet & windy weather will arrive beginning tonight. A warm front will shift north across our area through tomorrow morning. Steady, moderate to heavy rains arrive tonight through 7 am Saturday morning. Then, you can expect a few widely scattered showers and rumbles of thunder for the rest of the day. Rainfall totals tonight thru Saturday will range from about 1/2-inch to 1.5 inches. Minor flooding is possible. Heavy rains could cause ponding of water on roads and small streams and rivers to crest over their banks. Winds will quickly increase as a strong low pressure moves up into Xichigan during the day. Winds will gusts above 50 mph at times thru Saturday evening. This could easily brings down tree limbs and cause sporadic power outages into early Sunday morning. High temperatures Saturday will bump up briefly to near 60 degrees around lunchtime. Expect colder air to wrap in during the afternoon, dropping our temperatures thru the 40s for the rest of the day.
Much quieter weather moves in for Sunday. We'll bounce back up into the lower 50s for the highs and look to be much drier by Sunday morning.
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What To Expect:
- Steady moderate rain tonight
- Rainfall by sunrise up to 1 inch
- Isolated flooding possible
- Some sunshine late morning into early afternoon
- Sun will warm us into the 60s ahead of cold front
- Temperatures crash thru the 40s behind the front by late afternoon
- Small window for "Severe Storms" along cold front early PM
- Mainly east of I-77
- Wind gusts increase behind cold front Saturday PM
- Expect Gusts between 50-60 mph
- Tree damage/power outages are likely
- Few snow flakes possible in colder air Saturday night
- Drying out on Sunday
Daily Breakdown:
Friday Night: Steady moderate rain up to 1". Rising temperatures after midnight.| Low: 38º
Saturday: HIGH WIND WARNING. Scattered rain, possible flooding. Midday highs with falling PM temps. Wind gusts 50-60 mph.| High: 62º (AM), 40s by evening
Sunday: Drying out. Lots of sun. Near norm temps. | High: 52º
Monday: Mostly cloudy. PM showers. Chilly. | High: 47º
Tuesday: Early light snow. PM scattered rain showers. Chilly. | High: 42º
Wednesday: AM sun. PM Clouds. | High: 48º
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