CLEVELAND — SEVERE STORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON & EVENING.
A warm front will move north into the area Thursday morning bringing with it higher humidity through the day. Look for muggy highs in the middle 80s. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma has placed all of Northern Ohio in a slight risk for severe thunderstorms late afternoon into Thursday night. Isolated damaging wind gusts, large hail an even a brief tornado are possible is severe storms do materialize.
Today's severe weather threat is conditional based on how the day evolves. With this 2:30 pm update, we have seen plenty of dry time with only a couple downpours, along with sunshine, heat and humidity. The lack of clouds and rain actually increases our threat for severe weather this evening. A watch is expected to be issued soon. Stay tuned for further severe weather updates.
Isolated showers could linger in a few spots on Friday morning. But Friday afternoon should stay dry with high temperatures cooler than average: in the middle 70s.
Both Saturday & Sunday should be dry and warm with highs near 80 degrees.
What To Expect:
- Warm front brings humidity back Thursday
- Severe storms possible Thursday PM/evening
- Drying out on Friday
- A warm, dry weekend
- Few more storms next week
Daily Breakdown:
Thursday: Scattered thunderstorms. Severe storms late.| High: 84º
Friday: Isolated showers possible. Slightly cooler. | High: 75º
Saturday: Dry & mild. | High: 79º
Saturday: Dry & warm. | High: 81º
Monday: Scattered Showers. | High: 82º
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