CLEVELAND — Intense heat is settling in to our west for Wednesday. The "Heat Dome" is a dome of high pressure. Sinking air and little to no wind causing temps to SOAR. We'll get in on some of that starting Thursday. We jump into the lower & middle 80s for most today. Thursday will get even hotter with higher humidity. Plan for highs near 90 degrees. Feels like temperatures could be closer to 100 degrees. It will be warmest in our western communities and cooler to the east.
In the meantime, waves of thunderstorms will slide up and over the top of the heat dome and drop southeast into Ohio beginning Wednesday morning and lingering into early Friday morning. A few showers & storms are possible early on Wednesday with a better chance by Wednesday evening into early Thursday.
Some storms Wednesday night, Thursday afternoon and Thursday night could become severe with heavy rain, brief damaging wind gusts & isolated tornadoes.
A cold front will slide into the area Thursday night bringing another round of strong storms into Friday. Friday looks a bit cooler with highs near 80 and isolated morning showers. Temperatures will be below average by this weekend.
Be safe and plan ahead for the heat and storms.
What To Expect:
- Much warmer Wednesday
- A few Wednesday thundershowers
- Heating up even more on Thursday
- Flirting with 90 degrees
- Storms Wed, Thu & Fri
- Cooler weekend
Daily Breakdown:
Wednesday: Few t-showers. Touch warmer. Warmest west.| High: 83º
Thursday: Few t-showers possible early then late. More clouds. Hot. | High: 90º
Friday: Few T-showers. | High: 79º
Saturday: Slim rain chance. Much cooler. | High: 76º
Sunday: Partly cloudy. Below average. | High: 74º
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