CLEVELAND — Rain will return Friday with scattered thunderstorms. There looks to be two distinct rounds.
- The morning round: Generally light but steady rain for the morning commute with pockets of heavier rain in our NE communities by the late morning and early afternoon.
- The evening round: It looks like there will be a brief lull between rounds for a couple of hours this afternoon, before the next round arrives from the west by the late afternoon/early evening (around 4-6 pm). Widespread storms are likely for this evening and could impact the evening drive or your evening plans. Rain could be heavy at times and could lead to localized flooding.
Highs will still be warm in the upper 60s and lower 70s, but that will be about ten degrees cooler than Thursday.
A cold front will march through Northern Ohio Friday night, ushering in cooler weather for Saturday and Sunday. The weekend will start with rain early on Saturday, but that rain will end quickly, and clouds will be trying to clear throughout the rest of the day. The high temperature on Saturday will happen early (in the low 60s) and drop into the 40s by mid to late morning and barely rise during the afternoon.
The rest of the weekend looks dry, although Saturday will not feel like late April! Highs will barely be cracking 50 degrees! The cool down does not last long, though - we will warm quickly again by early next week.
We will also be watching for the next round of storms on Tuesday. A severe risk has already been posted by the Storm Prediction Center for the entire viewing area for Tuesday afternoon/evening. The time to plan is now!
DAILY FORECAST:
Friday: On and off rain. Storms are likely, with heavy PM rain possible. | High: 72º
Saturday: Drying out as temps dive. | High: 63º but falling into the upper 40s and low 50s
Sunday: Sunshine returns. Cool. | High: 60º
Monday: Warmer and still dry. | High: 75º
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