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How will the weather impact Mother's Day Plans?

Cleveland forecast from the Power of 5 weather team

By: Katie McGraw

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Happy Mother's Day Weekend! There is a chance for a few showers this weekend. Let's discuss when they are most likely, potential impacts to plans, and expected rainfall totals across Northeast Ohio.

TODAY: There is still a cold front moving through Northeast Ohio. This means temperatures will be dropping this weekend by a few degrees. It is also bringing a round of nuisance showers this morning. It is worth noting the best chance to see rain, is this morning and also in our southern and western communities. High pressure starts to build in on Saturday afternoon. High equals dry. With a drying atmosphere, the chance for showers and more notably the coverage of showers on Saturday will decrease throughout the day.

Plan for showers Saturday morning but those showers will be fading from north to south by the afternoon. Everyone looks dry by this evening. Even filtered sunshine is possible for some communities Saturday afternoon/evening (especially farther north). Plan for temps in the 70s with a slight breeze out of the north.

MOTHER'S DAY: We should see plenty of dry time to celebrate our moms or mother figures on Sunday! Some sunshine looks possible, but thanks to that cold front, temperatures will be cooler and a bit below average. Highs are expected to be in the mid-60s. The rain chance is not zero on Sunday, but it is most likely in our western communities and during the late afternoon/evening.

RAIN TOTALS: As mentioned above, the best chance for rain with the most substantial rainfall totals, will be in our southern communities and our western communities. You can see that illustrated well in the image below. There will be wide ranges of rainfall amounts. Some communities could stay completely dry over the next three days, but isolated spots could end up with 0.5 an inch of rain. The more north and east you live, the less rain you should receive.