Warmer air & rain returning to close work week in Columbus area
QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, not as cold, low 27
- Friday: Sunshine early, clouds increase, rain later, high 59
- Saturday: Early AM showers, breezy, slow clearing, high 44
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 52
- Monday: Partly sunny, high 66
FORECAST DISCUSSION:
Good Thursday evening,
It has been bright and brisk day today, with temps nearly 10 degrees below normal, with very dry air in place. Expect a few clouds overnight tonight, and a light breeze shifting around to the east, giving us a not as cold night with lows in the mid to upper 20s.
Friday expect a nice, but brisk start to the day with temps warming up quickly as clouds will increase through the day, and showers, and an isolated rumble of thunder later in the day with highs near 60. Friday night, rain showers will continue in the area, with lows in the middle 30s.
Our high on Saturday will occur at midnight, but showers, and a few wet flakes are possible early Saturday before drier and cooler air moves in, with highs only in the middle 40 during the day, and breezy conditions. Skies will Saturday night with lows in the low to mid 20s.
Sunday will be a nice, and slightly cooler than normal day with plenty of sunshine and highs in the lower 50s. Monday winds will pick up and clouds will increase with highs in the middle 60s. Rain showers will return Monday overnight into Tuesday. Temps will start in the upper 40s on Tuesday and climb to near 60 in the afternoon with showers and breezy conditions.
Rain showers will linger into the first part of the day on Wednesday with mostly cloudy skies expected through the day and highs near normal in the lower 50s. Skies will continue to clear overnight into Thursday as high pressure building in behind Wednesday morning's front. This will give us sunshine and temps approaching normal in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
-Dave