Summer heat, spotty showers early Saturday offer little drought relief

An upper-level low-pressure area will drift away east of the region, leaving us with mostly skies and warm weather, with temperatures reaching the upper 80s.

Tonight will be mainly clear and moonlit, with morning readings near 60 degrees and some patchy valley fog.

High pressure will nudge clouds farther east on Friday, resulting in another very warm, dry day with lots of sunshine and afternoon temperatures in the upper 80s, 10 degrees above normal.

A weak cold front will bring some cloudiness on Saturday and a chance for spotty morning and midday showers that could sprinkle on us before the OSU game, with a noontime kickoff temperature near 80 degrees. Later in the afternoon, sunshine will boost readings to near 90.

The extreme to exceptional drought conditions will persist in central and southern Ohio and inhibit any significant rainfall totals. The remainder of the weekend will be mainly sunny and quite warm.

A stronger storm system will bring a chance for more widespread showers Monday and Tuesday that could potentially put a dent in the drought pattern.

Forecast

• Thursday: Mostly sunny, warm. High 88
• Tonight: Clear, light fog. Low 62
• Friday: Sunshine, warm. High 89
• Saturday: Partly sunny, stray shower. High 88 (65)
• Sunday: Mostly sunny. High 89 (63)
• Monday: Partly sunny, few showers, storms. High 85 (64)
• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, showers, storm. High 81 (62)
• Wednesday: Clouds linger, scattered showers. High 78 (61)