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We will at least be close to record breaking heat today.

Current record highs are: Cleveland 83 degrees (1929) Columbus 83 degrees (1954) and Cincinnati 85 degrees (2001).

Skies will be mainly dry for the rest of the day and evening but we could see some isolated showers and quick pop-up thunderstorms before sunset.

The trend today with showers and storms moving in from the west is that they will be weakening.

Overnight lows will be way above average in the upper 50s.

A few showers are possible overnight but our time frame for more widespread wet weather will be late Thursday afternoon through the evening.

Plan for a wet evening commute or indoor practice for outdoor sports after school.

Afternoon showers and storms on Thursday could produce heavy downpours and gusty winds.

Once this stormy pattern begins for us tomorrow, it will be around for a while.

Things will remain unsettled for the rest of the week and into the weekend.

Storms are again possible late Friday and on Sunday. The weekend storms could produce hail and heavy rainfall. 

As far as our 20 degree above normal temperatures, today will likely be our last 80 degree day for a while.

Highs will still be on the warm side through Saturday in the 70s. 

Once we get into next week our highs will be much more seasonable in the 50s and 60s. statewide. 

Severe Weather 1 Year Ago

One year ago, we had severe storms that produced both tornadoes and straight line winds up to 90 mph!

On April 8, 2020 storms developed in the afternoon in Indiana. They moved into the Cincinnati area in the evening and carried over into April 9. 

Tornadoes were confirmed in: Hamilton, Brown, Clinton and Clermont counties along with some golf-ball sized hail.

19 tornadoes were confirmed between Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

In addition to rotating storms, straight line winds estiamted 80-90 mph caused tree and structural damage in Clermont and Highland counties.