When you’ll see rain and storms today

(WJW) — Expect pockets of rain with a few storms on Tuesday morning, coming from the southwest along the cold front.

Precipitation will gradually move east. We’ll see a few spotty showers or a storm, mainly across eastern areas this afternoon, with drier areas west.

Today’s Futurecast:

It’s a very active pattern for this week, as advertised 10 days ago. We have multiple fronts with frequent storms especially Friday/Saturday.

We get a break Wednesday before a stronger front arrives late Thursday/Friday and into Saturday.

See below how our rainfall departure changed by late April/early May with little recovery. The last spring/summer with rainfall departures and drought indicators similar over time was 2016!

Rain is needed across much of Northeast Ohio. A large part of the area is under moderate drought conditions. Here’s a look at the official rainfall numbers from across the area since June 1. The rainfall deficit this summer in Cleveland is more than 3 inches. The rainfall deficit in Mansfield is more than 5.5 inches.

Here’s the rainfall deficit for northern Ohio in June:

Here’s the rainfall deficit for northern Ohio in through July 28:

Here’s the rainfall forecast from Thursday through Saturday:

Here’s the latest 8-Day Forecast:

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