How much longer will the sunny skies last?

Central Ohio Weather and Radar

QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:

• Today: Sunny & mild, high 71
• Tonight: Clear skies, low 43
• Thursday: Very sunny, high 68 (43)
• Friday: Mostly sunny, high 73 (53)
• Saturday: Few clouds, 77 (55)
• Sunday: Isolated showers, 74 (44)
• Monday: Clearing & cooler, 59 (37)

FORECAST DISCUSSION:

Plenty of sunshine and blue skies will stick around this afternoon across central Ohio. Temperatures will remain seasonable for this time of year with highs near 70 degrees. Clear skies are expected to continue as well with fairly light winds. All of this is thanks to the low pressure center in Canada that continues to push in cooler and drier air into our region.

Tonight brings another round of very cool temperatures. Skies will remain very clear as well. Low temps will fall to the to the low 40 for most people. Winds will also be very light tonight. These temperatures will be a few degrees below normal for this point in October. Be prepared for another somewhat chilly morning.

Even cooler high temperatures are expected for Thursday only reaching the upper 60s. The bright sunny skies are not going away yet. Clear conditions are still sticking around going into the second half of the work week.

There is a warming trend that begins by this upcoming weekend, but it will not last long at all. Clouds will begin to build up slowly ahead of a cold front arriving this Sunday. That front will bring some isolated shower chances. Another blast of cooler air arrives by next Monday and will stay for the first half of the new work week.

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