Freeze warnings go into effect tonight

Central Ohio Weather and Radar

QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:

• Today: Isolated rain, high 52
• Tonight: Isolated rain, low 35
• Wednesday: Very cool, high 54 (33)
• Thursday: Sunny skies, high 61 (36)
• Friday: Mild & sunny, high 67 (41)
• Saturday: Warming up, High 71 (43_
• Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 73 (47)

FORECAST DISCUSSION:

Today will be very cool with highs only reaching the low 50. A few are scattered showers are also expected to continue, but rain chances will begin to decrease later into the evening hours. Breezy conditions will stick around for now, but wind speeds will eventually calm down later this evening.

Overnight lows will be cold enough that a freeze warning will go into effect for most of Central Ohio from 2 am- 9am. Temperatures are expected to drop to the low 30s. Frost may develop and some areas have the possibility of seeing their first freeze of the year. These cold temps will last through the opening ceremony of the Circleville Pumpkin Show.

The first day of the Pumpkin Show will very chilly, the following day will start off even colder. It is going to warm up as the event goes on and sunny skies are expected from Wednesday through Saturday.

This warm up will continue through the weekend as a ridge of high pressure will help change the overall weather pattern in Central Ohio. By this weekend temperatures are expected to return to the low 70s with sunny skies. The above normal temperatures will continue into the new work week.

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