<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0oUOok_0vkEsXzH00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0oUOok_0vkEsXzH00" width="1500" height="844" >COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Cloudy with a few rain showers today then tropical rain for Ohio Friday and over the weekend.<ul><li>THURSDAY: Cloudy, few stray showers, high 78.</li><li>TONIGHT: Rain showers arriving from the south, low 67.</li><li>FRIDAY: Cloudy, rainy, windy, heaviest rain to the south/west, high 77.</li><li>SATURDAY: Cloudy, scattered rain, high 79.</li><li>SUNDAY: Cloudy, scattered rain, high 78.</li><li>MONDAY: Cloudy, chance for scattered rain, high 78.</li><li>TUESDAY: Cloudy, , chance for scattered rain, high 80.</li><li>WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy, high 69.</li></ul>Today will be a cloudy and warm day, but a great day to run some errands because it is our lowest chance of rain for the next several days.A couple light rain showers or sprinkles today with morning temps in the 60s and then warming to a high around 78. A few peeks of sun possible, but generally overcast &amp; humid today. High humidity will stick around through the weekend and early next week. Tonight, we will have steady rain start moving in from the south.The rain arriving tonight will be the leading edge of Hurricane Helene. The storm is currently a Category 1 hurricane just west of Cuba and heading north quickly. It will make landfall in Northern Florida this evening, likely as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds 130 mph. The storm will bring life-threatening storm surge(up to 15 feet), inland flooding from heavy rains, destructive winds, tornadoes, along with dangerous rip currents. The heavy rains will push north into Alabama and Georgia.We will see Helene's rain reach the Ohio Valley and the heaviest rain will be in the Lower Ohio Valley, especially Kentucky &amp; Tennessee. For Ohio the heaviest rain will be in Southern/Southwestern Ohio.Right now it looks like Ohio will have steady rain early Friday morning then potentially a little break from falling rain midday followed by some heavier rain, especially S/W Ohio, for Friday afternoon and evening. Helene will stall out over Kentucky and Tennessee this weekend, so Ohio will be on the edge of the scattered lighter rain from time to time for the weekend. High temperatures remain in the upper 70s for the weekend.Rainfall totals for Ohio could be close to 2”-3” for areas near Cincinnati, then around 1” for Columbus, and only a quarter of an inch for Cleveland. The strongest winds for Ohio will be on Friday, mainly during the second half of the day, with winds out of the east 15-25 mph and gusts 35+ mph.Early next week there is a slight chance for a few light rain showers lingering Monday with mostly cloudy skies. An approaching cold front will bring another slight chance for some rain showers later Tuesday. We will be near 80 for Monday and Tuesday, but then dip to high temps near 70 by Wednesday with some drier air returning.</div></body>

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Columbus Weather: Tropical rain on its way with more warm temps, some humidity

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Cloudy with a few rain showers today then tropical rain for Ohio Friday and over the weekend. THURSDAY: Cloudy, few stray showers, high 78. TONIGHT: Rain showers arriving from the south, low 67. FRIDAY: Cloudy, rainy, windy, heaviest rain to the south/west, high 77. SATURDAY:...