Warm weekend, spotty showers, hot Monday, before storms
A few isolated showers popped up over west-central Ohio that will drift southeast, with a brief shower possible west of the Columbus area.
A few stronger cells Saturday afternoon were accompanied by cold air funnels associated with cooler air aloft and mid-level low pressure above a warm, sticky air mass.
A weak area of high pressure will settle over the region. Skies will see some cloud cover, with temperatures reaching the upper 80s. Tonight will be mostly clear after some evening clouds dissipate, with morning readings in the mid-60s.
Hot and moderately humid conditions will persist Monday in a light southerly flow behind the high-pressure ridge. A frontal boundary will sag into northern Ohio, where a few showers and storms will develop in the evening, as the front stalls.
A cold front will approach Tuesday afternoon, bringing a chance for more widespread showers and storms in the afternoon and evening. Readings will again reach the low 90s in a muggy pattern.
The front will push south of the region midweek, allowing drier and seasonably warm air to prevail the remainder of the week and over the weekend
Hurricane Debby
Tropical Storm Debby will reach hurricane status later today west of the Florida Gulf Coast, making landfall early Monday near the Big Bend coast. Torrential rain will cause flash flooding in a swath from northern Florida to the eastern Carolinas, where rainfall totals will exceed a foot in some areas.
Up to 10 feet of storm surge is expected along the coasts of Florida, and in Georgia, on the Atlantic side of the circulation. Tornadoes are also possible as the storm trudges northeastward and hovers off the coast of South Carolina on Tuesday and Wednesday, before likely drifting out to sea.
Forecast
- Sunday: Partly sunny, isolated shower. High 89
- Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 68
- Monday: Partly sunny, hot, humid. High 91
- Tuesday: Mix clouds and sun, scattered storms. High 90 (72)
- Wednesday: Clouds linger, cooler. High 83 (67)
- Thursday: Mostly sunny. High 85 (65)
- Friday: Mostly sunny. High 84 (63)
- Saturday: Sunny. High 85 (62)