High pressure over the Northeast will continue draw warm air northward in a southerly flow. Temperatures will rise to upper 80s, about 10 degrees above normal.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor places the southern two-thirds of Franklin County in an expanding area of Extreme (D3) drought that includes portions of southern and eastern Ohio, and Exceptional (D4) drought in Pickaway County extending eastward to the Ohio River. The drought has impacted crops that are expected to result in lower yields.
Skies will become partly cloudy tonight as moisture streams northward ahead of the remnants of Tropical Storm Francine, with morning readings remaining above 60 degrees.
Post-tropical cyclone Francine will stall over the middle Mississippi Valley, sending cloud cover into Ohio, but showers will only reach the southwestern counties due to high pressure blocking the flow of moisture, as the storm weakens.
Temperatures will stay on the warm side through the weekend, despite some high cloudiness, with high temperatures in the upper 80s and morning lows in the low to mid-60s.
The weather will be quiet heading into next week. A tropical disturbance will likely form along the Southeast coast and drift northward, spreading clouds westward, with a chance some showers will reach the upper Ohio Valley midweek.
