Ohio is settling into a clear, calm Wednesday night, Oct. 28, after a sunny day in the 70s, according to the National Weather Service. The Weather Service has no watches, warnings or advisories in effect anywhere in Ohio, and tonight stays dry statewide as temperatures fall into the 40s and lower 50s under mostly clear to clear skies, setting up the warmest day of the stretch on Thursday.
In northwest and northeast Ohio, tonight is mostly clear in Toledo with a low near 46 on a southeast wind of 3 to 5 mph, and mostly clear in Cleveland with a low near 51 on a southeast wind of 3 to 8 mph, according to the National Weather Service. Youngstown is partly cloudy tonight with a low near 50 on a south wind of 3 to 7 mph, so evening travel across the north faces no weather problems.
Central and southwest Ohio turn clear tonight, with Columbus falling to near 49 on a south wind around 3 mph, Dayton near 49 on a south wind of 2 to 6 mph, and Cincinnati near 48 on a light south wind, according to the National Weather Service. Southeast Ohio runs coolest tonight, with Athens clear and calm near 44, the chilliest low in the state.
Thursday brings sunshine statewide and a push toward near-record warmth for late October, according to the National Weather Service. Highs reach near 77 in Columbus and Dayton, 76 in Cleveland, 75 in Cincinnati and Youngstown, and 74 in Toledo and Athens. Southwest winds pick up to 8 to 15 mph in northeast Ohio and 8 to 12 mph around Youngstown, with gusts to 18 mph possible there, while winds stay lighter in the south.
Thursday night is where the pattern changes, but mainly in the north, according to the National Weather Service. A front brings a 40 percent chance of rain showers before 1 a.m. in Cleveland, with a low near 46 and less than a tenth of an inch of rain possible, a 40 percent chance around Youngstown near 53, and a 30 percent chance in Toledo near 44. Farther south the night stays dry, with Columbus and Dayton mostly clear near 50, Cincinnati mostly clear near 51, and Athens clear near 46.
Friday stays sunny but turns cooler behind the front in the north, with Cleveland near 62, while central and southern Ohio hold warmer, with Columbus sunny near 72 and Cincinnati sunny near 71, according to the National Weather Service. Friday night lows fall to near 40 in Cleveland, 47 in Cincinnati and 48 in Columbus under partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies.
Halloween on Saturday stays dry across Ohio, with Cleveland partly sunny near 64, Columbus mostly cloudy near 70 and Cincinnati mostly cloudy near 68, according to the National Weather Service. Rain chances return Sunday, at 40 percent in Columbus and 30 percent in Cincinnati, as the long dry run finally begins to break heading into next week.
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