Ohio is enjoying a clear, sunny and completely dry Tuesday at midday, according to the National Weather Service, with late-morning temperatures already in the low to mid-50s and afternoon highs headed for the 60s in most of the state. The National Weather Service had no watches, warnings or advisories in effect for Ohio late Tuesday morning, and no rain is expected anywhere in the state for the rest of today or tonight.
Readings around 10 a.m. showed 54 degrees and clear skies in Toledo, 51 degrees in Columbus, 56 degrees in Cincinnati, 52 degrees in Akron and 52 degrees in Athens, all under clear or mostly clear skies. The rest of today stays sunny statewide, with west winds generally around 5 to 12 mph. It is a quiet, hazard-free day on Ohio roads, and the National Weather Service expects the sunshine to carry through the afternoon commute.
In northwest Ohio, Toledo reaches about 62 degrees this afternoon under sunny skies, with Lima and Findlay at about 63 degrees. In northeast Ohio, Cleveland is the coolest spot in the state at about 59 degrees, while Akron reaches about 62 degrees, Youngstown about 63 degrees and Mansfield about 61 degrees, all sunny with light west winds.
Central Ohio warms to about 65 degrees in Columbus under sunny skies. Southwest Ohio is again the warmest part of the state, with Dayton reaching about 67 degrees and Cincinnati about 68 degrees. In southeast Ohio, Athens reaches about 66 degrees under sunny skies, with similar mild readings across the Hocking Valley and the Ohio River counties.
Tonight stays quiet and dry, turning partly cloudy in the north and staying mostly clear in the south. The National Weather Service calls for lows of about 38 degrees in Toledo, 42 degrees in Cleveland, 36 degrees in Akron, 35 degrees in Youngstown, 41 degrees in Columbus, 41 degrees in Dayton, 43 degrees in Cincinnati and about 39 degrees in Athens, with light winds overnight.
Veterans Day on Wednesday, November 11, turns cloudier but stays mostly dry during the day. The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy skies in Toledo, Cleveland, Akron and Columbus and partly sunny skies in Dayton, Cincinnati and Athens, with highs of about 54 degrees in Toledo, 57 degrees in Cleveland, 58 degrees in Akron, 60 degrees in Youngstown, 61 degrees in Columbus, 63 degrees in Dayton, 64 degrees in Cincinnati and about 63 degrees in Athens. A slight chance of light rain reaches the Toledo and Lima areas later in the day, with rain chances there around 15 percent.
The pattern changes Wednesday night and Thursday. Rain spreads across Ohio Wednesday night, with chances of about 60 to 85 percent in many areas, then rain continues Thursday as highs fall to about 47 to 52 degrees and north winds pick up. Colder air follows to end the week: Friday highs drop into the mid-40s, northeast Ohio keeps rain showers into Friday and Saturday, while central Ohio dries out with mostly sunny skies and a high near 45 degrees on Saturday. For the rest of today, no special precautions are needed — Tuesday afternoon is the mild, sunny stretch to enjoy before the rain and the chill arrive.