The morning fog that slowed parts of northwest Ohio early Sunday is gone, and sunshine is in charge across the state late this morning, according to the National Weather Service. The Special Weather Statement for fog in northwest Ohio expired at 8 a.m. after visibilities fell below one-half mile, with patches below one-quarter mile. No watches, warnings or advisories are in effect anywhere in Ohio now. Late-morning readings were in the mid- to upper 50s under sunny skies — 58 degrees in Columbus, 57 in Dayton, 56 in Toledo and 55 in Cleveland — with light south and southeast winds.
The rest of Sunday stays dry everywhere, with no rain in the forecast for any region. Afternoon highs reach near 69 to 71 degrees in the northwest, near 67 to 69 in the northeast, near 70 in central Ohio, and the low to mid-70s in the southwest, which remains the warmest part of the state at near 73 in Dayton and 74 in Cincinnati. The southeast warms to near 69 in Athens. Fall color remains near its best in many parts of Ohio.
In the northwest, Toledo is sunny late this morning after the patchy fog cleared, on the way to a high near 69, with light south-southwest winds this afternoon. In the northeast, Cleveland is sunny at 55 degrees late this morning and warms to near 69, while Youngstown recovers from patchy frost and an overnight low near 35 to reach near 68 under sunny skies.
Central Ohio is sunny with a high near 70 in Columbus and light southeast winds. The southwest has the strongest afternoon warmth, with sunny skies in Dayton and Cincinnati after their own early fog cleared. In the southeast, Athens follows its morning fog with sunshine and a high near 69. Roads are clear and dry for the rest of the day, with no travel impacts expected.
Tonight is dry and mostly clear to partly cloudy — good viewing for the Hunter’s Moon, which peaks early Monday at 12:12 a.m. Overnight lows fall into the mid-40s in most of the state — around 46 in Toledo and Columbus, 45 in Cleveland and 49 in Dayton — while the southeast cools the most, with Athens dropping to around 40. Winds stay light overnight.
Monday is another dry, sunny day and a touch warmer than today. The Weather Service expects highs near 70 in Toledo, 69 in Cleveland, 71 in Youngstown and Athens, 73 in Columbus and 75 in both Dayton and Cincinnati, with no rain expected. Monday night turns partly to mostly cloudy with lows in the mid- to upper 40s.
The extended outlook stays unusually calm for late October. Tuesday brings a brief cool-down in the north, with highs near 63 in Toledo and 64 in Cleveland, while central and southwest Ohio hold in the low to mid-70s. Temperatures rebound into the 70s statewide Wednesday through Friday, peaking near 76 in Columbus and 78 in Cincinnati on Thursday and Friday, with dry weather continuing. The next chance of rain does not arrive until Saturday, and even then it is only slight, at around 10 to 14 percent.
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