Ohio is in the warmest part of a sunny, mild and completely dry Tuesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service, with highs reaching the 60s in most of the state before a clear evening gives way to a chilly night. The National Weather Service had no watches, warnings or advisories in effect for Ohio on Tuesday afternoon, and no rain is expected anywhere in the state for the rest of today, tonight or during the day on Veterans Day, which is Wednesday.
In northwest Ohio, the National Weather Service in Cleveland called for sunny skies Tuesday with highs in the lower 60s around Toledo, on west winds of 5 to 10 mph. Northeast Ohio follows the same pattern, with sunny conditions and highs in the lower 60s, while skies stay clear into the evening before clouds increase later tonight.
Central Ohio is among the warmest parts of the state Tuesday afternoon. The National Weather Service in Wilmington called for sunny skies with highs in the mid-60s in parts of central and west-central Ohio, including the Miami Valley, and highs in the lower 60s around Kenton and Ada in Hardin County, where west winds around 10 mph gusted to about 20 mph before easing to 5 to 10 mph this afternoon. Southwest Ohio, including Cincinnati and Dayton, shares the sunny, mid-60s afternoon.
In eastern and southeastern Ohio, the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh described Tuesday as sunny and mild, with highs in the lower 60s and southwest winds of 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon along the Ohio border. Southeast Ohio communities such as Athens and Jackson, in the National Weather Service Charleston forecast area, also spent the day under sunny skies after a clear, cold start to the morning.
Tonight turns clear in the evening across Ohio, then clouds build in — partly cloudy in central and southwest Ohio and mostly cloudy in northern Ohio later tonight, according to the National Weather Service. Lows fall into the upper 30s in most areas, on light west to northwest winds around 5 mph, so a jacket will be needed for evening plans and for early Wednesday travel, even after such a mild afternoon.
Veterans Day on Wednesday is mostly cloudy across much of Ohio, with highs in the mid-50s in the north, the upper 50s in central Ohio and around 60 to the lower 60s in eastern Ohio, according to the National Weather Service offices in Cleveland, Wilmington and Pittsburgh. Winds stay light, turning south to southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon, and the day itself is expected to stay dry — a workable forecast for ceremonies and outdoor observances, with clouds rather than rain as the main change from Tuesday.
The next weather change arrives Wednesday night, when rain becomes likely across Ohio, mainly in the evening in the north and center of the state and later at night in the east. The National Weather Service put the chance of rain at 70 percent in central Ohio and 60 percent in northern Ohio, with lows in the lower 40s and east to northeast winds gusting to 20 to 25 mph in some areas. Ohioans with travel planned Wednesday evening should expect wet roads, and with no severe weather in the forecast, the main advice for Tuesday evening is simple: enjoy the clear, mild finish to the day, and be ready for a colder-feeling, cloudier and eventually wetter Wednesday night.