Cleveland, gearing up for the day, should be ready to brace themselves for an array of weather changes as forecast by the National Weather Service Cleveland. A cold front is on the march through the region, and residents can expect the high pressure to relax its hold by Thursday. Shortly after, a warm front will enter Friday morning, quickly followed by a cold front later on Friday, setting the stage for high pressure once more throughout the weekend and into early next week.
Today's cold front, stretching its breadth from the western Great Lakes, brings relatively weak precipitation with only modest rain amounts expected – notably less than a tenth of an inch in the eastern zones of the CWA. The current warm breath of temperatures, hovering in the upper 50s to mid-60s, could push the mercury to near the 70-degree Fahrenheit, particularly with the southwesterly winds feeding the warmth. However, the trailing Canadian air mass portends a much chillier night, with the mercury dipping into the upper 30s to mid-40s. It is also predicted that winds – that could gust to around 25 mph in some areas, will reduce after sunset.
Lake-enhanced clouds will dissipate east of the Cleveland/Akron line by Thursday afternoon. At the same time, the rest of the region can enjoy clearer skies all day, according to the National Weather Service. As we approach the weekend, a shy pressure system will wave goodbye on Thursday night while another system sneaks in, nudging temperatures to climb again into a soothing embrace of the low to mid-60s, potentially even gracing the southern tier of counties with up to 70 degrees F. But this warmth is fleeting, as Saturday's temperatures slide back down to the mid to upper 50s.
Those planning to engage the vast empyrean by plane will be met with favorable conditions as VFR (Visual Flight Rules) are anticipated to hold firm amidst today's cold front, despite potential scattered showers, mainly for eastern terminals, as stated by the National Weather Service. Boating enthusiasts and mariners, though, will encounter less favorable conditions on Lake Erie, where the NWS has issued a Small Craft Advisory into this evening due to expected winds shifting northwest and reaching 20-25 knots – ushering in waves of 4-6 feet, or up to 8 feet in open waters.
As the weekend draws near, high pressure asserts itself once again, and, with it, a return to tranquil and dry days ahead. The chill of Sunday under a regime of cold air advection allows for highs only in the low to mid-50s. Still, as the high-pressure system engenders a southern wind shift on Monday and Tuesday, temperatures will climb back to the more agreeable mid-60s to low 70s by Tuesday. The temperature rise is similarly progressive during the nights, from the 30s on Sunday night to the low to mid-50s as the long-term period concludes.
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