Cleveland's got a breather on the weather front with the National Weather Service (NWS) predicting some steady, if uninspiring, conditions for the next few days. The NWS Cleveland update states that high pressure is set to build across the Great Lakes region starting Friday and sticking around like an uninvited guest through early next week. So, if you're planning any outdoor shenanigans, the weather gods seem to be in your favor, at least for a little while.
Today's mercury levels are supposed to hover in the 60s for most areas, nudging the 70-degree mark in some luckier southwestern zones. And while tonight might have some of us reaching for an extra blanket, with "widespread 40s and hanging onto the 50s along the immediate lakeshore areas," the forecast promises a slightly warmer Saturday, according to NWS Cleveland reports. Seems like a decent setup for whatever weekend plans you have on the docket.
Those hoping for a dramatic weather event might be disappointed. The short-term forecast is pretty much a snooze-fest—just sunshine and a slow ascent into the upper 70s by Monday. It's as if Mother Nature decided to play it safe and keep things dry and moderately warm.
In the long term, come midweek, a decaying upper trough and a weakening surface low are expected to join the party, giving us the "next chances for rain across the area Wednesday into Wednesday night." But don't worry too much about battening down the hatches—another closed upper low is predicted to bring in a cooler front by Thursday, signalling another, albeit temporary, escape from sweltering heat.
