Cleveland’s Sunday forecast starts damp and gray, with light rain and temperatures in the upper 50s. Showers are expected into the afternoon before easing, with a high near 67 degrees. The National Weather Service’s Cleveland office forecast calls for additional rainfall of 0.10 to 0.25 inches in other areas, with up to an additional half-inch east of I-77. A Small Craft Advisory for Lake Erie is scheduled through 8 a.m.
Warmth stands out against October benchmarks
Sunday night should remain mostly cloudy, then Monday is forecast to reach about 77 degrees and Tuesday about 81, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms developing Tuesday afternoon. The comparison with climate benchmarks puts that warmth in perspective: the NWS Cleveland climate report lists an Oct. 11 normal high of 66 degrees, close to Sunday’s forecast. For Oct. 13, the office lists a record high of 82 degrees, set in 1969. If Tuesday is Oct. 13, the 81-degree forecast is near that record, but does not itself predict a Cleveland record.
The warm spell is expected to be brief. Showers become likely again Thursday night, and a stronger front is forecast Friday, with more showers, gusty winds and a high near 65. Temperatures could fall into the 40s Friday night, followed by weekend highs in the mid-50s.
A possible freeze is not the same as a forecast certainty
Some areas could see their first freeze of the season over the weekend. For longer-term context, cleveland.com reports average first-freeze dates of Oct. 28 at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Oct. 19 at Akron-Canton Airport, based on long-term records. Those averages illustrate the difference in timing between the two locations, not a prediction that either airport—or any particular neighborhood—will freeze this weekend.
