Cleveland woke Wednesday morning to light rain and temperatures around 64 degrees, with a damp, nearly windless start. Showers and a few thunderstorms are expected through the morning before the rain shifts south and the sky turns mostly cloudy.
Rain Tapers Before A Cloudy Afternoon
Wednesday’s high should reach near 70 degrees, with north winds increasing to around 10 mph. The rain threat drops sharply late in the morning, although a few showers could linger south of the city through the afternoon.
Thursday Offers A Brief Breather
Wednesday night will be mostly cloudy with a low near 52 degrees. Thursday brings partly sunny skies and a high around 69, but rain showers could return after 5 p.m. before a much wetter night.
Thursday night is expected to bring widespread showers and thunderstorms, with rainfall totals between a quarter-inch and half-inch possible.
Friday Brings The Big Weather Turn
Friday is forecast to be rainy, stormy and much windier, with a high near 64 degrees. The National Weather Service in Cleveland says the system could bring the coldest air of the season so far, with gusts above 40 mph possible. The NWS discussion forecasts winds of 15 to 25 mph behind the cold front.
Friday night will stay unsettled, with showers or thunderstorms, a low around 42 degrees and northwest winds as high as 29 mph. Frost or freeze headlines may be needed Friday night and are considered likely Saturday night, although no watches, warnings or advisories were posted as of Wednesday morning.
Sunshine Returns For The Weekend Finish
Saturday starts with a chance of morning showers before turning mostly sunny, but temperatures will struggle to reach 53 degrees. Sunday looks much calmer and sunny with a high near 64, followed by mostly sunny and seasonably mild weather Monday and Tuesday.
