Heat is still the main story heading into the weekend.
Saturday starts off mostly sunny before clouds move in during the afternoon. A weak disturbance will drop in from the Great Lakes from north to south this evening. The piece of energy could bring a slight chance for showers late Saturday into early Sunday, and areas west of I-75 will have the highest chance to receive measurable rain.
Rain Chances Timeline:
- Saturday afternoon: Increasing clouds, slim rain chances
- Saturday evening: Isolated showers and storms, mainly west of I-75
- Sunday morning: Clouds early, stray shower chance
- Sunday afternoon: Becoming partly cloudy
High pressure over the Midwest keeps us locked in a warm, dry pattern, running about 10 degrees above normal. Humidity stays low, so even with the heat, it won’t feel overly sticky. This high pressure is acting like a blocking feature known as an Omega block… basically keeping our weather pattern stuck in place.
It’s a busy weekend in the Queen City. Saturday’s highs reach near 87, and by kickoff at the FC Cincinnati match against Nashville at 7:30 p.m., temperatures dip into the mid to upper 70s.
Sunday brings the Bengals home opener with perfect tailgating weather. Temperatures will be in the low 70s by mid-morning, near 80 at lunchtime, and in the upper 80s under mostly sunny skies by kickoff.
Shorts and t-shirts are the way to go, but make sure you’re wearing the color orange for the first home game of the season as you cheer on the Bengals!
Next week stays hot with highs in the upper 80s, and some areas may reach 90. The next real shot at rain holds off until Thursday and we could then see several days in a row of rain here in the Tri-State.
SATURDAY
Clear morning
Slight Chance
High: 87
SATURDAY NIGHT
Increasing clouds
Slight chance into Sunday AM
Low: 61
SUNDAY
Clouds early
Very Warm
High: 88
SUNDAY TONIGHT
Clear sky
Mild
Low: 64
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