Beautiful weather for Columbus area over the weekend, when rain returns

QUICK WEATHER FORECAST:

• Today: Mainly sunny, high 82
• Tonight: Clear skies, high 61
• Saturday: Seasonable sunshine, high 85
• Sunday: Few clouds, high 86
• Monday: Clouds increase, overnight showers, high 87
• Tuesday: Evening rain & storms, high 83

FORECAST DISCUSSION:

Good Friday afternoon!

It's another day of sunshine and comfortable weather for Central Ohio! Temperatures will stay a little below average for this time of year with barely any humidity in the air. Going into the weekend, we'll start to see a gradual warm-up take hold.

A center of high pressure will sit over the Great Lakes through the rest of today and even into the weekend. That will keep skies clear and sunny in the meantime. We'll maintain some light northerly winds through the weekend. So, that will keep temperatures a little cooler.

We're in store for more seasonable weather for Saturday with temperatures in the mid 80s. Again, there will be little to no humidity in the air, so temperatures will feel fairly comfortable. We're still in the mid 80s for Sunday, warming just slightly going into Monday.

While we have been under a fairly long dry stretch, there are better chances for rain on the way. Starting late Monday into Tuesday, we'll see a few boundaries push into Central Ohio. Scattered chances for showers & storms will remain from Tuesday into Thursday.

-Joe